Google’s YouTube purchase is turning into even more of a lawsuit morass than predicted. Sure, we figured Google would get sued, but we never thought it would be buried under an increasingly gigantic class action that brings together such disparate parties as rugby associations and American publishers. What’s next, late-night TV commercials? Have your copyrights been infringed by YouTube? Call this number! Oh, and some Apple stuff, too.

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