GooTube Slammed By Viacom Takedown Demand
Google was slammed today by a demand from Viacom to remove over 100,000 MTV, Daily Show, SouthPark BET and other copyrighted materials. This comes after months of failed negotiations between the two companies to find a way for Google to compensate Viacom for this content. According to Viacom, the clips in question have been viewed over 1 billion times.
Source: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2007-02-02T153951Z_01_WEN3495_RTRUKOC_0_US-VIACOM-YOUTUBE.xml
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