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YouTube Must Give All User Histories To Viacom
psyopper writes "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.
Although Google argued that turning over the data would invade its users' privacy, the judge's ruling (.pdf) described that argument as 'speculative' and ordered Google to turn over the logs on a set of four terabyte hard drives." Update: 07/03 18:05 GMT by T : Brian Aker, now of MySQL but long ago Slashdot's "database thug," writes a journal entry on how companies could intelligently treat such potentially sensitive user data.
Google is the cash cow for lawsuits now. I better jump on that wagon too.
Onda Technology Institute
That must've been a hacker who got onto my computer who was searching for "bunny", "kitties", "puppies" and "babies".
I only search for "fire", "car crashes", "backyard wrestling" and "boobs".
*grunt*
>.>
Now that they gave out my private information to another company without my consent i can now sue google and become rich...I pitty the suckers that bought stock in google.
People will find out about my Eddie Izzard fetish..."The death star must have had a cantina..."
Sheldon
... and another judge who deserves to have his head ripped off and shit down his neck, after he gets to watch his wife and children violated.
Geez, get a grip.
One of my good friends says he loves to eat chicken omlettes, because he is able to eat two generations of a family at once.
Living With a Nerd
I'll save you the trouble, my IP is 127.0.0.1
One of my good friends says he loves to eat chicken omlettes, because he is able to eat two generations of a family at once.
Tell him to go to a Japanese restaurant and order oyakodon, he'll love it ;)
Quick, go search for videos of "Viacom executives and lawyers should be burned alive so we can piss on their ashes".
Meanwhile, by ordering Google to turn over copies of ALL videos that were taken down for copyright violations, haven't they been ordered, in fact, to knowingly violate copyrights?
Interestingly though, we now have a court finding that IP addresses are not personally identifying information. Bad news for the RIAA.
The domain information for the US court system is:
United State District Court
Southern District of New York
http://www1.nysd.uscourts.gov/index.php
207.41.15.28
Country IP Range: 207.40.0.0 to 207.43.255.255
It should be fun finding out what Youtube videos, the court system have been viewing...
Vintage computer adverts: http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/computers-and-software-ads
At first I thought "somebody needs to start blowing shit up"
Be sure to put the video of the explosions up on youtube.
Exactly, imagine having to organize that level of data.
Although Google argued that turning over the data would invade its users' privacy, the judge's ruling (.pdf) described that argument as "speculative"
This must be some new use of the word "speculative" with which I am unfamiliar.
I do NOT want Viacom knowing how many times I've been Rick-rolled.
or, get a static IP (with ipv6 it will be easier), copyright its representations, and sue for infringement those menacing you with a log containing your IP. IANAL of course.
I'll supply them for you, you lazy person you!
That must've been a hacker who got onto my computer who was searching for "bunny", "kitties", "puppies" and "babies".
I only search for "fire", "car crashes", "backyard wrestling" and "boobs".
*grunt*
Yes, that was indeed uncalled for. Especially the one about your mom. Sorry.
mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest
Hopefully Google will print out the information, one record per page, single sided, on heavy card stock, then charge Viacom for shipping.
http://www.mhall119.com
Now where the fck is Google gonna get 4 x 10^12 one byte drives!?
AT&ROFLMAO
"[the judge] ordered Google to turn over the logs on a set of four tera-byte hard drives."
I don't really care if they put the pages on a table, stool, or on top of 4 tera-btye drives. Though I'm guessing the weight won't be good for the drives.
http://www.mhall119.com
Naw, that's too much work. All we need to do for now is abolish Viacom. :-)
With apologies to Douglas Adams:
The average corporation would not think twice before doing something so pointlessly hideous to you that you will wish copyright had never existed (or if you are a clearer thinker that the corporation had never existed).
I'm pretty sure you can watch some of that stuff for free without giving Viacom money.
I found a bunch on this site.. hopefully they won't find out.
Of course, this problem could be solved by placing a large magnet next to Viacom's delivery door. :-)
Yeah, they really ought to send them a printout.
1. Obtain 4 x 10^12 chunks of iron
2. Label them 1, 2, 3... 4000000000000 (optional)
3. Magnetize the nth chunk if the nth bit is one, don't magnetize it otherwise.
4. Ship to Viacom