Google has hired new lawyers to defend itself against Viacom's $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit, the WSJ reports. Out with Phil Beck of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, in with a new team from Mayer Brown LLP. Google told us the move had to do with scheduling and Mayer Brown's New York legal expertise. You'd think almost a year in would be an odd time for such a change, but today's move is in keeping with the confusion to surrounding Google's defense team from the beginning.