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F*CK VIACOM!...oh and happy 4th of July!
Help Raise awareness: http://digg.com/world_news/F_CK_VIACOM
(I said Wednesday to see if anyone would check the description :-p)
YouTube has an updated look at the situation: http://www.youtube.com/blog
Stalk Me:
http://myspace.com/youtubephil
http://twitter.com/phillyd
Check the Secret Public Diary:
http://www.PhillyD.tv
Length: 253
Rating: 4.80 (9320 ratings)
Tags: sxephil viacom youtube blah bleh fest
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Viacom is a Copyright Bully
Viacom is a big, fat copyright bully. To read more about this ridiculous situation with TheKnightShift vs. Viacom, see my blog entry here:
http://nalts.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/viacom-is-a-big-mean-bully/
Or read it first hand from Christopher Knight:
http://theknightshift.blogspot.com/2007/08/viacom-hits-me-with-copyright.html
Note to media: You are welcome to use this in broadcast. Just please mention "Nalts" or WillVideoforfood, and feel free to say something like "he's the most prolific viral video creators in the world that is one of the "most subscribed" comedians on YouTube. Kidding.
Length: 257
Rating: 4.80 (1138 ratings)
Tags: viacom copyright law infringement disney rant theknightshift knight shift revver
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VIACOM VS YOU = BOYCOTT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NjnsLQCl_w
http://digg.com/world_news/VIACOM_VS_YOU
Please digg to help support this video
The Judge"
Judge Louis L Stanton
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse
United States Courthouse
500 Pearl St., Room 2250
New York, NY10007
Phones
(212) 805-0252
Faxes
(212) 805-0389
Online Petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/privacy9/petition.html
Please check this video out as well. I will be doing a follow up video soon for more clarification on this subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQmyGrDIW5k
Viacom vs you. Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.
The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement.
Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called the ruling a "set-back to privacy rights".
The viewing log, which will be handed to Viacom, contains the log-in ID of users, the computer IP address (online identifier) and video clip details.
While the legal battle between the two firms is being contested in the US, it is thought the ruling will apply to YouTube users and their viewing habits everywhere.
Viacom, which owns MTV and Paramount Pictures, has alleged that YouTube is guilty of massive copyright infringement.
The UK's Premier League association is also seeking class action status with Viacom on the issue, alleging YouTube, which was bought by Google in 2006, has been used to watch football highlights.
Legal action
When it initiated legal action in March 2007 Viacom said it had identified about 160,000 unauthorised clips of its programmes on the website, which had been viewed more than 1.5 billion times.
Following the launch of its billion-dollar lawsuit, YouTube introduced filtering tools in an effort to prevent copyright materials from appearing on the site.
The US court declined Viacom's request that Google be forced to hand over the source code of YouTube, saying it was a "trade secret" that should not be disclosed.
But it said privacy concerns expressed by Google about handing over the log were "speculative".
Google's senior litigation counsel Catherine Lacavera said in a statement: "We are disappointed the court granted Viacom's over-reaching demand for viewing history.
"We will ask Viacom to respect users' privacy and allow us to anonymise the logs before producing them under the court's order."
The ruling will see the viewing habits of millions of YouTube users given to Viacom, totalling more than 12 terabytes of data.
Viacom said it wanted the data to "compare the attractiveness of allegedly infringing video with that of non-infringing videos."
YouTube and Google had "compelled" it to go to court, Viacom said, "by continuing to defend their illegal and irresponsible conduct and profiting from copyright infringement, when they could be implementing the safe and legal user generated content experience they promise".
It said it would not be asking for any "personally identifiable information" of any user.
"Any information that we or our outside advisors obtain will be used exclusively for the purpose of proving our case against You Tube and Google (and) will be handled subject to a court protective order and in a highly confidential manner."
'Erroneous ruling'
Leading privacy expert Simon Davies told BBC News that the privacy of millions of YouTube users was threatened.
He said: "The chickens have come home to roost for Google.
"Their arrogance and refusal to listen to friendly advice has resulted in the privacy of tens of millions being placed under threat."
Mr Davies said privacy campaigners had warned Google for years that IP addresses were personally identifiable information.
Google pledged last year to anonymise IP addresses for search information but it has said nothing about YouTube data.
Mr Davies said: "Governments and organisations are realising that companies like Google have a warehouse full of data. And while that data is stored it is under threat of being used and putting privacy in danger."
The EFF said: "The Court's erroneous ruling is a set-back to privacy rights, and will allow Viacom to see what you are watching on YouTube.
"We urge Viacom to back off this overbroad request and Google to take all steps necessary to challenge this order and protect the rights of its users."
The body said the ruling was also potentially unlawful because the log data did contain personally identifiable data.
The court also ruled that Google disclose to Viacom the details of all videos that have been removed from the site for any reason.
