Honestly speaking, I enjoy “YouTube” as an internet user. Especially after coming here, I have watched Japanese TV programs which someone had recorded. Without “YouTube,” I have to pay for cable TV or to use the “location free” service. In addition, even if I pay the money or buy the set for such services, I cannot watch enough TV programs because of my schedule and problems with the speed of sending data from Japan. On the other hand, YouTube users have uploaded main scenes for other users. Thus, I can watch them without wasting time.
However, as a student of the IP LL.M program, I see lots of problems in these services. Copyright holders are supposed to assert their rights against infringing the distributions. One of my friends, who is a TV director in Japan, asked me if I would please study the issues for him. Not only that, like me, we can use the service in the world. The meaning is that it is difficult to determine whether the copyright infringement has occurred and where is the jurisdiction to bring an enforcement action in court. Thus, these issues are not only a problem within a country but also a problem for harmonization in the world.
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