Google, Viacom settle (finally) on YouTube lawsuit
Google and Viacom have settled a 2007 lawsuit in which Viacom originally demanded US$1 billion from Google for what it said was massive copyright infringement on YouTube.
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Music industry changes its tune in copyright lawsuit against YouTube channel Fullscreen
The music industry's lawsuit against a popular YouTube channel this week could indicate that publishers are looking for savvier ways to attack piracy besides going after YouTube itself, a legal expert said.
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Yahoo fills board seats
Yahoo has filled the two empty seats on its board of directors by picking former Viacom CEO Frank J. Biondi Jr. and former Nextel CEO John H. Chapple, the company has said.
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Google wants to question under oath two Comedy Central stars, Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report and comedian Jon Stewart of The Daily Show, in connection with the US$1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit brought against the company and online video company YouTube by Viacom International.
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Google takes on YouTube pirates
Google aims to deliver a long-awaited and much-promised technology to combat piracy in its YouTube video sharing site this September.
