Viacom v. YouTube

Viacom filed a copyright infringement suit against YouTube, for direct infringement of the rights to reproduce, publicly perform and display, as well as for vicarious, contributory and inducement copyright infringement. Viacom seeks to enjoin YouTube from distributing copyrighted works as well as to recover moneyary damages.Viacom Int’l, Inc. v. Google, Inc. (complaint)
NY Times: Viacom Sues Google Over YouTube Video Clips: “Viacom, which has feuded publicly with YouTube and its parent Google about the unauthorized posting of its programming online, said it was seeking more than $1 billion in damages. Viacom’s suit is the most aggressive move so far by an old-line media company against the highly popular but legally questionable practice of posting copyrighted media content online.”