Google’s long and vicious battle with Viacom is at last drawing to an end, as a ruling in favor of a summary judgment threw the match to the search engine. According to Search Engine Land, Viacom had sued YouTube/Google for copyright infringement surrounding the posting of scores of clips of Viacom-owned programming (e.g., Jon Stewart) [...]
And The Winner Is? Google
June 25th, 2010Creative Commons on Google – User Beware
July 11th, 2009Creative Commons is a term used for free use (sometimes with the requirement that an attribute be given crediting work to the originator, usually by a link). Google now has an automatic way to track down images, etc marked CC: The advanced Google Image search options now allow you to toggle and choose from a set [...]
When does Sharing become Stealing?
August 26th, 2008The war waged between Viacom and Google / YouTube over copyright infringement has spread to online radio and karaoke sites like Pandora and Sims on Stage. The question has been raised – when does the act of sharing music with a friend cross the line into stealing? The question isn’t new. Ever since the tape [...]