Tag: Viacom
Viacom suing Google for $1bn over YouTube copyright infringements
Whilst some other companies have been happy to do content deals with YouTube, Viacom is not one of them, and it's pursuing Google for a reported US$1bn due to copyright infringement on a massive scale. Last month, Viacom demanded over…
Viacom asks YouTube to take down 100,000 videos – including home movies
Viacom's demand that Google remove over 100,000 video clips of its copyrighted shows be removed from YouTube is reasonable enough, on the face of it. Yes, the clips are effectively promoting the actual shows, and if Viacom hasn't grasped that…