Redlasso Halts Blogger Video Service

Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 2:44:11 pm PDT

Another move to shut down services used by bloggers, as the mainstream media tries to hang on to control of their content in the digital age: Redlasso halts blogger service amid lawsuit.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - News video-sharing site Redlasso said on Friday it will suspend its video search and clipping service for bloggers as it defends against a copyright infringement lawsuit filed this week by NBC and Fox News Channel.

It will continue to run a business-targeted service that lets clients track and clip content for internal use and a service for radio stations that lets them upload their clips for online sharing.

“We are very disappointed in the actions of select networks,” said Redlasso Chief Executive Ken Hayward in a statement. “We believe we have always acted within the law and have been respectful of the networks’ rights.”