YouTube Must-Sees As Viacom Sues Google – More Cowbell!!!!
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Courts, Legislation, National Issues
Viacom has sued Google for $1,000,000,000.00 (yep, a billion dollars) for copyright infringement because YouTube has stuff on it from shows Viacom owns. Google says No Problemo: they’re complying with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. What’s at stake? Stuff like this:
More Cowbell – Will Ferrell, Saturday Night Live (the real, unedited version)
David Letterman – Diet Coke and Mentos
WWE Superstar Mr. Kennedy Discusses Chris Benoit on FOX News
Hilary Duff Performing on So You Think You Can Dance 7/12/07
Justin Timberlake – Sexy Back video
Borat Interview – David Letterman
The Best of Stewie – Family Guy
The Sport Jerks Reel – Comedy Central
Saturday Night Live – Nancy Grace
Saturday Night Live – 90s clips
The Simpsons Do Hamlet
The Simpsons: Best of Ralph Wiggum
and of course, homespun favorites like ….
Talking Dogs
The Evolution of Dance
Amazing Guitar
Sources: http://www.mediainfocenter.org/story.asp?story_id=108404435; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289230,00.html