Google has filed a response to Viacom's $1 billion dollar lawsuit over copyright infringement involving video sharing site YouTube. And that response is essentially, "I'm rubber, you're glue..."

In slightly more grownup language, Google claims that it's actions have been covered by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and that Viacom's complaint would hold internet hosts responsible for the actions of their users, and "threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information, news" and other forms of expression.

Google is seeking a jury trial, which may be a way of bullying Viacom into entering settlement negotiations. Or perhaps Google's willing to risk $1 billion plus legal costs to prove its point.