zett - 5:13 am on May 28, 2010 (gmt 0)

EBay, Facebook, Yahoo, Want An End To Viacom YouTube Lawsuit

Why am I not surprised that THESE guys want the lawsuit to end with a dismissal?

In any case, the decision will have far-fetching implications whatever direction it takes: If Viacom wins, expect a huge rush from content owners to monetize the years of theft that happened to them. If Youtube wins, expect new services coming up that will accept any type of digital content no-matter-what and thus bringing down the value for any digital content to zero (or close to).