Viacom Plans Another YouTube Appeal Amid Latest Defeat

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Viacom plans to again appeal a federal judge's ruling that Google's YouTube acted within the safe harbornof the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in dealing with clips of Viacom's content that usersnposted to the site. Judge Louis Stanton of U.S. District Court in Manhattan granted Google's motion for summarynjudgment and dismissed Viacom's case. "This ruling ignores the opinions of the higher courts and completelyndisregards the rights of creative artists," a Viacom spokesman said. "We intend to appeal the decision."