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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. Good! by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While I dislike the action, it gives Google (and ever other major corporation) a reason to care about my privacy rights. Hate the means; love the ends.

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  2. Re:Pointless... by mark72005 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why would someone download video clips with embedded ads if there were another source for the same clips without the ads?

    There's going to be a showdown here, because i don't think the internet ads model generates a lot of revenue. Naturally Viacom wants people watching their programs on TV only so they can keep ratings up and TV ad revenues up.

    I'm not a fan of Viacom's behavior either, but it seems strange to suggest that they would make more money that way.

  3. Re:Why a potentially explosive aspect? by Hatta · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What I want to know is how many Viacom owned clips were uploaded by Viacom employees. I bet there were more uploaded by Viacom employees than Google employees.

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