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Viacom Vs. YouTube, Beyond Privacy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

Corrupt writes "As Viacom is granted access to YouTube user records, a bigger threat to user-generated sites emerges: The law is increasingly siding with rights owners."

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  1. "increasingly" WHAT increasingly ? by unity100 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    it was a stupid over 80 year old old coot, residing over a court while he should have retired and gone to florida long ago, that has given that stupid, idiotic, 1930s verdict over the case. and what he said about youtube's objections regarding privacy was "a bunch of speculation".

    thats what happens when you let senile individuals still work on key positions in the society.

    people go senile after some late age. you CANT prevent it. it happens sooner or latter. letting people run such key positions past that point is WAY stupid and dangerous. can you imagine that old coot as secretary of defense, hell, even president ?

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  2. Re:Hmm by Toll_Free · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Yeah, I was going to respond with something, pointing out the stupidity of the article.

    OMG, the law is siding with existing laws.

    And if you pirate something, you should be held accountable. Just as if you steal something from a storeshelf, you should be held accountable.

    In other news, the sun rose this morning. Expected to set within the next 24 hours in most parts of the world. Film at 11.

    --Toll_Free