Viacom Hits Google with $1 Billion Lawsuit over YouTube Copyright Infringement (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Viacom Inc., producer of The Daily Show and parent of Paramount Pictures, is suing Google for $1 billion for “rampant [copyright ] infringement” on its YouTube video sharing site. In November, Google purchased YouTube — which drew 133.5 million visitors in January against 9.5 million a year ago — for $1.65 billion.

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Viacom v. Google could shape digital future - Moneyweb
AlaskaReportViacom v. Google could shape digital futureMoneyweb, South Africa - 44 minutes agoIn the complaint, filed in US District Court in New York, Viacom seeks damages and an injunction against Google to stop the alleged infringement. …Viacom sues Google over YouTube videos Tuscaloosa News (subscription)Viacom to Google: Your money or your money (and Pi day) ComputerworldYouTube & Google hit with $1bn lawsuit PC AdvisorSan Jose Mercury News - Bloombergall 1,130 news articles

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Viacom Gets Support From Media Rivals in Google-YouTube Battle (Bloomberg.com)
March 14 (Bloomberg) — Viacom Inc.’s legal effort to stop Google Inc.’s YouTube video-sharing site from posting copyrighted materials drew support from media rivals such as Time Warner Inc.

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