Viacom's $1-billion lawsuit against YouTube threatens the very foundation of
online sharing, Google, YouTube's owners, claimed in a court filing on Friday,
reported by the Associated Press today (Tuesday). In court documents, Google
said that the lawsuit "threatens the way hundreds of millions of people
legitimately exchange information, news, entertainment and political and
artistic expression" over the Internet. Responding to Viacom's claim that the
site has done "little or nothing" to stop copyright infringement, Google said
that it actually "goes far beyond its legal obligations in assisting content
owners to protect their works" by removing clips at the request of content
owners.
27/05/2008
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