Length: 358
Rating: 4.90 (19790 ratings)
Tags: viacom vs you copyright infringement lawsuit fair use legal help
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Viacom and Judge Louis L. Stanton Rob YouTube User Privacy
http://zennie2005.blogspot.com/2008/07/viacom-and-judge-louis-l-stanton-rob.html - On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Louis L. Stanton forced YouTube to give Viacom, which owns shows like "The Daily Show", records that show what videos you and I have been watching. Here, I explains that the implications are dangerous and could help, for example, the Chinese Government find and kill Tibetan protesters. Finally, I give the contact information for Judge Stanton and his Law Clerk, Samson Enzer.
Length: 250
Rating: 4.90 (173 ratings)
Tags: youtube viacom china tibet free olympics 2008 blog web tech new york privacy commentary analysis news politics
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History of Viacom Logos (1971-2005)
This is a compilation of Viacom logos from 1971 to 2005. I only included logos that were seen on American television, so the PAL "V of Doom" is not included. I also didn't include the extended "V of Steel," but I still used the video to make the normal "V of Steel" in good quality.
NOTE: I am quite aware that this logo history is outdated since several more Viacom logos have been discovered since I made this. Also, there are several logos already on here that have been uploaded in better quality.
Length: 74
Rating: 4.10 (168 ratings)
Tags: Viacom closing logo logos
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Were You Caught in the Viacom Takedown?
If your video was taken down after complaints from Viacom, but contained either no viacom content at all, or fair use extracts, the Electronic Frontier Foundation would like to hear from you.
Length: 68
Rating: 5.00 (449 ratings)
Tags: viacom eff takedown dmca youtube
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Fuck Viacom
...in the ass, with no lube.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2008/tc2008073_435740.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories
Length: 224
Rating: 4.80 (1909 ratings)
Tags: Fuck viacom in the ass with no lube
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Viacom knows you watched this video
UPDATE, JULY 15, 2008:
The information in this video is no longer true or relevant. According to the YouTube blog, "Viacom, MTV and other litigants have backed off their original demand for all users' viewing histories and we will not be providing that information. ... In addition, Viacom and the plaintiffs had originally demanded access to users' private videos, our search technology, and our video identification technology. Our lawyers strongly opposed each of those demands and the court sided with us."
This is great news, and hopefully some of the pressure that we all put on Viacom and Judge Stanton had something to do with the reversal.
More info is on the YouTube blog:
http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=AnA3ulGpWsE
So, again, the video is no longer relevant, which is why I'm turning off comments. Listed below is the original description, which you can now ignore.
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Protest the decision:
http://www.petitiononline.com/privacy9/petition.html
The judge in the Viacom v. YouTube/Google case has just ordered that YouTube/Google turn over records of every viewing of every video since the site launched.
That includes your private user data of every video you have watched.
New York Times article:
http://tinyurl.com/5td7hr
Is it time to boycott Viacom? Or is it time to stop watching YouTube (to protect our privacy)?
UPDATE: YouTube responds on their blog:
http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=Gh2N9xyKK8k
UPDATE TWO: Since recording this, I've realized that my anger is misplaced. Viacom can ask for whatever they want, the real villain here is the judge who agreed with them, rather than follow the U.S. constitution's privacy provisions. Any protests should be focussed on the judge and the ruling (in a peaceful, non-violent, and legal manner, of course).
Length: 208
Rating: 4.90 (543 ratings)
Tags: youtube viacom copyright lawsuit google videos users private information kenrg
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Viacom vs YouTube a Paramount actor's opinion
A recent ruling in the Viacom vs YouTube/Google lawsuit threatens to invade the privacy of every YouTube viewer. That means even if you have broken no law you are considered guilty and subject to search. Probable cause is needed for a search. The judge must not have known that. Links;
The Electronic Freedom Foundation.
http:www.eff.org/
YouTube, LLC
901 Cherry Ave.
San Bruno, CA 94066
USA
Phone: +1 650-253-0000
Fax: +1 650-253-0001
Viacom, Inc.
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Web Site: http://www.viacom.com
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
United States
Phone: 650-253-0000
Fax: 650-253-0001
Web Site: http://www.google.com
Phone: 212-258-6000
Judge Louis L Stanton
(212) 805-0252
FAX (212)805-0389
http://www.petitiononline.com/privacy9/petition.html
http://youtomb.mit.edu/
The above link is where the removed videos go.
http://news.cnet.com/i/ne/p/2008/viacom_youtube.PDF
The above link is the transcript. If the page looks goofy, refresh it or highlight the URL and click again then look at page 9.
Length: 368
Rating: 5.00 (1083 ratings)
Tags: Viacom YouTube lawsuit judgement Tom Willett Fourth Ammendment actor Paramount boycott BET MTV Dreamworks
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