Google Spent $100 Million in Viacom Lawsuit
Google Spent $100 Million in Viacom Lawsuit
Posted 07/16/2010 at 4:07pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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The legal battle of Viacom against Google took years to come to some sort of conclusion. We knew lawyers weren't cheap, but in their recent earnings call, Google CFO Patrick Pichette reminded us just how not cheap. Google spent $100 million defending themselves in the Viacom-YouTube copyright infringement lawsuit, and the case didn't even make it to trial.
A judge dismissed the case last month, and Google is declaring victory. Though, there is still the possibility Viacom could appeal. But considering how much Google spent on this little endeavor, we imagine Viacom's bill was just as high, if not higher. When the total amount of damages requested was only $1 billion, Viacom might be doing the math. Add to that the strong language the judge used in the judgment, coming down on the side of "safe harbor", and Viacom might do better to move on.
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IFLATLINEI
July 17, 2010 at 2:34pm
What recession? This must be part of a string of articles that will at the end reveal their purpose. How to spend a fortune while kicking the struggling world in the teath!
dethdeks
July 17, 2010 at 1:00am
you guys captialized the I in viacom in the title of your post or used an L
williezzy
July 18, 2010 at 10:33am
It was a capital I, I copy and pasted it into Word, i meant to post something about that when the article came out but I've been busy with a game I'm making. But, better late than never.
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July 16, 2010 at 4:14pm
The attorneys and their ilk. Google didn't win. They just managed to lose less.
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