Viacom v. YouTube: Uncertainty, Investment And Innovation
By Anthony Falzone on March 19, 2007 at 9:42 pm
A lot has been said about Viacom's billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube and Google. In his editorial in last Sunday's New York Times, Larry Lessig pointed out the chaos the Supreme Court has invited through its new-found fondness for the common law of copyright.
One victim of this chaos may be investment and innovation. If companies cannot rely predictably on clear statutory protections like those the DMCA provides for online service providers who create open platforms for people to share content, then many innovators and investors may simply steer clear of this business in favor of one that offers more security and predictability. Read more about Viacom v. YouTube: Uncertainty, Investment And Innovation