Comments on: Copyright quagmire for Google and YouTube

In October, many wondered how the search giant would handle the copyright concerns of its $1.65 billion buy. They're still wondering.

[unknown unknown]

Viacom is being disingenious and hypocritical

ipdemocracy has pointed out that Viacom owns video sharing sites Atom and iFilm which both share many of the practices Viacom has criticized a now sued Google and YouTube ie making the copyright holder do the policing for infringing content a file take down notices.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2007/03/13/#002383

Ed Felton points out they're actually arguing against the right of users to limit access to videos they upload because they can see them.

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1136


So not only is Viacom greedy their also disingenious and hypocritical. What a company.
Glad I don't watch any of their stuff.

[Fil0403]

Would like to know your opinion...

...if it would be Microsoft instead of Google.

[unknown unknown]

Viacom is being disingenious and hypocritical

ipdemocracy has pointed out that Viacom owns video sharing sites Atom and iFilm which both share many of the practices Viacom has criticized a now sued Google and YouTube ie making the copyright holder do the policing for infringing content a file take down notices.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2007/03/13/#002383

Ed Felton points out they're actually arguing against the right of users to limit access to videos they upload because they can see them.

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1136


So not only is Viacom greedy their also disingenious and hypocritical. What a company.
Glad I don't watch any of their stuff.

[Fil0403]

Would like to know your opinion...

...if it would be Microsoft instead of Google.