tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post4177437353143695585..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: Viacom Wanted the Source Code for Google's Search Engine, But Obtained YouTube's Server LogsAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-38187521177109351672008-07-14T05:51:00.000-07:002008-07-14T05:51:00.000-07:00Viacom International, Inc. et al v. Youtube, Inc. ...<A HREF="http://news.justia.com/cases/featured/new-york/nysdce/1:2007cv02103/302164/" REL="nofollow">Viacom International, Inc. et al v. Youtube, Inc. et al</A><BR/><BR/>Plaintiffs: Viacom International, Inc., Comedy Partners, Country Music Television, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation and Black Entertainment Television, LLC<BR/>Defendants: Youtube, Inc., Youtube, LLC and Google, Inc.<BR/> <BR/>Case Number: 1:2007cv02103<BR/>Filed: March 13, 2007<BR/> <BR/>Court: New York Southern District Court<BR/>Office: Foley Square Office<BR/>County: NewYork<BR/>Presiding Judge: Judge Louis L. Stanton<BR/><BR/>Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property - Copyrights<BR/>Cause: 17:501 Copyright Infringement<BR/>Jurisdiction: Federal Question<BR/>Jury Demanded By: None<BR/>Amount Demanded: $1,000,000,000.00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-13902441490040399592008-07-09T14:54:00.000-07:002008-07-09T14:54:00.000-07:00Maybe everyone should boycott Viacom. Eventually,...Maybe everyone should boycott Viacom. Eventually, they would run out of money to sue people with.<BR/><BR/>Our legal system should also be adjusted to where a plantiff can more easily be held liable for legal fees and other expenses if the accused are found innocent. That way, if the RIAA sues me for streaming my mp3's from home to work, I'm not out thousands in lawyer fees and thousands in lost work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-2425667298058846062008-07-06T16:01:00.000-07:002008-07-06T16:01:00.000-07:00I tried to spread awareness of this, but the only ...I tried to spread awareness of this, but the only attempt that gained traction was hijacked by Google-phobic activists. :(<BR/><BR/>BTW, the comment verification system is broken for; the word verification image just shows up as blank in Firefox 3 on Vista here.Mysteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847030879118548101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-50248921737735932692008-07-04T17:26:00.000-07:002008-07-04T17:26:00.000-07:00this is absolutely crazy. I can only hope this co...this is absolutely crazy. I can only hope this comes back to bite viacom. until then, I think I will be avoiding using my youtube account. take a look, I just wrote my opinion here... http://webpoet.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/time-wasted-not-forgotten/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-27318149328574845602008-07-03T18:44:00.000-07:002008-07-03T18:44:00.000-07:00Give them time. As the update says, they are now ...Give them time. As the update says, they are now trying to get Viacom to agree to let YouTube redact usernames/IPs from the data to preserve user privacy. Given that the reasons they claimed to want the data do not require or involve that info in any way, I can see them getting away with it. Of course, given the way RIAA/MPAA have tried to claim things were infringing at random in the past, I'm certain that the results of Viacom's analysis will show that infringing video receive more views, simply because anything that contains any term from any of their productions (in title or description) will be presumed to be infringing with no further look. Sort of like how the RIAA will try to bust you for sharing a file that has a filename that looks like it might be something infringing, maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-17710230474314430232008-07-03T18:41:00.000-07:002008-07-03T18:41:00.000-07:00Some people can't research (@Anonymous)... Google ...Some people can't research (@Anonymous)... Google fought both of these and Viacom pushed for both of these. Google won the fight regarding source code but lost the fight to protect log files. However, they are continuing to follow up and fight that user data should be allowed to be anonymized, which they will likely win.<BR/><BR/>In other words, Google didn't just fight for one thing and give up for another. Look at the real evil in this picture. Viacom. They are fighting to get Google's trade secrets AND fighting to get Google's customers' private information. That is terribly far reaching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-74405025971437495082008-07-03T17:53:00.000-07:002008-07-03T17:53:00.000-07:00Google had two choices: handle source code, or com...Google had two choices: handle source code, or compromise users privacy. Apparently lawyers fought so the latter choice would be taken instead.<BR/>Apparently the philosophy of "do no evil" can be stated by: "our code is more important than anything else, including users privacy!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-58359651687009557692008-07-03T16:56:00.000-07:002008-07-03T16:56:00.000-07:00jesus..jesus..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com