CNET News.com reported that Viacom is under strict instructions from the court not to use the data for anything other than proving the prevalence of infringement on YouTube.
Viacom, therefore, is forbidden from targeting individual users in the manner of the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuits against individuals found to be downloading illegal music.
Once the data is made anonymous and analyzed, whatever numbers Viacom learns can only be used for the purposes of its lawsuit. Exploiting the data in other ways would result in the company being charged with contempt of court, said a source close to Viacom.
I think we can breathe and leave vids up, for the time being.
CNET News.com reported that Viacom is under strict instructions from the court not to use the data for anything other than proving the prevalence of infringement on YouTube.
Viacom, therefore, is forbidden from targeting individual users in the manner of the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuits against individuals found to be downloading illegal music.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/07/03/youtube-google-viacom-tech-security-cx_ag_0703youtube.html:
Once the data is made anonymous and analyzed, whatever numbers Viacom learns can only be used for the purposes of its lawsuit. Exploiting the data in other ways would result in the company being charged with contempt of court, said a source close to Viacom.
I think we can breathe and leave vids up, for the time being.
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