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Viacom Copyright Suit Against YouTube Called Threat to Online Media

National News • May 28, 2008
A $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit challenging YouTube's ability to keep copyrighted material off its popular video-sharing site threatens how hundreds of millions of people exchange all ...

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Subject: RE: simple property rights

Posted On: May 28, 2008, 2:05 pm CDT
Posted By: Matt
Comment:
Greg, you are confusing a copyright with tangible property. Violating a copyright is not the same thing as stealing. This is absolutely NOT an issue of "simple property rights." YouTube/Google do NOT post videos; they provide a service only and they do not provide content. The content is provided by the user.

Viacom wants to place this blame on YouTube, since obviously YT (a party who is not legally liable) has MUCH *deeper pockets* than the actual perpetrators of copyright violations, i.e. the individual YT users.

Placing liability with ISPs or web hosting entities would basically require web hosting entities to become private police forces serving at the whim of copyright owners.

If Viacom finds someone inappropriately sharing an episode of The Daily Show (doesn't seem to hurt it's ratings, does it?), they could hold that person accountable, not the hosting entity.

It's like suing Ford because too many criminals are using Fords as getaway cars.
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RE: RE: another way to look at it? Fred Hilpert
May 29, 2008, 7:38 am
RE: another way to look at it? lastbat
May 28, 2008, 7:59 pm
another way to look at it? Greg
May 28, 2008, 7:05 pm
RE: RE: RE: This may be a stupid question... johnny
May 28, 2008, 4:43 pm
simple property rights Mike
May 28, 2008, 3:08 pm
RE: RE: RE: simple property rights lastbat
May 28, 2008, 3:01 pm
RE: RE: simple property rights The Benevolent One
May 28, 2008, 2:41 pm
RE: simple property rights Matt
May 28, 2008, 2:05 pm
RE: simple property rights Nebraskan
May 28, 2008, 1:56 pm
simple property rights Greg
May 28, 2008, 1:16 pm
RE: RE: RE: This may be a stupid question... Compman
May 28, 2008, 1:08 pm
RE: RE: This may be a stupid question... Guy
May 28, 2008, 12:50 pm
RE: This may be a stupid question... Nebraskan
May 28, 2008, 11:49 am
This may be a stupid question... KLS
May 28, 2008, 11:27 am
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