ViaCom Sues Google Youtube for $1billion in Damages

Mar 13 2007, 9:50am CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ViaCom sues Google's Youtube for more than $1 billion in damages for copyright infringement.

Viacom, who owns MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, says that there are about 160,000 unauthorized clips on YouTube. Ah, all these Daily Show episodes...

There have been actually settlement talks, but ViaCom calls them unproductive.
$1 billion even might get Google move a bit faster in converting Youtube in a system that does not violate copyrights, but will Youtube then still be successful?
More details in this WSJ story (Subscription).

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Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
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