Hello all, You may be interested to see that Google's motion for summary judgement was granted in the Viacom case. The decision is attached, and see below for a description: Google again beats Viacom in YouTube copyright case http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/18/entertainment-us-google-viacom-id… By Jonathan Stempel Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:11pm EDT (Reuters) - A federal judge has thrown out Viacom Inc's lawsuit accusing Google Inc of posting its programs on YouTube without permission, a year after a federal appeals court had revived the landmark copyright infringement case. For the second time in three years, U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in Manhattan rejected Viacom's damages claims over Google's alleged unauthorized posting of clips from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," "South Park," "SpongeBob SquarePants" and other programs that viewers had uploaded to YouTube. … -- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation *For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity.*