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Originally Posted by mykalberta
Initial reaction would be, not Viacoms problem. Bar owners are held financially responsible in the US if drugs are being dealt in their clubs, same general issue. If you run a buisness, its your responsibility it doesnt break or facilitate in breaking the law. Maybe Youtube should be removing all professionaly produced items and then re add them if the company says its ok.
Of course they wont do that else the invesment in Youtube becomes worthless to google and no one would go to Youtube except to watch the Star Wars kid from Quebec.
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Not the same thing. The law clearly states that a server cannot be held responsible if an individual uploads copyrighted material, that is on the individual and Youtube does state in it's user agreement that you are not to do that even though people do. Now if it cost money to join or watch Youtube content they would be in big trouble but technically Youtube/Google have done everything the law requires them to and Viacom really has no case against them.