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# Court Says YouTube Not Guilty Of Infringment In Viacom Case
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/court-says-youtube-not-guilty-of-infringment-in-viacom-case/
- Published: 2010-06-24T00:19:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-06-24T00:19:00.000Z
- Description: A U.S. District Court has issued a summary judgment in favor of YouTube in the longstanding $1 billion case brought by Viacom. The decision granted YouTube safe harbor under the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/06/court-says-youtube-not-guilty-of-infringment-in-viacom-case.htm
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: YouTube & Video, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

[![](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133f1ad369a970b-150wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133f1ad369a970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com) A **U.S. District Court** has issued a summary judgment in favor of **YouTube** in the longstanding **$1 billion** case brought by **Viacom**. The decision granted YouTube safe harbor under the **Digital Millenium Copyright Act** (DMCA). It follows similar court decisions that grant online services like YouTube protection as long as they work with copyright holders to manage infringment.

 Viacom **may appeal**, but given similar recent judgments in other courts, could choose not to. "This is an **important victory** not just for us, but also for the billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share experiences with each other," wrote **Kent Walker**, Vice President and General Counsel of YouTube parent **Google** on the company's [blog](http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/06/youtube-wins-case-against-viacom.html?ref=hypebot.com).

**Read the full [Viacom vs.YouTube judgment](https://www.hypebot.com/content/files/static-googleusercontent-com/external%5Fcontent/untrusted%5Fdlcp/www-google-com/en/us/press/msj%5Fdecision.pdf).**