YouTube getting what it had coming

[sandgk]

Don't see any way Google wins.

On what defense?

Neither may they lose.

From my point of view, the whole thing boils down to this. YouTube and Google were working on getting in place content identification software that would quickly oust uploaded videos that were copyrighted.

I am guessing that is not a totally simple thing to accomplish, but they have been working toward this. They have also been pro-active in removing >100K videos that were identified by other means. Judge looking at the suit from Viacom cannot dismiss the same, but would surely look cross-eyed at the high claim in view of the defendants clear attempts to clean up their house. I suspect this will come down to a settlement, but one that involves timetables and effective actions, more so than money.

After all, Google also has an interest in making sure that only legitimate content finds a home on YouTube, as they intend to do more than continue YouTube's status as the biggest unpaid cottage industry on the planet.

 

[The Man]

Do they want to make more teenage-based shows that almost make you pray for bomb to explode during filming?

unfortunately, yes.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Aka, CCI's computer monitor.

Oh, that's nasty.

 

[Thump]

Oh, that's nasty.

My old avatar on Bucknuts.

 

[OCBucksFan]

And the worlds biggest pissing contest continues...

Google to Viacom - The Law is Clear, and On Our Side

"Google responded to the opinion piece in the Washington Post by a Viacom Lawyer with a letter to the editor titled 'An End Run on Copyright Law.' Their strong wording sends a very concrete message: 'Viacom is attempting to rewrite established copyright law through a baseless lawsuit. In February, after negotiations broke down, Viacom requested that YouTube take down more than 100,000 videos. We did so immediately, working through a weekend. Viacom later withdrew some of those requests, apparently realizing that those videos were not infringing, after all. Though Viacom seems unable to determine what constitutes infringing content, its lawyers believe that we should have the responsibility and ability to do it for them. Fortunately, the law is clear, and on our side.'"

Viacom to Google = STOP SHARING OUR SHIT!
Google to Viacom = This is not the shit you are looking for.

 

[Mike80]

Viacom to Google = STOP SHARING OUR SHIT!
Google to Viacom = This is not the shit you are looking for.

If only we had Alec Guinness to deliver that line