Does $1.6 billion buy Google a raft of lawsuits over content rights or a massive new frontier upon which to continue building its empire. What do you think? How could someone not take the risk and could you think of anyone better than the deep pocket folks at Google? I like this move. You'll notice that Google is moving as swiftly as it did in buying YouTube to resolve outstanding potential lawsuits. Universal comes to mind. They're now on board. There's no doubt YouTube is a beacon for legal trouble over unprotected content, but the difference may be that Google recognizes this, is taking action and will have to consider such&hellip
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