A company that shut down its Web site because it was overwhelmed by millions of people looking for YouTube has sued the online video-sharing portal. The Globe and Mail reports that Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment said the cost of hosting its Web site - utube.com - has grown significantly in the last two months. 'We've had to move our site five times in an effort to stay ahead of the youtube.com visitors,' said Ralph Girkins, Universal Tube's president. The lawsuit, filed last week in US District Court, asks that YouTube stop using the youtube.com or pay Universal Tube's cost for creating a new domain. Universal Tube, which sells used machines that make tubes, has said it has lost business because customers have had trouble accessing its site.

Full report in The Globe and Mail

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