YouTube and Google are finally sued for damages of 1 billion dollars

At last it seems that the time has come for the time to come, but the giant media group in the United States "Viacom" (Viacom) sued YouTube and Google for copyright infringement, damages of 1 billion dollars (about 117.99 billion yen) It seems to ask for.

How do you win or lose?

Details are as follows.
It is flowing as a quick news everywhere overseas.

PC World's Techlog Viacom Goes After YouTube

Viacom sues YouTube for $ 1 billion - MSN Money

Variety.com - Viacom sues YouTube, Google

By thisGoogle's stock priceIt is plummeting now.

YouTube deal a bust for Google investors so far - MarketWatch

The number of movies watched on Viacom's YouTube without permission is about 160,000. It is said that a total of 1.5 billion times were watched without permission.

By the way, Viacom is the world's largest media company with media such as MTV and CBS. On 20th February 2007 the company's contentAsking YouTube to delete allAt the same time, we also acknowledged the right to use the new Internet TV company "Joost" offered by the founder of Skype, and it seems that we have made a case in this case due to the balance with it.

Apparently Google is feeling full of enthusiasm, but in what direction does the world change in this way? And will Viacom follow the movements of the trial one after another? It is worrisome.