In a rare opportunity to play the wronged party, Google responds to Viacom's copyright infringement case against Youtube with a lashing that brings the very notion of individual freedom into question. Search Engine Land synopsizes.

To quote from the first paragraph of Google's lengthy response:

"By seeking to make carriers and hosting providers liable for internet communications, Viacom's complaint threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information, news, entertainment, and political and artistic expression. Google and YouTube respect the importance of intellectual property rights, and not only comply with their safe harbor obligations under the DMCA, but go well above and beyond what the law requires. "