Viacom Sues YouTube, Google for $1 Billion

It had to happen sooner or later. Someone is suing Google via YouTube for $1 billion for massive copyright infringement.

Viacom filed a suit against them in New York court today, asking not only for the money but an immediate stop to the copyright infringement. The legal complaint claims over 160,000 Viacom clips are on YouTube and have had over 1.5 billion views.

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