42244 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>A statement from Viacom said: </p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"[YouTube's] business model, which is based on building traffic and selling advertising off of unlicensed content, is clearly illegal and is in obvious conflict with copyright laws."</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>The statement also criticised Google's failure to proactively deal with copyright infringement. Last week, <a href="/blog/895-microsoft-attacks-google-s-cavalier-ad-billions">Microsoft attacked Google for its 'cavalier' attitude to copyright</a>. </p> <p>Viacom had been in negotiations with Google over a content deal, before halting negotiations and <a href="/blog/790-viacom-asks-youtube-to-remove-100-000-clips">demanding the removal of its clips</a>. It has since struck an agreement with new<a href="/blog/850-viacom-close-to-licensing-deal-with-joost"> internet TV service Joost</a>. </p> <p> <a href="mailto:blog@e-consultancy.com">blog@e-consultancy.com</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>A statement from Viacom said: </Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"[YouTube's] business model, which is based on building traffic and selling advertising off of unlicensed content, is clearly illegal and is in obvious conflict with copyright laws."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>The statement also criticised Google's failure to proactively deal with copyright infringement. Last week, <Link URL="/blog/895-microsoft-attacks-google-s-cavalier-ad-billions" Window="New">Microsoft attacked Google for its 'cavalier' attitude to copyright</Link>. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Viacom had been in negotiations with Google over a content deal, before halting negotiations and <Link URL="/blog/790-viacom-asks-youtube-to-remove-100-000-clips" Window="New">demanding the removal of its clips</Link>. It has since struck an agreement with new<Link URL="/blog/850-viacom-close-to-licensing-deal-with-joost" Window="New"> internet TV service Joost</Link>. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="mailto:blog@e-consultancy.com" Window="New">blog@e-consultancy.com</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-03-14T08:08:00+00:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Viacom has sued Google for $1bn (£517m) over what it claims is <em>"massive intentional copyright infringement"</em> on YouTube and has asked for an injunction to stop any more of its videos being uploaded to the site. </strong> </p> <p>This is the first major lawsuit to be filed against Google since its acquisition of YouTube, although <a href="/blog/358-google-may-face-youtube-copyright-battle">it was not entirely unexpected.</a></p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Viacom has sued Google for $1bn (£517m) over what it claims is <Quote>"massive intentional copyright infringement"</Quote> on YouTube and has asked for an injunction to stop any more of its videos being uploaded to the site. </Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>This is the first major lawsuit to be filed against Google since its acquisition of YouTube, although <Link URL="/blog/358-google-may-face-youtube-copyright-battle" Window="New">it was not entirely unexpected.</Link></Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 919 <p>Read Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/cms-survey-report">CMS Survey Report</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/content-management-systems-cms-buyer-s-guide-2007">CMS Buyer's Guide</a></strong> to learn more about this topic.</p> <p>Read Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/cms-survey-report">CMS Survey Report</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/content-management-systems-cms-buyer-s-guide-2007">CMS Buyer's Guide</a></strong> to learn more about this topic.</p> 362855 Viacom sues Google for $1bn false 2007-03-14T08:49:00+00:00 viacom-sues-google-for-1bn 2009-04-28T22:44:41+01:00 2009-10-13T08:55:29+01:00 201