http://tlf.disqus.com/The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.enFri, 20 Jun 2008 23:57:27 -0000http://techliberation.com/2008/05/30/viacom-sues-youtube-for-1billion-but-then-what/#comment-1454588They wanted to have a stake in online video, but didn't like what Google was offering. These guys hate not having options. So they made their own--lousy--option, and to make it look better to themselves, they made it bigger.Dave LFri, 20 Jun 2008 23:57:27 -0000http://techliberation.com/2008/05/30/viacom-sues-youtube-for-1billion-but-then-what/#comment-1454587<i>It’s possible that YouTube could function similarly as an index, just as Google does for web content. But the Torrent Spy case suggests that even “contributory” copyright infringement—making the copyright-infringing material easier to find—is just as illegal as hosting it in the first place. This means that even video search could be off the table if the principles of the DMCA aren’t upheld.</i><br><br>It's possible, but if that would actually happen, wouldn't there suddenly be support to change the law?<br><br><a href="http://enigmafoundry.wordpress.com/2007/05/05/dcma-use-it-and-you-will-lose-it/">http://enigmafoundry.wordpress.com/2007/05/05/d...</a>eee_effTue, 03 Jun 2008 00:46:21 -0000http://techliberation.com/2008/05/30/viacom-sues-youtube-for-1billion-but-then-what/#comment-1454586Great post Cord.binarybitsFri, 30 May 2008 20:50:25 -0000