YouTube judges were required to be disclosed when users see video Privacy Information
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Viacom to YouTube to hear claims of the judge ordered YouTube to disclose what users see when the video clips.
Viacom said that the need for data to prove that copyright-protected video than the works of amateur photographers see more, the judge Louis - Staunton will be authorized Viacom YouTube landing log.
These data will not be published, but will be provided to the plaintiffs, but will not include user real name, e-mail address and other identifying information. Google lawyers said that the production of 12 T data equivalent to 12 million books, this costly and time-consuming enormous, but also a threat to user privacy.
These include video playback time, watch the show frequency, also shows the user ID and landing of IP addresses. Staunton’s ruling that the plaintiff’s request is reasonable, privacy concerns are not realistic, but rejected the plaintiffs ask Google to provide the source code requirements, which is Google’s trade secrets, he saw no evidence of manipulation of the Google search engine algorithm The infringement video treated differently.
Viacom claimed at least 1 billion U.S. dollars, the plaintiffs also include the British Football Association and other organizations, they know that YouTube and stop the infringement, eliminating the user content-providing service providers protection.
Google said in a statement: "Viacom access to the courts to meet the high demands of history are disappointed, and we hope that Viacom respect user privacy, allowing us to provide in accordance with a court order before logs anonymous." Google did not say whether Will appeal or seek to narrow the scope of the data. This is the first time Google has faced disclosure of personal information of litigation. Prior to join in the online pornography case, the judge issued a summons request that Google and other search engines to provide search request list, but was rejected by Google, after a federal judge ruled part of Google simply submit samples, rather than the actual search requests.