Google downplayed a lawsuit against its video service, two days after the search giant revealed the legal action.“This is a small lawsuit over a single video that appeared briefly,” a Google spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement. Google Screenshot In a quarterly document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, Google revealed that Google Video, a video-sharing website, has been the subject of a copyright infringement case. Google did not disclose additional details about the suit, and the U.S. District Court for Northern California, where the company is based, doesn’t list any cases relevant to the video service. Google could not offer any additional details about the suit, according to the spokesperson. The lawsuit has caught the attention of industry observers who have already been wondering if Google might become the target of expensive lawsuits after it digests its planned acquisition of YouTube, the online video-sharing service. Google launched Google Video earlier this year, but the popularity of its offering has paled compared to that of industry leader YouTube. In October, Google announced its plans to acquire YouTube for US$1.65 billion in stock. The same day the companies announced the acquisition, they both separately announced deals with a few content publishers to ensure their content is legally posted on the sites and to prevent the posting of illegal content.Both sites enable users to post videos that may not be properly licensed, and they both have launched initiatives to try to combat illegal content. Google Video has a procedure by which copyright owners can alert Google that their content has been illegally posted. The company responds by quickly removing the content from the site, the spokesperson said.-Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service (Dublin Bureau)Related Links: Google Filing Reveals Video Lawsuit Google to Pick Up YouTube in $1.65B Stock DealCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost The steep cost of a poor data management strategy Without a data management strategy, organizations stall digital progress, often putting their business trajectory at risk. Here’s how to move forward. By Jay Limbasiya, Global AI, Analytics, & Data Management Business Development, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies Jun 09, 2023 6 mins Data Management feature How Capital One delivers data governance at scale With hundreds of petabytes of data in operation, the bank has adopted a hybrid model and a ‘sloped governance’ framework to ensure its lines of business get the data they need in real-time. By Thor Olavsrud Jun 09, 2023 6 mins Data Governance Data Management feature Assessing the business risk of AI bias The lengths to which AI can be biased are still being understood. The potential damage is, therefore, a big priority as companies increasingly use various AI tools for decision-making. By Karin Lindstrom Jun 09, 2023 4 mins CIO Artificial Intelligence IT Leadership brandpost Rebalancing through Recalibration: CIOs Operationalizing Pandemic-era Innovation By Kamal Nath, CEO, Sify Technologies Jun 08, 2023 6 mins CIO Digital Transformation Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe