In the end, it depends on what Google wants from YouTube… a profit driven studio-licensed content machine, or a democratic sharing point for user created content that sometimes transcends the lowest-common denominator in entertainment. Still, this development seems like a Google win, with Viacom now defending its tactics rather than trouncing Google on a cut-and-dried case of copyright infringement.
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One of Valve's head writers recently appeared on GameTrailers TV to explain a little bit about Left 4 Dead 2's upcoming DLC,...