The Onion, February 27, 2007:
Viacom Demands YouTube Pull 400,000 Ex-TV Viewers From Its Site
NEW YORK—In a cease-and-desist letter sent to Google's attorneys last week, media conglomerate Viacom demanded that YouTube immediately pull 400,000 ex-TV viewers from its industry-leading video-sharing site. [. . .]
The New York Times, March 13, 2007:
Viacom Sues Google Over YouTube Video Clips
NEW YORK - Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Tuesday that it filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Google Inc. and its Internet video sharing site YouTube over unauthorized use of its copyrighted entertainment. [. . .]