Viacom and Google settle YouTube lawsuit

Viacom says it’s settled its $1 billion copyright lawsuit against YouTube.

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
New York-based Viacom Inc. filed the suit in 2007, claiming that YouTube was aware that thousands of videos on its site were stolen from its TV networks such as Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon.

Litigation dragged on for years, but a federal judge ruled last year that the online video site didn’t have to police itself as long as it removed infringing videos when copyright owners gave it notice.

Viacom and Google Inc., which bought YouTube in 2006, say the settlement reflects increasing talks between the two companies related to important opportunities.

VIDEO: 15-yr-old creates Flashlight that runs on human body heat as her Google Science Fair project

Ann Makosinski, a 15-year-old student with Canada’s St. Michaels University School, has created a flashlight that is powered solely by the heat of a human hand. For this, she has been chosen as one of 15 finalists for Google’s global science fair.

She created the device using the idea of Peltier tiles, which are devices that create energy when one side is heated while the other side is cooled. Combining this, which created enough power, with a store-bought circuit, which provided enough voltage, she ended up with The Hollow Flashlight. Inside the flashlight is nothing but air, which acts as the cooling agent. So, wrap your hand around the outside, and you've got the necessary temperature duality. 

It requires absolutely no outside power source, other than a human hand. And it only cost her $26. If they ever begin mass producing these things (and they really should), Makosinski thinks the flashlights can be made for even cheaper.

NEW VIDEO: Davido - One of A Kind

The HKN gang leader, Davido premiered his new music video with a bang! He globally premiered the highly anticipated new video, “One of A Kind” via Google + Hangout.

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