YouTube: will it be the next ebay for clips?

Hmmmmmmmmm. Don't think so if they don't watch out for copy right violations(Link to the story). YouTube was recently dragged into a copyright violation by Robert Tur, a freelance photographer who had his "30 seconds "of fame courtesy 1992 Los Angles riots. An interesting bit:

Tur's lawsuit shows the fine line that YouTube is walking as it attempts to build its business model. Tur is suing because his videos of the riot and other events were uploaded without his permission. Although lawyers agree that YouTube should be protected by copyright law as long as it responds to content owners' requests to take down their works, it entered uncharted territory when it recently began adding ads next to search results. The law prohibits a site from benefiting financially from infringement, but the company argues that it's protected since it doesn't sell ads against individual videos. Still, the courts haven't set clear boundaries. "There has to be some way to make money with advertising that doesn't deprive you of the safe harbor. But where that line is, no one really knows,"

Will YouTubes's argument hold? Don't know that but these chaps are sure treading on thin ice!