Copyright Lawsuit - YouTube vs. Viacom

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In May 2008, a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit challenging YouTube's ability to keep copyrighted material off its popular video-sharing site threatens how hundreds of millions of people exchange all kinds of information on the Internet.

Viacom brought its lawsuit last year, saying it was owed damages for the unauthorized viewing of its programming from MTV, Comedy Central and other networks, including such hits as "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."

In contrast, Google said YouTube was faithful to the requirements of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, saying the federal law was intended to protect companies like YouTube as long as they responded properly to content owners' claims of infringement.

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	ZiiValue (chance)	Answer	MyAnswer (which outcome happened?)	Possible Outcomes
	10%		YouTube will be penalized	YouTube will be penalized
	22%		YouTube will win the suit	YouTube will win the suit
	14%		Settlement	Settlement
	54%		Still in debate	Still in debate

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