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YouTube Hands Over User Info To Fox

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the their-tube dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Tech Crunch has an article about YouTube identifying and handing over a user's information after a request from Fox. 'Three weeks after receiving a subpoena from the U.S. District Court in Northern California, YouTube has reportedly identified a user accused by 20th Century Fox Television of uploading episodes of the show 24 a week prior to their running on television. That user, named ECOTtotal, is also alleged to have uploaded 12 episodes of The Simpsons, some quite old. Apparently Google and YouTube were willing and able to identify the owner of the username ECOTtotal, according to a report on InternetNews.com.'"

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  1. Seriously though... by pembo13 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fox shows aren't important enough to be uploaded. The funny ones will air on other channels.

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  2. Re:how does this work? by amRadioHed · · Score: 4, Funny

    He looks more like he was on the receiving end of a squadron of rabid lawyers.

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  3. Re:Did Cheney torture them for it, Frist? by winkydink · · Score: 3, Funny

    unlike my actual experience in real counter-terrorism ops

    Sorry, neihter reading Tom Clancy nor playing his games qualify as real, counter-terrorism ops.

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  4. Re:Willing and able by rossz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, shit. I was able to convince someone of my point of view on slashdot! That's a sign of the apocalypse! WE'RE DOOMED!!!

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