YouTube gets to tell Viacom to #suckit – wins case

Well YouTube can breath easy now.

The official YouTube blog has a post up announcing its win over Viacom in their long running court case. The court issued a summary judgement which means that the court decided that YouTube was indeed protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) when it comes to charges of copyright infringement.

Kent Walker, Vice President and General Counsel for Google, said this in his post

This is an important victory not just for us, but also for the billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share experiences with each other. We’re excited about this decision and look forward to renewing our focus on supporting the incredible variety of ideas and expression that billions of people post and watch on YouTube every day around the world.

I’m betting a few champagne corks will be flying around the Googleplex tonight.