YouTube can hide user details in massive Viacom data dump
The user IDs and internet protocol (IP) addresses of everyone who has ever watched a video on YouTube will not now be sent by its parent company Google to Viacom after a climb-down by the television company
WED 16 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
YouTube data to be released, but Google keeps technology secret
Users of YouTube will have their access details handed over to entertainment giant Viacom and the English football Premier League after a US judge ordered the disclosure of a 12 terabyte database.
MON 07 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Google claims YouTube is exactly what DMCA was made for
Viacom's copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube threatens the way that hundreds of millions of people use the internet, YouTube owner Google has said in its court defence.
TUE 27 MAY 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
YouTube user named 'dumbest criminal in Leeds'
Andrew Kellett, 23, has been given the order to stop him posting films of his exploits on YouTube.
THU 22 MAY 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
YouTube judge overturns his own precedent on punitive damages
Media conglomerate Viacom cannot seek punitive damages in its lawsuit against video sharing site YouTube, a judge has ruled.
WED 12 MARCH 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT