Originally Posted by SpicyMcVoodoo This is going to become a copyright clusterfuck. Now that the ultimate deep pocket owns youtube, everyone who has their copyright violated, which is a lot of people, is going to sue Google...and I think if a copyright is registered, you get automatic statutory damages regardless ...
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10-15-2006, 11:13 PM
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| Baka  Idealist Adelaide, Australia 
| Originally Posted by SpicyMcVoodoo There is potential, however I am not sure everyone is just going to sue google.
Why hasn't this started? It is possible some people / companies will. | ||||
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10-16-2006, 03:40 AM
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| Originally Posted by Kytro Why wouldn't they? Statutory damages means automatic damages, and all you have to prove is that youtube distributed your video without permission. I'm not sure whether the fact that the user, not google, put up the video has any legal bearing.
Originally Posted by Kytro I dunno, but Marc Cuban was of the opinion that anyone who bought youtube was "an idiot" because it'd be a copyright infringement disaster.
Then again, I'm sure Google has some good lawyers who wouldn't let them jump into a disaster. It'll be interesting to see how it turns out. | ||||
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10-16-2006, 04:23 AM
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| Originally Posted by SpicyMcVoodoo An interesting question on who is responsible for content if someone violates the terms of service.
Another reason they may not sue is possibility of using Youtube in a positive way. Another point is that YouTube has been doing this for quite some time | ||||
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10-16-2006, 09:16 AM
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| ..... your a worthless poster  Realist
| Originally Posted by Kytro
 just a few posts up... IT HASGoogle Announced to Buy YouTube Video Website for 1.6 Billion Dollars | ||||
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10-16-2006, 09:20 AM
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| ..... your a worthless poster Realist
| Originally Posted by Kytro If I rent time on CBS for a late-night infomercial and instead use it to broadcast re-runs of the '01 world series, CBS is just as liable as me for that broadcast.
Youtube (now google) is allowing their site to be used for rebroadcast of copyrighted materials. They are responsible for removing/preventing it. (that's what the copyright holders will say, and I hate to admit I agree with them)
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10-16-2006, 05:13 PM
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| The copyright clusterfuck is about to begin: Timewarner talks “copyright” with youtube owners google « - Wonova - Technology News
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10-16-2006, 09:32 PM
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| Baka Idealist Adelaide, Australia
| Originally Posted by 7960 They have not sued though, they are in discussions about the copyrighted content. Time Warner probably see this as a chance to exercise more control over the content. | ||||
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10-16-2006, 09:36 PM
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| Originally Posted by 7960 It's interesting as web hosting providers are not liable for content (though they must comly with takedowns).
Originally Posted by 7960 I don't disagree. It just may not be in the interest of the content holders to sue. They may be able to work out some other form of compensation
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10-16-2006, 09:58 PM
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| Common Sense Conservative Realist
| Originally Posted by Kytro Probably because they're using the threat of suit as leverage in their "discussions."
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