Setback for Viacom in Google suit

Viacom was denied a request to seek punitive damages against Google in the $1 billion copyright infringement case the media company filed against the Web giant last year. This development, though, does not affect the original suit that Viacom filed against Google, arguing that the company's YouTube property profited from copyrighted Viacom content that was illegally put on the video-sharing site. The media conglomerate had filed a motion to amend this suit, asking for punitive compensation beyond the initial complaint. (Hollywood Reporter)