When Google said it was acquiring YouTube, a number of folks said the company wasa asking for trouble by aligning itself with someone with so many unadressed copyeight issues. But Google didn't seem to view YouTube as a potential liability, and now we know why. Shortly before the acquisition was announced, Vivendi's Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony BMG each received a small stake in YouTube as a part of content deals with the video sharing company. The three companies collectively stand to receive as much as $50 million from the deal, which will no doubt make them a bit more reticent than they once might have been to pursue copyright-infringement claims against the site. Hmmm, no wonder there are more lawyers in Silicon valley than engineers!
In fact, the more you play it, the more I'll like it!
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