Programmer Michi Kono has an interesting theory. When Google bought YouTube, all anybody could talk about was the inevitable legal hassle the video-sharing site would face. And sure enough, Viacom slapped them with a $1 billion lawsuit. Kono says that's exactly what Google wanted.
Plan A was to buy YouTube and hope nobody said anything. Plan B was to get sued and settle this copyright issue once and for all.
"Google not only threw money at YouTube: it threw its lawyers at YouTube too," writes Kono. Who is
But also, Google needed to get a leverage position in video anyway. Might as well own the number one video-sharing site, leverage that for video advertisement sales, and catch every drop of wretched feculence flying forth from the fan.
Whatever the result, a costly legal battle won or a likely settlement with Viacom (which keeps admission of wrong-doing off the record), it's still cheaper than the revenue lost if YouTube was shut down because of actual, legal reasons.
Press Pause: Google Wanted To Get Sued?
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