Viacom Sucks

[Dre]

Fuck Viacom Campaign

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[Famou$ 187]

Just let this thread die.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Nah...we ain't

 

[This Guy]

Okay here is my 2 cents (or a buck fifty if you will)

First off, I didn't read everything, but the reason why people's personal log info was included is so that Viacom can go after individuals who are posting the copywrited material.

Technically user upload or not, Youtube is in violation of the law by allowing the material to be posted in the first place. Doesn't matter if there the ones posting it or not. So Viacom goes after the individuals.

If you've never posted copywritten videos on Youtube you have nothing to worry about.

Also if you live in Canada your safe God I love that canadian laws as it relates to copywrite are so horriable. (yeah by the way you know how file sharing is ilegal in the US...its not in Canada. lol)

Anyways moving on. Bottom line also is, its a company that has your information. Almost every company already does. Do you participate in the "Customer Experience Improvement" Programs that Microsoft offers through there software like MSN, Windows, etc? Guess what they have all your info too and know what web sites you visit and so on. So if you sneaking a peak at the child porn or anything of that type that your not suposed to, its not a big deal anyways? You know why? Despite companies like Microsoft & Viacom having all this information, they are not legally allowed to turn you it. Microsoft is fully aware that my version of Windows is not Ligit. Why have the fuzz never come to get me? Because Privacy act prevents that. And because I know that they know through these means they can never come after me now. Privacy laws in the United States protects there citizens that way.

Finally, the only people you should be concerned with having your information is the Goverment....and most likely they already do anyways. But likewise they can't used what they have because of the way its obtained.

The only difference in this situation is that Viacom has a court order, which means if they find that you are ileagally uploading there copywriten material your screwd. However they can not turn you in to anyone else if they learn through this court order that your say ilegally uploading Warner Brothers copywriten material.

I have a Youtube account and I'm not worried (because I don't upload anything) and you can't get in trouble for watching copywriten material.

However I will say that I still don't think its right. But its the signs of the time and its time to get used to it and just realize that unless you are actually doing something wrong and in most cases even if you are, as of right now, they still can't do anything with this information yet.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

I know why and all that

but like u I still don't think its right...cause like I said over and over..videos on youtube = Free Publicity....and Viacom is to dumb to Realize it...I could understand if Youtube made money off all that but they don't...no one does really...so Viacom really took it out of hand..

 

[This Guy]

that is one way to look at it, but look at it from Viacoms point of view. Yeah Youtube isn't making money off of it, but Viacom is losing money. You say free advertising, but thats not what it is. If Viacom wants to say release that video on a DVD collection who's going to buy it when you can download or watch them for free legally somewhere else?

 

[Hidden Blaze]

well still...youtube hardly has full shows...I see maybe one or two shows that are in full...I mean hell Vince was like Viacom at one point not wanting videos on there from WWE now he could care less...WWE has a youtube...and people post the videos all the time....

but really Viacom needs to calm the hell down...Fox NBC ABC...all them have a youtube...maybe Viacom should get one and post the clips so others won't have to post em.

 

[Axis]

Viacome is dumb? How many multi-billion dollar companies have you made recently? You're a fucking tool.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Yeah there dumb for not using Youtube to there advantage..

 

[Axis]

Are they dumb for having a net income of 1.63 Billion last year?

 

[Hidden Blaze]

that don't mean shit to me...see they have all that money...yet there not happy...if I had that much I would be happy..yet they are money hungry bitches..

I bet if they lost some money there fire people to make up for it...

 

[Axis]

How can a company have emotions? If you are referring to the CEO, I'm sure he's plenty happy.

And if they did lose money, they probably would fire people. That's how the business world works.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

but they act like money is everything when really it isn't...the company has good thing of money yet there all worried over videos on youtube thinking we might lose a few bucks...when really there more to be worried about...

 

[Axis]

They're a fucking multi-billion dollar company. They make money. They provide nearly 10,000 jobs in America. They make them money. They make themselves money. That's what they do.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

so having videos on youtube won't hurt them anyway...thats my point dude.