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« on: July 03, 2008, 04:37:37 PM »


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As part of its $1 billion lawsuit against user-video site YouTube, Viacom will receive a complete log of all users’ activities, which will include a list of usernames, IP addresses, and videos that each account has viewed in the past.

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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2008, 05:17:23 PM »

so i could get sued for watching a tv show or music video or something?
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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2008, 05:34:19 PM »

What the ^*^$ thats unfair, theres probably like 500,0000,0000,000,00,0,0,0,0,0  you get the idea.  What are they going to do with people who downloaded stuff?  Still are?
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2008, 08:58:05 PM »

so i could get sued for watching a tv show or music video or something?

I don't believe the lawsuit in question is going after people, but more after the person who has money: Google. By getting this information I believe they're hoping to prove that a lot of people are watching their programs enough to justify a lawsuit. Personally, I totally disagree with Google just giving away ALL users viewing information it's a huge privacy issue. They should only be giving away information that's relating to the lawsuit, e.g. Viacoms copyrighted material on their site.
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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2008, 09:59:33 PM »

I told you before, I need a gun....
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2008, 04:38:49 AM »

Still looking for a liescene,  that's still mean.  Google maybe another Semi Gates but that don't mean that its encouraging people to watch it.  It just happens to be in the sever system.
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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2008, 08:10:34 AM »

Still looking for a liescene,  that's still mean.  Google maybe another Semi Gates but that don't mean that its encouraging people to watch it.  It just happens to be in the sever system.

Them having a copy of it on their server without permission makes it illegal. Them allowing people to access it only makes the situation worse.
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2008, 08:41:00 AM »

True, but is that also for alot of other sites?
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2008, 08:49:57 AM »

True, but is that also for alot of other sites?

Well, it's up to the copyright holder if they wish to enforce it.
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2008, 10:44:54 AM »

Only they seem to care
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« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2008, 10:46:47 AM »

Only they seem to care

Nah, a lot of companies tell YouTube to remove stuff. Only Viacom sues them. haha
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« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2008, 11:48:09 AM »

Exatly, youtube is more of a promoter, to a degree.
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« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2008, 08:52:19 AM »

Exactly- free publicity. I guess the problem here is the "free" portion...
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« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2008, 01:17:08 PM »

So it seems but once its loaded its every where else too.
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« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2008, 01:47:34 PM »

Still have a hard time believing this.

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Viacom doesn't want the names and IP addresses of YouTube users, and the company is trying to find a way to differentiate users without identifying them.

Last week, a judge ruled that Google had to release information on YouTube users to help determine whether the video-sharing site infringed on Viacom's copyrights. Viacom has said that its lawyers and advisers will guard the information they receive and will use it only for the court case.

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