Reference conflict

Question

I have added a references to the following dll's to my website

Google.GData.Client.dll
Google.GData.YouTube.dll
Google.GData.Extensions.dll

they are used for uploading video to youtube. Now when I try to compile my website it adds another dll called Newtonsoft.Json.dll and compilation fails with

Error 4 The type 'System.Func' exists in both 'c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\mscorlib.dll' and 'g:\Projects\X\bin\Newtonsoft.Json.dll'

I can't believe that google has released a product with such a bug, I must be missing something here?

Does any one know how to workaround this issue?

have you seen [this issue](http://code.google.com/p/google-gdata/issues/detail?id=589)? It includes a possible workaround. — Paul Phillips, Aug 08 '12 at 16:18
recompile your application as a .NET 3.5 version opposed to 4.0 — MethodMan, Aug 08 '12 at 16:18

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 09 '12 at 06:19

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Solved by dowloading the 4.0 version of the Newtonsoft.Json.dll from http://json.codeplex.com/.

Google seems to distribute only the 2.0 version.

answered Aug 09 '12 at 06:19

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This is still acurate in 2012. I replaced the Newtonsoft.Json.dll with the apropiate .net version and all was good. – Stefan Rogin Nov 27 '12 at 06:34
I fixed this within VS by updating the NuGet package – Keith Jun 20 '13 at 18:04
This doesn't work for me. Now it compiles, but when I run it, it crashes at the first Google API call, [complaining](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/215026) about the Newtonsoft.Json version... – BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft Oct 04 '13 at 23:01

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