Filed under: Copyright Issue, Copywriting, Google, Integrity, Intellectual Property, Legal Issues, Viral Videos, YouTube
YouTube has to fork over viewer records to plaintiff Viacom as a result of the recent law suit regarding copyright issues. I understand Viacom’s desire for that, but I disagree with the ruling.
The cool thing is that Google - YouTube’s parent company - has successfully negotiated with Viacom to scrub and data that can be used to identify users. Names and IP addresses are gone.
So, it’s likely, regarding privacy, the problem’s over in this particular case.
But there are two buts. Read more…
No Comments » Posted on July 16th, 2008 by Jonathan Trenn
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