Google 1st, then the world!
p2pnet.net news:- First Google, then the world.
That may be Viacom’s policy following its $1 billion attack on Google, described by The Economist as “only the continuation of negotiations by other means”.
German magazine Focus says Viacom is also thinking about suing such video web sites as MyVideo and Clipfish for alleged violations of copyright.
“We will be taking a look at every web site anywhere in the world that violates our copyrights,” a Viacom spokesperson told the magazine, says Heise Online.
The news will make a lot of lawyers happy.
Also See:
$1 billion attack – Viacom videos: $4.17 each, March 16, 2007
The Economist – Old media sue, March 14, 2007
Heise Online – Viacom looking to sue German web sites, March 19, 2007
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March 22nd, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Boycott Viacom, totally.