Google Defends Against Viacom Suit

Peter Lattman at the WSJ law blog reports on Google hiring Phil Beck and David Kramer to defend itself against the $1 billion lawsuit brought by Viacom for copyright infringement on YouTube.

Ars Technica reports on Google’s defense, which relies on DMCA safe harbors and fair use.

Posted by Stuart Sierra in News on Tue May 01, 2007. Link to this post. Tagged with Google, YouTube, copyright, infringement, Viacom, lawsuit, DMCA, safe harbor, fair use.