LOS ANGELES — Rebecca Black wants “Friday” all to
herself, it seems, requesting that YouTube take down the viral video
that made her famous.
“This video is no longer available due to a copyright
claim by Rebecca Black,” reads the Web page that once held the pop tune
so bad it was marvelous. “Sorry about that.”
The dispute is over who own rights to Rebecca’s
image, according to TMZ, which got confirmation from the Black team that
a takedown notice had been submitted as a result of a “dispute we have
with Ark Music regarding the ‘Friday’ video.”
Ark Music Factory produced the tune as part of a package purchased by Rebecca’s family.
After logging more than 167 million free “Friday”
views via its YouTube account, Ark earlier this week introduced a $2.99
three-day rental fee for the video — this after Mama Black in April
threatened Ark with a lawsuit over master copies of the recording and
sales of “Friday” ring tones, Popeater said.
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