Ladywriter 7,783 Report post Posted June 24, 2010 Viacom's suit over Youtube falls flat A federal judge in New York sided with Google Inc. in a $1 billion copyright lawsuit filed by media company Viacom Inc. over YouTube videos, saying the service promptly removed illegal materials as required under federal law. Wednesday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in the closely watched case further affirmed the protections offered to online service providers under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The 1998 law offers immunity when service providers promptly remove illegal materials submitted by users once they are notified of a violation. That safe harbor had helped persuade Google to buy YouTube for $1.76 billion in 2006, even though some of its own executives had earlier branded the video-sharing service as "a 'rogue enabler' of content theft," according to internal documents unearthed in the case. Although it's a major victory for Google and other Internet service providers, Wednesday's decision won't end a legal brawl that has already dragged on for more than three years. Viacom vowed to keep the case alive in appeals court, a process likely to last another year or two. The bitter dispute revolves around Viacom's allegations that YouTube built itself into the Internet's most popular video site by milking unlicensed use of copyright-protected clips stolen from Viacom cable channels such as MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. boo hoo Look at the flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathscytheX 9,732 Report post Posted June 24, 2010 yes, because everyone should pay out money every time they want to watch their favorite 20 second skit of a show... Fuck you Viacom. 1 Ladywriter reacted to this GET A NEW FUNK ON BEFORE YOU GET DUMPED ON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladywriter 7,783 Report post Posted June 24, 2010 exactly Look at the flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathscytheX 9,732 Report post Posted June 24, 2010 You'd think they wouldn't mind as long as it wasn't full episodes. I can understand the people that put a whole episode in 10 minute clips, but just skits? I think that would help them rather than hurt their greedy asses. You send a friend a skit from family guy that they might have missed (which you can no longer find on youtube because of those fucks)... they are gonna want to catch the whole ep next time its on TV... Giving them ratings. People are so corrupted by trying to make a dime for everything, they don't see the big picture. GET A NEW FUNK ON BEFORE YOU GET DUMPED ON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladywriter 7,783 Report post Posted June 24, 2010 its the same thing w amv's its all pretty much free advertising for the show or musical artist but because nobody can profit off it..... Look at the flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladywriter 7,783 Report post Posted July 2, 2010 Crooks vs Jerks.... Youtube vs Viacom Look at the flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HKofsesshoumaru 673 Report post Posted July 3, 2010 Wow how lame. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] "Well, Toutousai...don't you think it's a pity for Tessaiga? All Inuyasha can do is wave about a sword with all his strength...it's the same whether it's a famous sword or a log." -Sesshoumaru Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
