YouTube Ordered to Give Complete User Logs to Viacom

[Computer Hope Admin]

Wants to prove more people watch The Daily Show than homemade cat videos

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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[computeruler]

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

[squall_01]

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?

[Computer Hope Admin]

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.

[Broni]

I told you before, I need a gun....

[squall_01]

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.

[quaxo]

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.

[squall_01]

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

[quaxo]

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

Well, it's up to the copyright holder if they wish to enforce it.

[squall_01]

Only they seem to care

[quaxo]

Only they seem to care

Nah, a lot of companies tell YouTube to remove stuff. Only Viacom sues them. haha

[squall_01]

Exatly, youtube is more of a promoter, to a degree.

[BC_Programmer]

Exactly- free publicity. I guess the problem here is the "free" portion...

[squall_01]

So it seems but once its loaded its every where else too.

[Computer Hope Admin]

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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