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Technical News & Discussion => Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion => Topic started by: Noreen on Jul 03, 2008, 11:36:26

Title: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Noreen on Jul 03, 2008, 11:36:26
QuoteGoogle will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users' names and IP addresses, to Viacom, which is suing Google for allowing clips of its copyright videos to appear on YouTube, a judge ruled Wednesday..................
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/judge-orders-yo.html
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Rik on Jul 03, 2008, 11:41:08
This could get very interesting...  :eyebrow:
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Tacitus on Jul 03, 2008, 11:43:20
Quote from: Rik on Jul 03, 2008, 11:41:08
This could get very interesting...  :eyebrow:

Are they saying that simply watching it is an infringement of copyright? 
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Rik on Jul 03, 2008, 11:47:00
I suspect it's more to do with calculating damages - a viewer can't be expected to check copyright, they don't have a mechanism to do so.
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Sebby on Jul 03, 2008, 13:56:24
Google are going to be in big trouble!
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: vitriol on Jul 03, 2008, 14:51:42
This is the end of YouTube as we know it....
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Rik on Jul 03, 2008, 15:21:16
Could put a bit of a dent in Google too!
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: madasahatter on Jul 07, 2008, 10:53:18
This is going to be really interesting, and makes you wonder how much info Google has on us already  :-\
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Rik on Jul 07, 2008, 11:03:04
Too much, Mad, I guarantee it.
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: madasahatter on Jul 07, 2008, 11:07:48
And there's nothing really that we can do about it either, which kinda makes it all a lot worse  :(
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Rik on Jul 07, 2008, 11:25:34
We need a referendum! :)
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: D-Dan on Jul 07, 2008, 19:17:52
I have three videos posted on YouTube - all of which I created myself, and are therefore my intellectual property and I own copyright. YouTube T&Cs show that I retain copyright.

Perhaps I could enforce that copyright to prevent mine being handed over (not that I've anything to hide - they are there for all to see, but it's be an interesting test).

Steve
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: vitriol on Jul 08, 2008, 09:49:10
the internet is now doomed.....we won't be able to use it for anything soon!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Noreen on Jul 08, 2008, 11:21:40
Interesting article about this on Samknows  http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/youtube-ruling-highlights-gulf-between-uk-and-usa-on-privacy-393.html
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: D-Dan on Jul 08, 2008, 20:20:44
Well

I just put a copyright and viewing notice on one of my videos that specifically prohibits use for any purpose other than recreational by anyone connected with, or acting for, Viacom. Let's see how long before YouTube pull the plug on it :)
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Rik on Jul 09, 2008, 09:08:24
Keep us posted.  ;D
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: vitriol on Jul 15, 2008, 11:21:29
Google and Viacom in deal to protect users privacy

link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7506948.stm)
Title: Re: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
Post by: Lance on Jul 15, 2008, 11:43:40
A step in the right direction...
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