The Europeans are really starting to hate YouTube. The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) announced that it "strongly" supports the copyright class action lawsuit against YouTube and Google. Sheez, Google just can't seem to stay out of lawsuit trouble when it comes to copyright issues in Europe.
The EPFL is representing 19 Member and Associate Member Leagues across Europe, as well as over 500 affiliate clubs in several countries including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France and Germany, to name just a few. And what's more, the EPFL is highly encouraging all of its members to join the suit, in hopes of getting YouTube to be more cognizant of the copyright issues surrounding its video-sharing service, and act accordingly. Sports leagues are already touchy about their content being reproduced and their copyrights violated. It's no wonder that so many sports leagues have turned against YouTube.