Judge Denies Punitive Damages In Viacom Vs. YouTube Case
Viacom Denied Punitive Damages In YouTube Suit from the Silicon Valley Insider reports a US District Court has denied Viacom’s request for punitive damages against Google over the YouTube copyright claims. Judge Louis Stanton said “common-law punitive damages cannot be recovered under the Copyright Act,” and denied Viacom’s action against Google and YouTube. This does […]
Viacom Denied Punitive Damages In YouTube Suit from the Silicon Valley Insider reports a US District Court has denied Viacom’s request for punitive damages against Google over the YouTube copyright claims.
Judge Louis Stanton said “common-law punitive damages cannot be recovered under the Copyright Act,” and denied Viacom’s action against Google and YouTube. This does not mean Google won; far from it, in fact.
All this decision says is that Viacom cannot amend their original copyright complaint to add a claim for punitive damages. It seemed based on the decision that Google did not object to such an amendment, maybe because they knew that it might just help their defense in the long run.
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