This lawsuit is nothing like the Napster stuff. YouTube is not providing you access to material that you would otherwise have to purchase, like music. While a tech-saavy person might be able to record some of the YouTube stuff, most, not all, is a replay of stuff that people get for free and watch online.

I have a problem believe the damages that Viacom is alleging. Do people cancel their cable TV because they can watch the Daily Show in YouTube every day? I don't think so. YouTube is definitely doing some stuff they shouldn't be doing, but there is also a benefit to the Viacoms of the world they they get from some of this stuff. How many funny clips have we posted on these forums that might alert a person to a funny show they have never watched? How many new Daily Show or Colbert Report viewers are there because of this new outlet? Hard to say. In any event, this will be an interesting fight.

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