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Mediaset sues YouTube


July 30, 2008 Italian broadcast giant Mediaset is suing YouTube and parent company Google for 500 million euros ($795 million) plus damages for advertising losses they claim resulted from YouTube illegally distributing Mediaset content online. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi -- against Google in the same Rome circuit court where Berlusconi has himself faced multiple charges of corruption. Mediaset said the 500 million euros are in addition to additional damages not yet calculated based on lost advertising revenue.

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