Fox v You Tube:

Bart is very angry at You Tube

It had to happen! Fox - owned by News Limited, the operator of another social media site My Space - has sent a subpoena to YouTube requesting that the site provide identification info on the user who uploaded the first episodes of 24's sixth season, as well as 12 episodes of ‘The Simpsons.’

The subpoena comes as My Space is also facing a raft of copyright breach cases confirming the growing threat the new social media sites face from aggrieved copyright holders.

The subpoena reads: "On or about January 8, 2007, Fox became aware that a subscriber ("The Subscriber") of YouTube Inc.'s internet-based service uploaded pirated copies of the works onto YouTube, making it available for illegal viewing over the internet to anyone who wishes to watch it.

"Fox has not authorized this distribution or display of the works. The subpoena request YouTube, Inc. to disclose information sufficient to identify the Subscriber so that Fox can stop this infringing activity."

The videos that angered fox were submitted by a user who chose the user name ECOTotal. Don’t bother searching for his name on YouTube because his name and video content have been deleted by now.