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Viacom CEO: Google's Infringement A Calculated Risk

No doubt the high priced attorneys working for Viacom will have to prove CEO Philippe's Dauman's words in court—or at least sell them well enough to convince those that matter. The rhetoric reporters recorded last night was far from clouded: Eric Schmidt and Google had no intention of fighting copyright violations on YouTube so long as it helped them get to the top of the online video market.

Viacom Goose, Google Gander

The Viacom Google saga gets pretty sticky in terms of ironic and embarrassing potentialities. It's yet unknown how effective the anonymized data being transferred will be at protecting YouTube identities. Further, what looks like a coup for Viacom could be a nice strategic move on Google's part.  

Viacom Changes Mind On Demand For YouTube Data

It is now safe to return to your normal YouTube viewing habits. Viacom will not be getting its hands on your personal data. According to the YouTube blog…

YouTube Hangs On To Viewer Privacy

The video sharing service managed to keep Viacom from sneaking a peek at the viewing histories of its users.

Did Googlers Upload Viacom Videos To YouTube?

Viacom wants to know if anyone with Google or YouTube happened to push some of the content company's work onto the video sharing site.

Viacom Sued Over Music-Related Infringement

Game maker Konami wants to stop Viacom's Harmonix from selling the highly popular Rock Band simulation game and instruments due to alleged patent infringements.

Google Does A Little Privacy Razzle Dazzle

The Center for Democracy & Technology's analysis of behavioral ad targeting done at the ISP level, which claims such targeting "may run afoul of federal and state wiretap laws," comes at a pretty convenient moment for Google. Both the search ad company and the CDT are testifying in front of the Senate Commerce Committee this morning for a hearing about behavioral targeting and privacy.

Hey Google, What Happened To SpongeBob?

Humorously enough, Google planned to go the video distribution route a couple of years ago, similar to their plans for Seth McFarlane's online-only comedy series.

Google Has To Give Up Personal YouTube Data

Just yesterday, I had a conversation, agreeing that the only thing that could topple Google, would be privacy. The same day, a judge presiding over the Google/Viacom case issued a court order requiring Google to turn over your personal data.

Viacom Wins YouTube Viewing Records In Court

As part of the discovery process in the ongoing court fight between Viacom and Google, Viacom gained access to the log data for every video viewed on YouTube.