YouTube Sued By Italian Broadcaster Mediaset
The main Italian commercial television network, Mediaset, which was founded by prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and is still controlled by him, has sued Google Inc. for at least 500 million euros ($779 million) in damages. The lawsuit, filed with Rome civil court, claims that Mediaset found at least 4,643 video clips on YouTube which contain its copyrighted material, upon a check on June 10 this year.
