Viacom Inc. says a new wave of digital piracy could threaten the U.S. media business unless federal courts overturn its defeat in a copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google Inc.’s YouTube video-sharing site.The New York-based owner of MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Pictures is expected as early as Friday to file its appeal of the June decision with the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. To add firepower to its case, Viacom has brought in former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore Olson to argue.To read this report in The Wall Street Journal in full, see:
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Viacom Set to Appeal in YouTube Case
Viacom Inc. says a new wave of digital piracy could threaten the U.S. media business unless federal courts overturn its defeat in a copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google Inc.’s YouTube video-sharing site.