On March 18, media giants Google and Viacom announced the settlement of a seven year old copyright dispute regarding content posted on YouTube. In 2007, Viacom sued Google for copyright infringement accusing the company of posting Viacom programing on YouTube without permission. The moneyless settlement ends the dispute with what the two companies are referring to as a collaborative effort.
The original suit was filed against YouTube, a Google owned company, seeking more than $1 billion in damages for the alleged infringements. Viacom accused YouTube …
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