Not unexpected

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I think just about everybody could see this coming:

Viacom Inc., the owner of MTV, VH1, Comedy Central and other cable networks filed a $1 billion copyright lawsuit against the video-sharing site YouTube and corporate owner Google Inc.

So, another confrontation between media is in the offing—just like the RIAA-file sharing clash. In other words, we'll get to see a 20th century medium try to aggrandize its antiquated technology in the midst of a newer age. Good luck.

If I had no other reason to support YouTube in this conflict, I'd do it using the old "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" argument.