• Reuters, Tuesday, February 6, 2007 11 AM

In Japan, YouTube is being slapped with a warning label telling users not to upload copyrighted content. In a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday, parent Google agreed to the provision. A warning will be displayed at the top of its Web pages to dissuade users from breaking the law.

The meeting was conducted with several members of the Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, which last year threatened legal action against the online video site, forcing it to take down 30,000 pages where its members' intellectual property was being violated.

Some media firms, like Warner Music Group and NBC Universal, realizing the site's promotional benefit, have forged sponsorship and revenue-share agreements with YouTube. Hideki Matsutake of Japan's Council of Performers' Organizations, hinted that a similar agreement could be forthcoming in Japan.

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