1. Youtube and Copyright VIACOM goes after Youtube VIACOM VIACOM The BILL
Viacom is currently in a court battle suing YouTube for allowing the users to post these shows, or segments of these shows, without the permission of Comedy Central or any of its other networks.
VIACOM
wants to control distribution of its products on sites like youtube that allow users to post popular shows like South Park, The Daily Show, and the Colbert Report. Unauthorized posting of shows. These shows include:
•South Park
•The Daily Show
•The Colbert Report
VIACOM
Is a media system which owns:
MTV
VH1
CMT
Logo
BET
CENTRIC Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
TeenNick
Nicktoons
Nick at Nite
Comedy Central
TV Land
SPIKE
Tr3s
Paramount Channel
Viva
The BILL
Viacom wanted ONE BILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000,000) from Google for their perceived misdeeds. In addition to this, Viacom was an enthusiastic supporter of SOPA, while Google and other companies were fighting against it. This occurred during the court battle between Viacom and Google.
Because SOPA never got passed, and agreement had to be reached between both companies.
Viacom Currently has a net-worth of 5 billion dollars!

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