Comments on: Viacom files $1 billion copyright infringement suit against Google

By: Roundup: Veoh wins copyright case, Microsoft launches IE8 beta 2, how the iPhone 2.0.2 update fixes connection issues and more » VentureBeat

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:31:29 +0000

[...] videos to the site. This is an important ruling because it sets a precedent for the similar, but much larger YouTube/Viacom case. You can probably expect an appeal. The LA Times and TechCrunch have [...]

By: Italian Prime Minister’s media company sues Google’s YouTube » VentureBeat

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:15:14 +0000

[...] companies you don’t want to mess around with. It’s one thing for the media conglomerate Viacom to sue Google for a billion dollars over YouTube, but it’s another when a television company owned by the Prime Minister of Italy files a [...]

By: Yousuf Khan

Yousuf Khan — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:06:22 +0000

I guess the mantra for today’s business is very simple – “if you can’t beat them, just sue them.” There is no doubt that the big VC boys in the Valley are going to get their phones working in trying to pacify Viacom to an out of court deal.

By: Rishi

Rishi — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:28:54 +0000

Its funny that Google purchased Youtube for 1.65 billion dollars and is now getting sued for over half its purchase price for Youtube related issues.
I wonder what affect this will have on Google Stock Prices, which are now at a record high.