It was announced today that Google paid 125 million in settlement dollars to two book publishers and this news has other content owners, primarily Viacom, smiling.

With the announcement of Google’s payout, Viacom took the opportunity to remind folks about its $1 billion dollar claim against Google.  "Copyright laws provide creators with the incentive to create the works consumers crave," Viacom said in a statement Tuesday. "It is unfortunate that the publishers had to spend years, and millions of dollars, for Google to honor that principle. We hope that Google avoids the wasted effort and comes more quickly to respect movies and television programming."

Google’s settlement today has many wondering how the search giant will move forward with their mission to digitize content.  Is 125 million enough to make Google think twice?