Google's online video service has been sued for copyright infringement, providing a possible preview of the legal trouble that may plague the company after it takes over YouTube and its library of pirated clips, the company said Wednesday. In the filing, Google acknowledged it could face more copyright suits once the $1.65 billion YouTube deal closes. A theory widely circulated on the Internet speculated that Google had set aside $500 million of the YouTube purchase price to pay copyright settlements.
November 10, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Google Inc.’s online video service has been sued for copyright infringement, providing a possible preview of the legal trouble that may plague the Internet search leader after it takes over YouTube Inc. and its library of pirated clips, the company said Wednesday.
Without providing detail, Google disclosed the video copyright lawsuit in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A Google spokesman didn’t have any further information about the suit late Wednesday afternoon.
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