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Google Inc. <GOOG.O> took a swipe at media conglomerate Viacom Inc. <VIA.N>, which is suing the Internet search leader and its video sharing site YouTube for $1 billion over "massive copyright ...

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Google Inc. <GOOG.O> on Friday took a swipe at media conglomerate Viacom Inc. <VIAb.N> which is suing for $1 billion over "massive copyright infringement" by its video sharing Web site YouTube.