May 2, 2007
YouTube fights Viacom legal bid
Google has asked a US court to dismiss a $1bn copyright action from entertainment giant Viacom Media, saying it is a threat to the internet, reports the BBC.
"Viacom, owner of MTV and Nickelodeon, claims Google's video-sharing website YouTube uses its shows illegally.
In action launched in March, Viacom alleged that about 160,000 unauthorised clips of its programmes had been uploaded onto YouTube.
But Google has denied it is involved in "massive" copyright infringement.
... In February Viacom, which also owns cable networks VH1 and Comedy Central, told YouTube to remove 100,000 "unauthorised" clips.
Viacom said its demand came after YouTube and Google failed to install tools to "filter" the unauthorised video clips following negotiations.
The soaring popularity of YouTube has led traditional media to worry that the displaying of clips from their programmes - without compensation - will lure away viewers, and, as a result, advertising revenue. "
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