Technology & Science
Jan. 25, 2010
Clash of the Titans: Viacom v. YouTube
Two industry giants continue to battle in dispute over copyright infringement, but the war is arguably over, writes David Given of Phillips, Erlewine & Given.
By David Given
It began as a war of words. The media and entertainment giant Viacom was an early skeptic of YouTube, the video sharing Web site that launched in November 2005. Viacom objected that YouTube's service was facilitating the reproduction, broadcasting and other distribution of copyrighted content without the owner's authority. That objection employed an easily understood optic in the much publicized legal battle over Napster, the music sharing Web site,...
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