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Viacom to YouTube: Take down pirated clips

February 2, 2007 Complying with the demand, YouTube will remove more than 100,000 clips from the video-sharing site, Viacom says. TAGS: Viacom Inc., Gawker Media, YouTube, interest, request, Google Inc., video

Viacom sues Google over YouTube clips

March 13, 2007 Media company seeks more than $1 billion in damages, claiming that nearly 160,000 unauthorized clips appear on video-sharing site. TAGS: Viacom Inc., YouTube, entertainment company, intellectual property, litigation, lawsuit, Google Inc., negotiation, entertainment, complaint, video

Yahoo, Viacom strike search deal

April 10, 2007 Still at battle with Google, entertainment conglomerate picks Net company's Panama ad platform to serve up search-related ads. TAGS: Viacom Inc., Panama, Internet search advertising, Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, Google Inc., entertainment, CEO, video

MTV to buy RateMyProfessors.com

January 17, 2007 Site that rates university professors will become part of mtvU.com TAGS: MTV Networks, Viacom Inc., MTV, college student, professor

Viacom may have its eye on iFilm

September 22, 2005 Media conglomerate is expected to finalize a deal in the next two weeks, sources familiar with the plan say. TAGS: Viacom Inc., IFILM Corp., online advertising, MTV Networks, CBS Broadcasting Inc., TV, video

The hypocrisy about Web video

March 14, 2007 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says outrage in some quarters triggered by Viacom's lawsuit against YouTube betrays a less obvious bias. TAGS: Viacom Inc., lawsuit, YouTube, Google Inc., video

Viacom moves on without YouTube

February 9, 2007 Viacom offers a peek at its strategy--sans YouTube--for promoting video clips from its Comedy Central channel.Image: This Jon Stewart clip could be yours TAGS: Viacom Inc., YouTube, media company, conference, blog, video, Google Inc., TV

Viacom-iFilm deal cued up

October 13, 2005 Companies expected to merge this week in a deal worth about $50 million, sources say. TAGS: IFILM Corp., Viacom Inc., MTV Networks, CBS Broadcasting Inc., online advertising, TV, video

Google denies Viacom copyright charges

May 1, 2007 Search giant says it is protected by the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act and says Viacom suit threatens video-sharing sites. TAGS: Viacom Inc., DMCA, YouTube, lawsuit, Google Inc., owner, California, entertainment, knowledge, video

Viacom lawyer: YouTube knows it violates copyrights

March 16, 2007 Attorney for media conglomerate says Google doesn't adequately police pirated clips, leaving his company with an unfair burden. TAGS: Viacom Inc., DMCA, YouTube, attorney, lawyer, Google Inc., service provider, Washington, work, video

Viacom, Joost strike content licensing deal

February 20, 2007 Recently pulled from YouTube, content from MTV, Comedy Central, other Viacom brands to be part of video start-up's official launch. TAGS: Viacom Inc., Kazaa, MTV, YouTube, Skype, brand, P2P, video, TV

Viacom's Web guru plans for the future

March 16, 2007 Mika Salmi, online video pioneer and former record label executive, works to keep MTV and other Viacom properties relevant in new digital world. TAGS: Viacom Inc., MTV Networks, MTV, online video, YouTube, entertainment, brand, video, Google Inc., TV

Viacom sued over Colbert parody on YouTube

March 22, 2007 EFF, others claim Viacom is misusing copyright law in forcing video-sharing site to take down parody of Comedy Central show. TAGS: Viacom Inc., takedown, MoveOn.org, YouTube, DMCA, lawsuit, notice, copyright law, record, attorney, video, Google Inc.

Does YouTube have a control problem?

February 3, 2007 Viacom's order to pull clips illustrates the challenges the Internet's biggest video-sharing site faces as it grows. TAGS: Viacom Inc., YouTube, holder, public relations, entertainment, video, Google Inc., TV, e-mail

EFF takes Viacom to task over YouTube takedown

February 15, 2007 Web rights advocates say YouTube contributors mistakenly accused of infringing upon Viacom copyright may be the real victims. Images: YouTube tales TAGS: Viacom Inc., takedown, copyright violation, YouTube, media company, Google Inc., video, message

Copyright quagmire for Google and YouTube

March 14, 2007 In October, many wondered how the search giant would handle the copyright concerns of its $1.65 billion buy. They're still wondering. TAGS: Viacom Inc., Mark Cuban, YouTube, media company, lawsuit, negotiation, Google Inc.

YouTube's fate rests on decade-old copyright law

March 13, 2007 Wording of DMCA, which appeared in Congress long before the Web video revolution, could determine whether YouTube disappears. TAGS: Viacom Inc., DMCA, YouTube, copyright infringement, fate, copyright law, hosting company, Napster Inc., Google Inc., attorney, video

MTV buys iFilm for $49 million

October 14, 2005 Deal could mean a lot more downloadable TV programming for Web users and more online advertising for Viacom. TAGS: IFILM Corp., MTV, Viacom Inc., online video, online advertising, programming, TV, video

Journalist at center of YouTube case

May 8, 2007 How a reporter fares in his copyright case against Google-owned video-sharing site could affect media conglomerates. TAGS: Viacom Inc., YouTube, journalist, copyright holder, DMCA, holder, Los Angeles, Google Inc., center, video

MTV channel buys online college newspaper firm

August 2, 2006 The purchase of Youth Media & Marketing Networks is part of MTVU's expansion beyond college cable networks. TAGS: MTV Networks, Viacom Inc., MTV, channel
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