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Google Asks Viacom To Respect User Privacy

Viacom won the fight to gain access to YouTube user logs in its copyright infringement battle with Google, albeit with limits – according to CNET, Viacom has been told by the court that it can only use the data to prove its copyright infringement case, and can’t pursue individuals in an RIAA style, where people have been targeted for the illegal sharing of copyrighted music.

Now, ZDNet reports, Google is asking Viacom to allow it to anonymize the user logs before it has to produce them in court. In a statement, Google said:  Read more...

Viacom to Get YouTube User Histories

As litigation continues in Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement suit against Google, a judge has ordered (PDF) Google most turn over the usage histories of every YouTube user to Viacom. The usage logs contain each YouTube user’s login ID, the IP address used to connect to YouTube, as well as a video identifier and a start time.

The court did not order the Google disclose to Viacom its search code, schemas, and other intellectual property, noting that such disclosure—even under a non-disclosure agreement—would cause Google harm since the information carries significant commercial value. The court also ruled Viacom doesn’t get data on privacy videos hosted on YouTube—that is, videos that can only be seen by a user specifically authorized to view it.  Read more...

Google Says Viacom Suit Threatens Internet

Google Says Viacom Suit Threatens Internet

Remember Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement suit against Google, claiming video sharing site YouTube consistently enabled users to post unauthorized copies of Viacom content—like clips from South Park and The Daily Show? The case has been pending for over a year, but a new round of filings is ratcheting up the tension between the companies, and may indicate hopes for an amicable settlement are dwindling. In documents filed with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Google is asserting that YouTube "goes far beyond its legal obligations" in enabling copyright owners to flag infringing content—and, moreover, that Viacom’s action to make hosting services liable for infringing content "threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information."

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Viacom and Microsoft Parter on Content, Ads

Viacom and Microsoft Parter on Content, Ads

Computing giant Microsoft and entertainment conglomerate Viacom have inked a long-term content distribution and advertising agreement that, among other things, will see Viacom television and film content made available via MSN and the Xbox 360. Although neither company disclosed the full financial terms of the deal, the arrangement has a “projected base value” around $500 million in its first five years.

“We are very impressed with how closely Microsoft’s business plans complement our strategic objectives,” said Viacom president and CEO Philippe Dauman, in a statement. “This is a novel and comprehensive partnership that demonstrates the scale of our digital operation and the value of our branded content across all distribution platforms.”

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YouTube Calls Comedians Stewart and Colbert

YouTube Calls Comedians Stewart and Colbert

As YouTube—and its parent company Google— prepare to defend themselves against a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit brought against them by media conglomerate Viacom, the popular video sharing Web site has made an interesting move: it has requested testimony from Comedy Central’s well-known "fake news" comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Comedy Central is owned by Viacom; the two host The Daily Show with John Stewart and its offshoot The Colbert Report, clips of which were both among the most popular items posted to YouTube by its users.

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Google Responds to Viacom’s YouTube Suit

In a response filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Internet giant Google has responded to the $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it and its YouTube subsidiary by media conglomerate Viacom—and, unsurprisingly, Google refutes nearly all of Viacom’s claims and demands a jury trail.  Read more...

Viacom Sues Google/YouTube for $1 Billion

Back when Google spent $1.65 billion to acquire video sharing site YouTube, folks in some quarters were wondering how wise a move that might have been. The only reason YouTube hadn’t been sued out of existence, the argument went, was that the company didn’t have any significant assets with which it could pay damages to media companies for the tens (hundreds?) of thousands of copyrighted clips users uploaded to the site.

But when Google took over, YouTube’s pockets went from empty to very, very deep. And today, media conglomerate Viacom has filed suit against YouTube and Google, seeking $1 billion in damages from “massive copyright infringement” perpetrated by the site.  Read more...

Viacom Gets Joost Up

Media conglomerate Viacom hasn’t been too happy with Google’s YouTube online video service, asking the service to remove thousands of clips from Viacom programming (including bits of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, which have been popular on the YouTube). It appeared the two organizations had reached a détente of sorts in October 2006, but just a couple weeks ago Viacom again went to YouTube and demanded it remove all Viacom content from the service. And let’s not forget that, in addition to Comedy Central, Viacom also controls content from MTV, Nickelodeon, VH!, CMT, Spike TV, and BET—the total number of clips involved in the takedown demand was widely reported to total near 100,000. And Viacom made its displeasure clear in a statement: “It has become clear that YouTube is unwilling to come to a fair market agreement that would make Viacom content available to YouTube users. YouTube and Google retain all of the revenue generated from this practice, without extending fair compensation to the people who have expended all of the effort and cost to create it.”  Read more...

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