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Google Video Sued For Copyright Infringement

PadRacerExtreme writes to mention an Associated Press article about a lawsuit against Google Video over copyright infringement. The company provided no additional information about the case, which it disclosed in an SEC filing on Wednesday. Some analysts are viewing this as a preview of what may happen to the company after it completes its takeover of the YouTube site. From the article: "Because it indexes so much material owned by others, Google has become accustomed to fielding complaints about copyright infringement. Some of the disputes have triggered lawsuits for everything from Google's efforts to make digital copies of library books to its search engine's ability to display snippets of news stories and photos appearing on other Web sites. Those suits haven't become a big financial drain on Google yet, and investors so far appear confident the company's lawyers will minimize the damage from any claims brought on by the YouTube purchase."

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  1. Re:Operation Clambake by tehcyder · · Score: 3, Funny
    Hey, the 'Reply' button is back!
    Is it? How can you tell?
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  2. Re:They should have waited by LotsOfPhil · · Score: 2, Funny
    That's an unusual typo:
    I believe what Google assument is that YouTube...

    It seems you should have typed assumed, but the d key is pretty far from the n and t keys. Parlez vous francais? Je parle seul un peu. Plus lentemente, s'il vous plait.
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  3. I propose to remove them from google by jackjeff · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ahaha.. whoever made that claim, will soon disappear from the google enginer index altogether !!

  4. Re:Cultish Landmark Education sues Google by grub · · Score: 2, Funny


    Arrrgh... thanks :) Now you owe me: download the video!

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