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Viacom Looks For Google Staff Uploads in YouTube Logs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the behold-the-data dept.

Barence writes "Viacom wants to know which YouTube videos have been uploaded by members of Google's staff, in what could be a potentially explosive aspect of its copyright infringement claim against the search giant."

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  1. Hoist on own petard by autophile · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll bet Google is thinking that maybe keeping identifiable logs isn't such a good idea now...

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    Towards the Singularity.
  2. Re:common sense by sexconker · · Score: 2, Funny

    That doesn't hold up in court.

  3. Re:Why a potentially explosive aspect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    In the Viacom board room:

    "One of our own employees is uploading to YouTube? I don't know who this Jon Stewart guy is, but I want his head on a silver platter!"

  4. Re:Pointless... by jwriney · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder what kind of Internet my daughter will have when she grows up.

    Don't worry, it'll still have porn on it.

    --riney