Viacom diss Youtube's anti-piracy technology
San Francisco (CA) - The media conglomerate with a billion dollar lawsuit against Youtube says it is not satisfied with the anti-piracy technology that has been implemented on the video sharing site.
Viacom CEO Phillipe Dauman this week reiterated his company’s concerns over illegal sharing of copyrighted material on Youtube, saying Google’s new filtering software is inadequate.
"I don’t think we’re quite there," said Dauman at a conference in San Francisco. He maligned Google for not being more expedient about implementing copyright protection platforms on Youtube, reports PC World. "I guess they haven’t wanted to at this point," he said.
He made it clear that Google’s new anti-piracy technology, which was unveiled in the past week, is not sufficient enough. Viacom has filed a lawsuit against the online giant for copyright infringement, seeking penalties of up to $1 billion.
"A lot of the technology companies out there welcome what we do," said Dauman. He said there are a lot of supporters who are applauding Viacom for taking a stand.
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