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Youtube Wins Viacom Case, Does This Open The Door To Piracy? Posted By : Paddy Chang
YouTube Victorious in Fending Off Viacom $1B Copyright Lawsuit
YouTube June 23 said it won its fight against Viacom for copyright infringement after the New York district court hearing the case granted YouTube’s motion for summary judgment. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton believes YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement. Viacom called Stanton’s ruling "fundamentally flawed" and will try to have its grievances heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. – YouTube claimed victory in fighting off Viacom’s $1
billion lawsuit against the video-sharing Website for allegedly infringing on
the media giant’s copyrights.
The New York district court hearing the case June 23 granted
YouTube’s motion for summary judgment. This essentially means U.S. District…
Viacom Slings More Mud at Google in YouTube Copyright Case
Viacom claimed new documents from its $1 billion lawsuit versus Google’s YouTube prove the video-sharing site tried to make money from copyright infringement. The media giant, looking to bolster its case in the court of public opinion, said that comments made by Google executives prove the search engine made a deliberate decision to make money from content it didn’t own and had no authority to offer to users. One of the hurdles Viacom must work around is the fact that its own employees used YouTube to upload video content.
– Viacom claimed nine new documents from its $1 billion
lawsuit versus Google’s YouTube prove the video-sharing site tried to
make money from copyright infringement.
Viacom
sued YouTube and Google for copyright infringement in March 2007, with the case
winding its way through court amid a sea of …
YouTube Brand May Be an Advantage in Viacom Copyright Case
Viacom, which sued video-sharing site YouTube and Google for copyright infringement, in its motion for summary judgment contended Google acquired YouTube in 2006 because it was a haven of infringement and planned to profit from it. Google in its own motion alleged that after filing the suit, Viacom secretly uploaded video content to YouTube, even while publicly complaining about its presence there. While a judge weighs arguments from Viacom and YouTube, a legal expert said YouTube might have the advantage of transforming into a solid business and brand.
– While a judge weighs arguments from Viacom and YouTube in
one of the most closely watched copyright cases in the Web’s young history, a
legal expert said YouTube might have the advantage of transforming into a reputable business.
Viacom
sued
video-sharing site YouTube and Google for copyright …



