keithm
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 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject: Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom |
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Google must divulge YouTube log
Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom
By Ryan Singel July 02, 2008 | 7:16:54 PMCategories: Copyrights and Patents
Google 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.
The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement.
Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called the ruling a "set-back to privacy rights".
The viewing log, which will be handed to Viacom, contains the log-in ID of users, the computer IP address (online identifier) and video clip details.
While the legal battle between the two firms is being contested in the US, it is thought the ruling will apply to YouTube users and their viewing habits everywhere.
Viacom, which owns MTV and Paramount Pictures, has alleged that YouTube is guilty of massive copyright infringement.
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so everyone should expect a fine or bill in the post for every video watched and even worse if you've watched a saucy clip. |
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acrobat74
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | so everyone should expect a fine or bill in the post for every video watched and even worse if you've watched a saucy clip. |
 not quite...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9983702-7.html
| Quote: | CNET News.com reported that Viacom is under strict instructions from the court not to use the data for anything other than proving the prevalence of infringement on YouTube.
Viacom, therefore, is forbidden from targeting individual users in the manner of the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuits against individuals found to be downloading illegal music.
The case is important to Internet users because it could help define the scope of the safe harbor provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. That's the part of copyright law that Google and other Internet service providers claim protects them from being held responsible for the actions of their users.
Don't look for the case to get to court anytime soon. The discovery part of the case isn't expected to end until sometime next year. |
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9983631-93.html
| Quote: | Source: Protective order will keep Viacom out of sensitive YouTube user data
Posted by Caroline McCarthy
Google has been ordered to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom. But Viacom will be guilty of contempt of court if it uses that data for anything other than specifically proving the prevalence of piracy on YouTube, a source close to Viacom told CNET News.com on Thursday.
That's serious business. Contempt of court is the sort of thing that can get a lawyer's license taken away.
On Wednesday night, a federal judge ruled that Google must turn over YouTube user activity--videos watched, IP addresses, usernames--to legal foe Viacom as part of a long-running copyright infringement case. But the source told CNET News.com that a heavy protective order is in place that will keep individuals' personal information cloaked. |
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