Google victorious in Viacom’s YouTube lawsuit
June 28, 2010 Edited by Brahm Canzer
Filed under Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business, Part 5 Managing Technology and Information
Description: A federal judge has ruled in favor of Google Inc. in the company’s courtroom battle with Viacom Inc. over alleged copyright violations on Google’s YouTube video service.
Source: Marketwatch.com
Date: 06/23/2010
Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-victorious-in-viacoms-youtube-lawsuit-2010-06-23?siteid=nwtwk
Questions for discussion:
- What are the arguments that support YouTube’s legal position?
- Do you think YouTube will change the way it distributes copyrighted files in the future?
- How does YouTube make money?
- Do you think they will change this strategy in the future?
