Viacom Backs Down on Suing You
July 12, 2008 by Mike Abundo
Filed under Computers
Giving in to overwhelming public outrage, Viacom has granted YouTube’s request that they be allowed to anonymize your viewer information before handing it over.
Of course, liars that they are, Viacom claims they never asked for your personal info. Bullshit. They asked for all that and more. And they could have easily used it to sue you or your loved ones.
I suspect this is not the last we’ll hear of Viacom’s shenanigans in their billion-dollar suit against YouTube. Good work fighting them off this time, guys. Let’s remain vigilant, lest they try something else.
Mike - the fact that you keep saying that Viacom could sue users undermines your credibility. It’s pretty clear that they can’t, based on what I’ve read.
If this is something your readers are really concerned with, be sure to have them support the EFF. http://www.eff.org
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http://digg.com/television/Viacom_Backs_Down_on_Suing_You
Ringo: At this point, I wouldn’t trust Viacom on anything. :|
Douglas: Yup, EFF FTW. They’ve protected YouTubers from Viacom before, and they can do so again. 8)
Tomboys: Awesome. Thanks a lot! :)