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YouTube Ruling: Dead Wrong

Started by Jake McKee · 12 months ago

Viacom sues YouTube over copyright infringement claims. Viacom demands that YouTube dump data about their users to help Viacom prove their case. The court upholds Viacom’s request.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge’s order to Google Inc to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • Privacy is definitely slipping. People need to pay attention. However, they are too busy watching babies laugh and people lip sync to pop songs to even care. Ahh, the irony.
  • Jake:
    Investors should run as fast as they can from any industry that can only survive (forget thrive) by suing its customers. The contrast to Zappo's is startling. Moving forward by joyfully engaging both customers and employees vs. hanging on by fingernails to the past. Which would any sane investor choose?

    And thanks so much for the Zappo's post - it has made me want to go buy shoes!
    Hildy

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