Bob Tur of Los Angeles News Service sued YouTube in federal court for letting users post copyrighted video, including his often-aired aerial footage of trucker Reginald Denny being beaten senseless at Florence and Normandie during the 1992 riots. Tur is the helicopter pilot who made a living out of shooting news events such as the O.J. Simpson slow-speed chase on the 405. Story by Leslie Simmons at The Hollywood Reporter, Esq.

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