Comments on: Viacom Sues YouTube for $1B

By: Indies verklagen Google | myoon

Indies verklagen Google | myoon — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:03:56 +0000

[...] Das Verfahren ist nicht der einzige Streit, der YouTube-Eigner Google anhängt. Immer noch ist man sich mit der GEMA uneins über die Vergütung für abgespielte Songs und in den USA lauert Viacom mit einer Multi-Millionen-Dollar-Klage. [...]

By: Achtung! Criminal Investigation Against YouTube Underway in Germany

Achtung! Criminal Investigation Against YouTube Underway in Germany — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:03:26 +0000

[...] settle out of court. The case does, however, once again demonstrate that Viacom’s massive one billion-dollar lawsuit isn’t the only copyright dispute Google has to tackle. There are regularly lawsuits all [...]

By: Did YouTube Employees Upload Copyrighted Content?

Did YouTube Employees Upload Copyrighted Content? — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:22:53 +0000

[...] YouTube Employees Upload Copyrighted Content? In the ongoing back and forth of Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube/Google, evidence may have been uncovered that shows YouTube employees were among [...]

By: From Monitor to Monetize: The Evolution of YouTube Content ID

From Monitor to Monetize: The Evolution of YouTube Content ID — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:13:43 +0000

[...] scheme was viewed as an overdue attempt to appease copyright holders like Viacom, which had sued the site for more than $1 billion earlier in 2007. Content owners had to upload their entire libraries to [...]

By: Copyright Meets a New Worthy Foe: The Real-Time Web

[...] doesn’t seem to be widespread motivation to modernize that process. Viacom is suing YouTube for $1 billion, claiming YouTube should take more responsibility than the current reading of DMCA requires — [...]

By: Comedy Central’s Video Player: So Bad it’s Funny

Comedy Central’s Video Player: So Bad it’s Funny — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:01:28 +0000

[...] given they’re such a key online asset, one that sparked Viacom’s still unsettled $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube over user uploads of clips (at the time the network hardly even posted its content [...]

By: Streaming TV on ABC and MTV Is Profitable

Streaming TV on ABC and MTV Is Profitable — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:13:20 +0000

[...] for sure: We’ve come a long way from almost exactly two years ago, when MTVN parent Viacom sued YouTube for $1 billion while barely offering legit alternative versions of its shows [...]

By: No End in Sight for Critical Viacom-YouTube DMCA case « NewTeeVee

No End in Sight for Critical Viacom-YouTube DMCA case « NewTeeVee — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:28:22 +0000

[...] End in Sight for Critical Viacom-YouTube DMCA case When Viacom sued YouTube in March 2007, it was clear the case would be hugely important. Not only was Viacom seeking damages [...]

By: Auditude Signs MTV, MySpace To Monetize Pirated Video « NewTeeVee

Auditude Signs MTV, MySpace To Monetize Pirated Video « NewTeeVee — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:43:04 +0000

[...] Those are pretty significant pickups, considering that MTVN is owned by Viacom, which is suing YouTube for pirated clips of programs like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, and MySpace is the [...]

By: YouTube Wants BayTSP’s Viacom Records « NewTeeVee

YouTube Wants BayTSP’s Viacom Records « NewTeeVee — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:24:09 +0000

[...] Viacom Records YouTube, in its ongoing attempt to defend itself against Viacom’s billion-dollar copyright infringement lawsuit, on Oct. 17 asked a court to help it obtain documents from Viacom’s hired copyright enforcers [...]

By: Auditude Fingerprints Everyone and Everything « NewTeeVee

Auditude Fingerprints Everyone and Everything « NewTeeVee — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:18:44 +0000

[...] Employ people to find such videos and send takedown notices. b) Sue. c) Send all your content in advance to YouTube and other fingerprinters so they can filter new [...]

By: Anvato Launches Video ID Service « NewTeeVee

Anvato Launches Video ID Service « NewTeeVee — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:00:48 +0000

[...] these days. Content owners do have some methods for protecting their IP (Viacom is still waiting on its particular choice), but none of them are simple or comfortable fixes. Most solutions, like YouTube’s, include [...]

By: YouTube Paying Upfront for Content « NewTeeVee

YouTube Paying Upfront for Content « NewTeeVee — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:50:03 +0000

[...] a site that was built on the backs of its community (and, some would allege, other’s copyrighted works), YouTube is sure putting a lot of effort into this program. Not [...]

By: Viacom Also Mad about YouTube Download Tools « NewTeeVee

Viacom Also Mad about YouTube Download Tools « NewTeeVee — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:50:28 +0000

[...] Also Mad about YouTube Download Tools Viacom amended its complaint in its ongoing legal dispute with Google last month to suggest that YouTube “consciously tolerates or cooperates” [...]

By: Settlement in Viacom vs. YouTube? “Nope” « NewTeeVee

Settlement in Viacom vs. YouTube? “Nope” « NewTeeVee — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:15:43 +0000

[...] their war of words over the past couple of days, as each side braces for a big fight in the looming $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit Viacom brought against Google-owned [...]

By: No Punitive Damages in Viacom v. YouTube « NewTeeVee

No Punitive Damages in Viacom v. YouTube « NewTeeVee — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:55:20 +0000

[...] in Viacom v. YouTube A federal judge denied Viacom’s claim for punitive damages in its $1 billion copyright lawsuit against Google/YouTube. Viacom can still sue for damages, with statutory penalties for copyright [...]