"Google knew that YouTube’s popularity depended on infringing materials", yeah, because all interesting content is created by large corporations with a need to

"Google knew that YouTube’s popularity depended on infringing materials", yeah, because all interesting content is created by large corporations with a need to control, amen. "Google and YouTube had the technology to stop infringement at any time but deliberately chose not to use it." and how much of Google's horsepower does Viacom think Google is obliged to use for identifying their content? "The statements by Google regarding Viacom activities are merely red herrings and have no relevance on the legal facts of this case." LOL.