I have to say I’m quite pleased that Google won’t be lubing up for Viacom after all.
Having recently replied to Viacoms law suit, it is very clear that Google don’t intend to give up without a fight and have demanded to go to trial in front of a jury.
I’m sure this case will have all interested parties hanging on the edge of their seats as it unfolds. Personally I fancy Google’s chances in this. One of lawyers tackling this on Google’s behalf is Philip Beck who was a member of the firm that fought George Bush’s side of the Florida Vote-Counting case. That’s about as close to Johnnie Cochran as it gets, if not better.
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May 14th, 2007 at 9:26 am
mmmm have to say i am ashamed to say this is the first i have heard of this. what is Viacoms motive to sue Google? Is it all money driven or is there some real meaning behind this. I am totally siding with Google hear. i wish them all the best
May 14th, 2007 at 9:39 am
Firstly, thanks for stopping by Susan. It’s always a pleasure to have TSSG people around here
I’m sure the lawsuit takes a little from column A and a little from column B. Viacom could be on the recieving end of some serious compensation if they are successful. Afterall there is a lot of copyright protected material on Youtube that Viacom owns.
I would imagine that Google would have seen this kind of action coming before they shelled out $1.6 Billion for Youtube and are well prepared to tackle this head on.
In any case, like yourself, I’m shouting for Google in this one.