I know this is a old topic.
But is it just me or is Google basicly saying they should be allowed to steal what ever content they want?
Viacom needs to win this case IMHO.
"Since Viacom filed suit, Google has taken two tracks to finding a solution. It has crafted a legal argument saying that it should not have to meet Viacom's demands. And, at the same time, its has pursued technological solutions that would allow it to meet all of Viacom's demands.
Google bases its legal argument almost entirely on section 5.12 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). YouTube product counsel Glenn Brown told Internetnews.com the DMCA recognizes that if Internet companies with hosted services, such as YouTube or Google, were liable for user copyright infringement, it would be too difficult for them to grow as businesses.
The difficulty, Google argues, stems from how hard it is for a hosted service to tell when the content uploaded to its site is copyright infringing or not. Partly, this is because only copyright holders know whether their content is copyrighted or not. But also, Google argues, these copyright holders also have "weirdly" different preferences as to what they'd want Google to do with their content, once its discovered on YouTube."
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news...le.php/3718356