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 Jul 4 2008, 06:04 PM
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QUOTE (07-03) 18:06 PDT -- In a ruling that could have serious privacy implications, a federal judge has ruled that popular Internet video site YouTube must hand over details about what people watch online. The decision filed Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton in New York is part of a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit that Viacom Inc., the entertainment group that owns Comedy Central, VH1 and Nickelodeon, among others, filed last year against Google, which owns YouTube. Full article here: YouTube ordered to hand over viewing data Anastasia Ustinova,Ellen Lee, Chronicle Staff Writers -------------------- The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life. Andrew Brown  "On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key." — Scott Adams. |
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Jul 4 2008, 06:07 PM
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I hope this isn't the end for youtube, all i can say for them is OUCH!!
-------------------- "God created men.. Winchester and Baseball bats made them equal" Evel Knievel
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Jul 4 2008, 06:17 PM
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It was only a matter of time wasn't it? With people uploading entire films, many of which are recent DVD releases, can anybody be that suprised?
-------------------- Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they are not out to get you.
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Jul 4 2008, 06:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 29-June 08 From: Georgia Member No.: 219,404 |
Very true King, i'm surprised it lasted as long as it did without any trouble. But once again, leave it up to a few bad eggs to ruin it for everyone...
-------------------- "God created men.. Winchester and Baseball bats made them equal" Evel Knievel
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Jul 6 2008, 09:01 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 250 Joined: 15-April 08 From: Donnie Darko Land Member No.: 203,315 |
Many videos with an anti-Viacom theme being uploaded to YouTube. Don't most people join YouTube with false details? I was wondering just in case they were thinking of suing the end user for watching copyrighted material.
This is the best sfw one I have seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJbCWJNQUYI I know this isn't the usual forum for videos, but I think it belongs in this thread. -------------------- Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they are not out to get you.
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Jul 7 2008, 02:20 PM
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More information and a video (of questionable taste) is here:
http://www.vitalsecurity.org/2008/07/epic-fail-for-all.html -------------------- |
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Jul 18 2008, 03:39 PM
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QUOTE Google, owners of YouTube, will now hand over the database but without data that could identify users. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7506948.stm -------------------- "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster"  |
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Jul 18 2008, 05:07 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 250 Joined: 15-April 08 From: Donnie Darko Land Member No.: 203,315 |
Viacom has "backed off". More like they've been pushed back by people threatening to boycott there product.
-------------------- Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they are not out to get you.
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