Viacomm sues Google for $1 billion

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<p>What do you all think of the Viacomm lawsuit against Google? I think it's pretty frivilous, and I hope it gets thrown out.</p>

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<p>Probably.</p>

<p>Whatever, the guys that founded YouTube already cashed out. Too late. YouTube would say "why the hell hasn't Viacom sued a year ago? we've been around for a couple years. why now?"</p>

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<p>What the hell is wrong with people? Carol Burnett sued Family Guy too!!!! </p>

<p>That ***** better shut the **** up!</p>

<p><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyid=2007-03-17T010507Z_01_N16246040_RTRUKOC_0_US-BURNETT.xml&src=rss&rpc=22%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyid=2007-03-17T010507Z_01_N16246040_RTRUKOC_0_US-BURNETT.xml&src=rss&rpc=22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>They sue now because they 1 billion dollars in damages is a realistic settlement with a company as wealthy as google.</p>

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<p>Funny funny funny. Banker's right, they're suing now because Google's the one with the all the money and $1 billion is much more realistic.</p>

<p>Rolling with technology.... Apparently for doing that, you now get sued.</p>

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<p>Yeah it's YouTube's fault that random people online uploaded clips of copyrighted shows. Riiiiggghhhttttt.......</p>

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I think it's pretty frivilous, and I hope it gets thrown out.

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<p>Why? Google is profiting off of uploaded, Viacom content. I fail to see how that isn't grounds for a lawsuit. </p>

<p>The knee-jerk reaction is to side with Google, but when you actually think about it Viacom has a legitimate concern.</p>

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<p>But it's not youtube that's uploading the stuff; it's the American people</p>

<p>additionally, people put stuff up from CBS, NBC, FOX, and others. I don't see those television stations making a big deal about it.</p>

<p>It's youtube for goodness sakes. Everyone loves youtube and everyone uses it. (My professors have even used it for class)</p>

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<p>viacom needs to just move on.</p>

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But it's not youtube that's uploading the stuff; it's the American people

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<p>So Google has the right to facilitate the uploading and viewing of illegal content, profit off of said content, and laugh all the way to the bank with impunity?</p>

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additionally, people put stuff up from CBS, NBC, FOX, and others. I don't see those television stations making a big deal about it.

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<p>What other companies choose to do with the content they own has nothing to do with Viacom.</p>

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<p>google should sue the ppl who uploadded it. ahahah that would be funy.</p>