*pops popcorn* This is better than a L&O marathon during sweeps, man.
Viacom has “leaked” court documents that claim Google both profited from various forms of direct copyright infringement and threatened to break the corporate kneecaps of Viacom executives by coercing Viacom to accept licensing agreements for their content to be hosted on YouTube based on Google’s terms.
Problem: The so-called “damning” statements were made by Google executives before YouTube was acquired by Google in 2006. After the acquisition was finalized, Google implemented the tools to identify and discourage copyright infringement. Viacom is standing next to Google saying,”But…but…but…we told them to do that. That was our idea.”
Lest we forget: Viacom attempted to (unsuccessfully, of course) acquire YouTube before Google.
*Scopes “The Situation” and throws a sour grape in the direction of her (M)TV*
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