YouTube ordered to hand over user details

[DJDamage]

http://technology.sympatico.msn.cbc...line=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=True

So much for privacy laws meant to protect us.

 

[ChrizZ]

The RIAA a$$holes are even scamming college kids. They regularly send out settlement letters to colleges if they catch someone downloading copyrighted stuff.

Even if it´s the first time they caught you you are forced to pay them 3,000 - 5,000 bucks or they will file a lawsuit against you and scam you for tens of thousands dollars.

Even if you just downloaded some ****ty mp3 file from limewire.

Hasn´t happened to me, but to somebody I know.

Wouldn´t suprise me if they´re gonna do the same if you look up copyrighted stuff on youtube.

 

[Luke Skywalker]

Youtube is smart, have these copyright infringments go on so it can generate advertising revenue. I'll be honest, pretty much EVERYTHING I look at on youtube is copyright -- if they pull everything off -- they get rid of 95% of their videos. I've been lucky enough to look at allot of various copyright stuff ranging from Doctor Who episodes (old to new ones), Ufo Files, Ufo Hunter, Mayday (Aircraft Accidents), hundred's of music files from various artists, documentaries, etc..... I don't care about my user data being monitored, I'm worried that my primary source of easy access to entertainment may be jeapordized if they pull ALL that stuff out due to these lawsuits. Better watch whatever you can on that site before they pull the plug. I'm in Canada, so those draconian laws in the US won't affect me.

What idiot company is going to start hiring lawyers and go after EVERYBODY, judgements are not enforceable if you are suing people who have no job or money, and lots of people who look at youtube are like that, meaning they'll just throw away money on legal fees and costs if they try anything like that.

 

[SmoothTalker]

Greedy bastards. Its time for old media to die already. I pray for the actors strike to happen and drag on for a veeeerry long time until those companies die.

Wouldn't a better model be to have independent producers that artists can pay specifically to produce their stuff, but with the artist keeping all rights to the media created? Because the vast majority of artists have no problem with downloading, hell it gets their name and work out there. Its the damn middleman that's throwing a hissy fit because people don't feel like watching MTV for an hour just to see a music video or paying 20 bucks for a cd with 2 good songs.