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15 Jul, 2008 4:45 pm
... AP Internet Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ In a nod to privacy complaints, Viacom Inc. won't be told the identities of individuals who watch
video clips on the popular ... agreed to let YouTube mask user IDs and Internet addresses when Google Inc.'s online video site hands over viewership records in a $1 billion ...
can often be traced to specific individuals, or at least their employers or hometowns. But lawyers for Viacom and the other plaintiffs signed
an agreement with YouTube on Monday saying they would ...
16 Jul, 2007 7:52 am
... this cozy mountain resort hosts every year, but this week a marketplace clash between Viacom Inc. and Google Inc. just
couldn't be kept down. ... -sharing site YouTube is a massive center of copyright infringement, routinely displaying clips from Viacom shows
such as "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart." The conflict has huge implications ... has organized in Sun Valley since the early 1980s. Schmidt also said Viacom was "built on lawsuits … look at their history," he said, referring to a series of legal ...
27 May, 2008 2:16 pm
... . said. Google's lawyers made the claim in papers filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan as the company responded to Viacom
Inc.'s latest lawsuit alleging that the Internet has led to "an explosion of copyright infringement" by YouTube and others. The back-and-forth between the companies has
intensified since Viacom brought its lawsuit last year, saying it was owed damages for the unauthorized viewing of its programming from MTV,
Comedy Central and other ...
13 Mar, 2007 8:32 am
... SETH SUTEL AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ MTV owner Viacom Inc. sued the popular video-sharing site YouTube and its corporate
parent, ... Court in New York, marks a sharp escalation of long-simmering tensions between Viacom and YouTube and represents the biggest
confrontation to date between a major media ... off of unlicensed content, is clearly illegal and is in obvious conflict with copyright laws.'' Viacom said YouTube has avoided taking the initiative to curtail copyright infringement on its site ...
2 Feb, 2007 9:31 am
... : Viacom demands YouTube pull down videos: "Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile ,
Research) has demanded that Google Inc.'s online video service YouTube pull down ... clips after they failed to reach an agreement, the company said. About 100,000 video clips
from Viacom-owned properties including MTV Networks and BET has been asked to ... to benefit from YouTube's passionate audience, which has
helped to promote many of Viacom's shows," Aside: Can you imagine the expense in having to prove ownership of ...
13 Mar, 2007 10:28 am
... infringement" with the deep pockets of one of America's largest companies, you're asking for lawsuits. From the AP: MTV owner Viacom
Inc. sued the popular video-sharing site YouTube and its corporate parent, Google Inc., on Tuesday, seeking more than $1 billion in damages on claims of widespread
copyright infringement. Viacom claims that YouTube has displayed more than 160,000 unauthorized video clips from its cable networks, which also
include Comedy ...
13 Mar, 2007 4:03 am
From Associated Press via MSNBC: NEW YORK - MTV owner Viacom Inc. said Tuesday it has sued YouTube and its corporate parent Google
Inc. in federal court for alleged copyright infringement and is seeking more than $1 billion in damages. Viacom claims that the more
than 160,000 unauthorized video clips from its cable networks, which also include Comedy Central, VH1 and Nickelodeon, have been available on the popular video-sharing ...
11 Mar, 2008 10:00 am
A U.S. District Court judge ruled that Viacom Inc. may not seek punitive damages in a $1 billion copyright infringement suit filed last
year against Google Inc. Viacom sued Google in a New York court roughly one year ago, alleging "massive" copyright infringement because
of the frequent appearance of Viacom-owned shows such as those on its Comedy Central network on Google's popular YouTube video sharing service.
Read the article: MarketWatch
13 Mar, 2007 10:56 am
Findlaw reports: Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) today announced that it has sued YouTube and Google in U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York for massive intentional copyright infringement of ... YouTube and that these clips had been viewed more than 1.5 billion times. In connection with the
filing, Viacom released the following statement: "YouTube is a significant, for-profit organization that has built a lucrative business out of
exploiting the devotion ...
24 Apr, 2007 6:33 pm
... SiliconValley.com now reports that the lawsuit has been dropped: Activist groups dropped a federal lawsuit against Viacom Inc. on
Monday after the parent of Comedy Central acknowledged it made a mistake by asking YouTube to yank a parody ... requesting the removal but later acknowledged it and said it was in
error. The Electronic Frontier Foundation declared victory in announcing that Viacom agreed to add information on its Web site about its stance
on such parodies and to set up an e-mail address ...
