Redlasso Sued by NBC and Fox

Redlasso, who has provided HG with quite a few great videos, will no longer make videos available for blogs as it defends against a copyright infringement lawsuit filed this week by NBC and Fox News Channel. Redlasso issued the following statement to HG:

To Our Loyal Friends and Users:

We would like to thank you for your continued support of Redlasso. You have been essential to making Redlasso a household name online. Unfortunately, due to the legal actions taken against Redlasso by two networks, we are left with no alternative but to suspend access to our video search and clipping Beta site FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. The networks have provided a big blow to the blogger community’s right to exercise the first amendment and comment on newsworthy events. It is anti-Web.

During this service suspension, we will continue our conversations with content providers, with the goal of establishing formal partnerships that will quickly help us restore access to the Beta site. When we return, we will let you know immediately.

For our business and Radio To Web clients, Redlasso will continue to operate and provide those services to you without interruption.

Again, thank you.

Sincerely,

Rowdy, Lindsey, Paul, Huggy and the team at Redlasso.com

It is amazing that networks take sites like Redlasso to court over copyright fees, but deny writers and actors those same fees in their contracts.