Ask yourself this question the next time you press play to watch a video shared on the Web.
It seems that the more we want to exchange information, news, and other entertainment on the Web, the more it becomes apparent that our Australian copyright laws may not let us do so.
YouTube, the popular video sharing website, has taken a round of tough blows recently with a string of allegations being made by big players such as the English Premier League Soccer (aka for the diehards - football) and Viacom (the owner of MTV Networks) for copyright infringement in the United States. Universal Music also had a similar crack at the popular networking website, MySpace.
According to these big players, the simple uploading of a MTV music clip or a snap-shot of your favourite soccer game onto a website is an infringement of copyright and the existence of carriers and hosting providers that encourage the illegal downloading of films and music, should be brought to an end.
