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Judge Denies Viacom's $1 Billion Infringement Claim Against Google

March 11, 2008

US District Court Judge Louis Stanton denied Viacom's claim for punitive damages in its $1 billion copyright infringement case against YouTube and its parent, Google.

The amount of the claim had been based on a statutory penalty of $750 to $30,000 for copyright infringement violation,  with an option for a $150,000 claim for a "willful violation."

No word yet from Viacom on whether or not they plan an appeal.

My prediction: an out-of-court settlement for much, much less, followed by some sort of licensing agreement.

 




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