13 Mar, 2007 7:38 am
Viacom Press Release: NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and
VIA.B) today announced that it has sued YouTube and Google in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for massive intentional copyright ... that these clips had been
viewed more than 1.5 billion times. In connection with the filing, Viacom released the following statement: "YouTube is a significant,
for-profit organization that has built a lucrative business out of ...
16 Mar, 2007 8:19 am
Eight hundred pound entertainment gorilla Viacom Inc. recently filed a federal copyright infringement complaint against another eight
hundred pound gorilla - Google - the owner of the popular Internet video-sharing Web site ... of constant monitoring while providing a mechanism for copyright owners to require a host
to remove infringing material. Industry insiders believe that Viacom's lawsuit is nothing more than a negotiation ploy for striking a deal with
Google. Given the amount of money that is ...
10 May, 2007 12:46 pm
Here's an AP story on Seattle Post Intelligencer that caught my attention, about Viacom investing in Joost: Joost, an Internet-based TV service
being launched by the creators of Skype and Kazaa, said Thursday it has raised $45 million from five investors including CBS Corp. and Viacom
Inc. and an influential Hong Kong telecommunications executive.... No copyright troubles are envisioned with Joost, which has gone the mainstream route by signing ...
29 Oct, 2008 1:46 pm
... over info about which users watched which videos on YouTube.) Does the Google settlement mean a similar settlement could be in the offing with Viacom? As noted above, the answer seems to be no. The Journal writes: The deal signals that Google, which has long argued it can ... is taking a more
conciliatory stance. But Google cautions against applying the same model to similar disputes, including Viacom Inc.'s $1 billion
copyright-infringement suit against Google's online-video service YouTube. For ...
4 Jul, 2008 7:33 pm
I wouldn't overreact to this, because in my experience confidentiality orders work very well, but it is certainly newsworthy: A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc to turn over
YouTube user data to Viacom Inc sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.
Viacom, owner of movie [...]
13 Mar, 2007 6:57 pm
Viacom sues YouTube over copyrights By SETH SUTEL, AP Business Writer | publication date 13 March, 2007 "(AP) Media conglomerate
Viacom Inc. is suing YouTube for $1 billion, claiming that the video-sharing site had built a business by using the Internet to
'willfully infringe copyrights on a huge scale.' Other media companies also have major concerns about YouTube, but Viacom's was the first
24 Apr, 2007 10:00 am
Activist groups dropped a federal lawsuit against Viacom Inc. after the parent of Comedy Central acknowledged it made a mistake by
asking YouTube to yank a parody of the cable network's "The Colbert Report." Although the video in question contained clips taken from the television show, the groups argued that their
use was protected under "fair use" provisions of copyright law, and thus Viacom shouldn't have asked YouTube to remove the item. Read the
article: SiliconValley.com
7 May, 2007 10:10 am
The battle between Google Inc.and traditional media companies intensified, as NBC Universal and Viacom Inc. agreed to support a
copyright lawsuit brought against the Internet giant's YouTube video site. This is the first time that NBC, part of General Electric Co., has taken a legal stand against what media
companies say are YouTube's copyright infringements on a mass scale. Read the article: SmartMoney
14 Jul, 2007 2:15 am
Google Inc. took a swipe at media conglomerate Viacom Inc. which is suing for $1 billion over "massive copyright infringement" by
its video sharing Web site YouTube. Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, speaking with reporters at a hotel bar at the 25th annual Allen & Co. moguls meeting, said litigation was
the foundation of the company that owns the MTV Networks, Paramount movies studio and video game developer Harmonix. Read the article: Reuters
26 Mar 7:39 pm
... ", "SouthPark" or "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" to be uploaded and viewed by users. According to Viacom's complaint, its copyrighted
material has been viewed on YouTube "an astounding 1.5 billion times." Raising both direct and indirect infringement theories, Viacom claimed
that YouYube had created an environment that "promotes" and "induces" copyright infringement. YouTube ... on YouTube, but later removed for any reason. See Viacom Int'l., Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., 253 F.R.D. 256, 260 (S.D. N ...
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