We all enjoy pulling up a youtube video of a commercial or song. Some look up episodes of their favorite shows. Whatever you do with youtube, you need to keep your eye on the $1 billion lawsuit that Viacom has slapped on Google. Whereas Viacom views it as an obvious case of copyright infringement, Google has responded with it's own statements.

Viacom's $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube "threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information" over the Web, YouTube parent Google said in a legal response to the suit."

Google says Viacom's suit 'threatens' Net || CNET News

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