Google Should Just Buy Viacom

I see where YouTube has been told to remove Viacom clips. I mean come on, isn't Sumner Redstone like -- what? -- 138 years old? Google should wait til he passes on and then just buy Viacom and be done with it.

Seriously, this is more about Viacom negotiating a (better) deal with Google than it is about protecting the copyrighted material.

Think about it: 100 thousand infringing videos? NO WAY the Viacom lawyers know what's on those videos. More likely they did a quick search and cast a VERY wide net. They marking as much territory as they can right now. The ROI for Viacom will be very good -- Viacom knows a deep pocket when it sees one.

In short, what they're really saying is..."Where's my cut?"