In a potentially costly setback for Google, a federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that its YouTube video site must once again defend itself from a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Hollywood giant Viacom.
Television companies may not have decided upon the ideal way to stream content to the increasingly popular app audience just yet, but they may at least be taking a step closer to coming to some kind of consensus on the subject. Or, at least, not suing each other about it.
The ongoing fight between Time Warner Cable and Viacom over whether the former has the right to include Viacom channels on their iPad app is getting more serious…and more litigious. TWC has filed a request that a New York District Court rule its existing carriage agreement with Viacom allows it to stream Viacom’s channels on [...]
The conflict between television networks and cable providers over whether or not existing contracts allow for iPad and VoD distribution is about to get a lot more interesting. Following network complaints about Time Warner Cable’s new iPad app, which gives TWC subscribers access to 32 channels on the device, TWC launched a new website yesterday, I Want My [...]
The FCC have yet another voice demanding to be heard when it comes to the proposed Comcast/NBC Universal merger: the Walt Disney Company. Disney VP of government relations, Susan Fox, spent part of Wednesday talking to staff members of FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker, to share her concerns about what the merger could mean for [...]
It may have failed to bring in any profit and resulted in two lawsuits against the company, but at least Viacom can go into 2011 safe in the knowledge that Rock Band isn’t its problem anymore. It was announced today that the company has sold Harmonix, the studio responsible for the series of videogames, to [...]
Viacom just can’t catch a break legally. Not only are they embroiled in an ongoing legal battle over whether YouTube is infringing on their copyright, but now they’re being sued themselves by the former owners of Rock Band over hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of royalties – twice. Even as a lawsuit over money [...]
Is YouTube to blame for copyright infringement by its users? Not according to the courts, which ruled in June that Viacom could not go after the site for what its users had posted, but as Viacom files an appeal to that decision, it’s bringing plenty of friends along to back up its case. The Hollywood [...]
Are you there Google? It’s me, Doug. Whether it’s right or not, you’re getting worked left and right with this Google TV thing. Being blocked by all the major networks was bad enough, but now Viacom’s blocking you too.
Today, the court found in favor of YouTube in regard to its spat with Viacom over claims of copyright infringement.
