Viacom Attempts to Revive $1B Lawsuit Vs. YouTube
U.K. soccer league also appealing decision
Media giant Viacom is trying to revive its $1 billion lawsuit against Google’s YouTube, which accused the video streaming site of intentionally breaking the law by allowing its users to post TV shows, movies, and other copyrighted material.
The original lawsuit, brought in 2007, claimed that YouTube violated copyright laws between 2005 and 2008 by allowing Viacom content like “The Daily Show” and “Spongebob Squarepants” to appear on its site.
In June 2010, a district court judge ruled against Viacom, saying that YouTube was protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act because it had removed the offending videos as soon as it was notified.
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