This is the actual case in which Viacom filed an amended complaint, seeking punitive damages in addition to the statuory damages originally requested in the March 13, 2007 case.

In reference to my project, this provides an update to the ongoing case of Viacom v. Youtube. The request to amend for additional damages was denied. It was ordered that punitive damages could not be recovered in accordance with the Copyright Act.

Viacom Inernational Inc.v. YouTube, Inc. No. 95-02103. Southern District of New York District Ct. of the US. 7 March 2008.

This article covers the immediate response the YouTube had to the inital takedown request made to them on Oct 20, 2006 by the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC).

In relation to my project, JASRAC requested through DMCA takedown request procedures that YouTube remove nearly 30,000 unauthorized video files that were uploaded by YouTube users. This furthers my project research into the issue of copyright infringement as it pertains to internet video-sharing service.

 Tanzil, Sarah. "YouTube Deletes 30,000 Files After a Copyright Complaint." The New York Times 21 Oct. 2006: Technology.

Intellectual property is taking on new forms in the digital media market. Consumers are exploring their creative license through the use of multimedia service providers in unprecidented ways. This surge of consumer digital media use is also bringing to a head new conflicts between intellectual property rights Creative Commons, and Digital Rights Management. This book explores this phenomenon and the various ways in which major digital media service providers are being effected by this rapidly changing market environment. Overviews of the business performance, legal goings on, and multimedia services of such industry icons as Google, Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony BMG, Napster and more are discussed.

In reference to my project, the book looks at precident intellectual property cases and gives insights into how the concepts within the 1976 Copyright Act are applicable to the cases. The author also notes that Google has aside $200 million in escrow to deal with inevitable litigation, lists the various number of litigations involving YouTube, and notes that these cases will set important precedents for future review of copyright law as it pertains to Internet videos (253).

Rimmer, Matthew. Digital Copyright and the Consumer Revolution: Hands Off My Ipod. Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., 2007

Television companies and internet video-sharing services are conflicting on issues of copyright infringement. YouTube, owned by Google Inc., is no stranger to the barrage of litigation that has ensued because of illegal postings on the site. Viacom, Inc. notably filed a recent lawsuit against YouTube for broadcasting clips from the network's affiliated television programs without legal permission. This project explores the role of copyright ownership in the volatile relationship between the television industry's copyright owners and the Internet video-sharing service icon, YouTube. Even Japanese television companies have accused YouTube of illegally displaying clips from their copyrighted programming. Google Inc. has faced a multitude of requests for copyrighted snippets to be removed from the YouTube site. Faced with the possibility of crippled business, Google, Inc. is addressing this problem both legally and technologically. The company has put efforts into researching and developing video-recognition system technology that would automatically disable the use of copyrighted clips without permission. My project will study the nuances of copyright law that are at risk of infringement in video-sharing sites, and specifically within the television companies' legal cases and negotiations. In addition the project will seek to define and discuss the technological aspect of enforcing copyright adherence among video-sharing end users.