Comments on: YouTube-Viacom lawsuit looms over antipiracy plans

Google needs to deal with its Viacom lawsuit before the industry can move forward on copyright protection.

[face0]

censorship and collusion

It is great for these multi billion dollar companies to dictate "UGC" sites should filter uploads by the end of 2007. However, without providing the open source software for free, then following this policy amounts to unfair collusion and barriers of entry to smaller companies. If these companies start removing links to any site that can't afford their dictated policy, I see lawsuits in the works. I do believe it is illegal in this country for large companies to collude to keep smaller companies from competing. I am not even going to get into the censorship aspect if they deem a "UGC" "dedicated" to copyright infringement and remove all the links to said site from their services.

[ColdMast]

don't forget price fixing

all VCRs & DVRs must be destroyed, enjoy the brave new world of 10min commercials per 5min content.

sorry youtube posters no longer allowed to ad you favorite tunes to you vids.

[sismoc]

Media bigwigs set rules on copyrights...

Media bigwigs say: From now on copyright is eternal and any infraction of copyrights will be punished with death.

[ColdMast]

..backlash

people no longer watch anything entertaining out of fear of death...

public domain ensues

as a result:
everyone learns to read again

[Mousefinger]

Media Bigwigs Are Over Paid Dinosaurs

It doesn't make a difference what the "media companies" say, how many "guidelines" they concoct or how many people the sue. Pyrrhic victories that will cost them future business and ultimately, their mistresses, BMWs and Fleshlights.

People will ALWAYS out gun any words or laws, and continue to download at will. The only things laws and guidelines do is drive innovation into massive dark pool of encrypted networks.

Copyright laws are doomed.

[imacpwr]

What was Google thinking when they bought YouTube..???

When I first read that Google was looking to acquire YouTube I
thought they must be out of their minds. Any pre-schooler could
see it was a lawsuit waiting to happen. Lucky for Viacom Google
has more money than brains and went through with the buy-out.