[A2k] YouTube removes video of De La Hoya-Mayweather fight after HBO complaint

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YouTube removes video of De La Hoya-Mayweather fight after HBO complaint
Associated Press

http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5846933?nclick_check=1

Article Launched: 05/08/2007 12:44:53 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES - Video of Saturday's 12-round fight between Oscar De La
Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. was taken down from YouTube.com after
HBO complained.

A spokesman for the cable network said Tuesday that HBO had exclusive
rights to rebroadcast the pay-per-view fight, which was won by
Mayweather. The original broadcast was placed on YouTube during the
weekend.

HBO spokesman Ray Stallone said no formal copyright infringement
claim was filed.

"We simply made a request," Stallone said. "We told them to remove
the footage and they complied."

An e-mail seeking comment from a YouTube spokesperson was not returned.



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