Google: Viacom Suit Hurts Users

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NEW YORK Google and its video-sharing site YouTube filed a response in federal court Monday to Viacom’s copyright-infringement lawsuit, suggesting that the action amounts to an attack on “hundreds of millions” of Internet users.

The New York-based media conglomerate filed its suit in March in U.S. District Court in New York, seeking more than $1 billion in damages. Viacom also seeks an injunction prohibiting Google and YouTube from using its clips.

Google acquired YouTube in November for $1.65



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