Jul 09

Google turns over youtube users’ names and IP addresses, to Viacom. Including ad agency IP#’s

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By now, you’ve heard:

Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.

(BBC)

Viacom wants the data to prove that infringing material is more popular than user-created videos, which could be used to increase Google’s liability if it is found guilty of contributory infringement.

(Wired)

I wonder how long it will take before some ad agencies ask Google turn over the IP#’s to try and prove that other ad agencies ‘stole’ their drumming Gorilla ad ideas in order to get even the tiniest whiff of a Grand Prix Lion. 😉

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