NEW YORK: Google Inc has settled a landmark copyright lawsuit in which Viacom Inc accused the Internet search company of posting its programmes on the YouTube video service without permission.
The settlement ends seven years of litigation that drew wide attention from Hollywood, the music industry and Internet companies, and which tested the reach of a federal law designed to thwart piracy while letting people find entertainment online.
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