Viacom’s complaint, filed in New York federal court March 13, accuses Google and YouTube of “massive intentional copyright infringement” and seeks an injunction against further violations.
“Viacom’s complaint in this action challenges the careful balance established by Congress when it enacted the Digital Millenium Copyright Act,” Google’s response begins. “The DMCA balances the rights of copyright holders and the need to protect the Internet as an important new form of communication. By seeking to make carriers and hosting providers liable for Internet communications, Viacom’s complaint threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information, news, entertainment and political and artistic expression. Google and YouTube respect the importance of intellectual property rights, and not only comply with their safe harbor obligations under the DMCA, but go well above and beyond what the law requires.”
Google’s response is available for download here.
Source: eWeek: Google Watch