Copyright Class Action Against YouTube/Google Gains Significant Support from Leading Music Publisher, International Sports, Others

Cherry
Lane Music Publishing Co, one of the world’s leading independent music
publishersues of world famous artists such as Elvis
Presley, Quincy Jones, The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, and more than 65,000
other copyrights

along with the National
French tennis organization (Federation Fran aise de Tennis) and French soccer
league (Ligue de Football Professionel) join and strongly support the copyright
infringement class action claims against YouTube and Google, it was announced

by the lead plaintiffs in the case, The
Football Association Premier League Limited (“Premier League”) and Bourne Co.
(“Bourne”). Since the filing of the suit, plaintiffs and their counsel have
been contacted by a large number of copyright holders, including through the
toll-free number (1-866-725-0516) and litigation website (www.youtubeclassaction.com)
established to facilitate communications with prospective Class members.

According
to Dan Johnson, Premier League spokesman: “We are pleased to see other
copyright holders joining us in what we are trying to achieve. They clearly
recognize the need to take action against YouTube and Google to protect the
value of their rights.”

“The
Internet is increasingly important as a medium for distribution of
entertainment, sports, and other content, but nothing gives YouTube the right
to build its business based on the hard work of others without their permission
and without payment. We anticipate these latest parties are just the ‘tip of
the iceberg’, and more will follow.”

Mr.
Johnson added, “It is our intention to demonstrate the technology currently
being used to take and exploit copyrighted works can be just as effectively
used to police and prevent unauthorized posting of creative works. This will
allow content owners and creators to choose how their works will be distributed
electronically without first being subjected to wide scale infringement on the
YouTube site.”

The newest
public supporters of the class action suit include:

Cherry
Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc. –

Cherry
Lane is one of the world’s top four independent
music publishers. Headquartered in

New
York,

Cherry
Lane administers more than 65,000 copyrights,
including a roster of songwriters and composers such as Elvis Presley, John
Denver, The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Quincy Jones, Wolfmother, and many
others. Cherry Lane’s partners and clients include production companies such as
DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Icon Productions, Walden
Media and brands such as Pok mon, NFL Films, NASCAR, and World Wrestling
Entertainment. Cherry Lane’s press release announcing its support and
participation in the class action can be found at http://www.cherrylane.com/clpub/html/body_news.cfm.

Federation
Fran aise de Tennis – FFT is

France’s
national tennis organization. It organizes the French Open, one of the four
Grand Slam tournaments in tennis. Live updates and video highlights of the 2007
French Open, taking place this week, can be found at www.rolandgarros.com.
FFT’s press release announcing its support and participation in the class action
can also be found at www.rolandgarros.com.

Ligue de
Football Professionnel – LFP is the professional soccer league in

France. It
manages the two professional divisions of French soccer, League 1 and League 2,
as well as the French Supercup and League Cup. French league games are
broadcast in more than 150 countries around the world and regularly watched by
millions of fans worldwide.

The class
action complaint, filed in federal court in

New York City on May 4, 2007, asserts claims
on behalf of all copyright owners who have had their material copied and
exploited on the YouTube website without authorization. The lawsuit asks a
federal judge for a court order to stop YouTube’s unauthorized and uncompensated
use of the creative works of Class members, force YouTube to adopt existing
technology to prevent unauthorized content from being exploited, and for
damages for past infringement.

The
lawsuit, The Football Association Premier League Limited, et al. v. YouTube,
Inc., et al., 07 Civ. 3582 (LLS), is pending before the Honorable Louis L.
Stanton in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York. The Premier League, which is the

UK’s top tier soccer league, and
Bourne, an independent music publisher founded in 1919, are represented in this
matter by Proskauer Rose LLP and Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP.