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Competition?
Does Viacom think that a 10 minute pixellated clip of a show or movie is really competition for seeing the entire show/movie on a TV or big screen? This is getting ridiculous. If anything, having these clips on YouTube is free advertisement for them. They should be thankful for YouTube.

Between this and the RIAA, it really feels like we're living under some kind of socialist dictatorship.
Posted by: forrestcupp   Posted on: 07/03/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Competition?  forrestcupp | 07/03/08
You have to start somewhere  GuidingLight | 07/03/08
Tip of the iceberg ...  mwagner@... | 07/03/08
Its the Riaa/Mpaa Mentality..  supercharlie | 07/03/08
One day?!?!?  dkawalec | 07/03/08
I was refering to YouTube only  GuidingLight | 07/03/08
Partially true - Simple analogy here  micks_tricks | 07/03/08
Boycott Viacom?? Yeah.... right!  shawkins | 07/03/08
I agree with you.  GuidingLight | 07/03/08
Pandora's box is already open....  ZD-PIRATE | 07/03/08
Well, we are in a socialist democracy...  tikigawd | 07/03/08
No, it's a Capitalist Dictatorship..  SWtester | 07/03/08
No, it's more like a Capitalist Dictatorship  SWtester | 07/03/08
Typical American response - label a corporate dictatorship socialist??  raycote | 07/04/08
Veoh  canaryfish | 07/06/08
Misleading title  ridingthewind | 07/03/08
Google's IP Should Be Protected But Viacom's IP Shouldn't?  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
profits versus world community  kouzen | 07/03/08
Ridiculous and subjective  mlambert890@... | 07/03/08
Demonizing Google  KeJorn | 07/03/08
And further...  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
You are joking right?  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
My GOD what a stupid argument  bmerc | 07/03/08
Hey Smarty Pants Get Your Copyright Law Straight  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
Seems like MeepsDeeps is paid by Viacom - & BTW Boycott Viacom  micks_tricks | 07/03/08
Micks, Here's The Math: IP + Copyright = How This Economy Works  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
More  bmerc | 07/03/08
fair use is worth protecting, we disagree about whether this is fair use  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
Meepsdeeps, you're a shill  bmerc | 07/03/08
When Did My "Fair Use" Get Advertising?  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
Okay, I apologize for my hostile tone.  bmerc | 07/03/08
Its like graffiti on a building  T1Oracle | 07/04/08
IP = BILLION$  west1234 | 07/03/08
Not a good argument  mlambert890@... | 07/03/08
USAPATRIOT, you misunderstand my point  bmerc | 07/03/08
Pointless post...  mlambert890@... | 07/03/08
I never said anything remotely like that. Stop lying.  bmerc | 07/03/08
Who's after Viacom's IP?  Etch44 | 07/03/08
huh? Copywrited material IS IP - look up the definition  mlambert890@... | 07/03/08
Intellectual Property is a meaningless term  bmerc | 07/03/08
Bmerc Just Google "IP" So We Can Move On To The Next Issue  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
Let me explain it with an analogy  bmerc | 07/03/08
nice post bmerc  InsaneWayne | 07/03/08
Nope  DonRupertBitByte | 07/03/08
Spelling: COPYRIGHT not copywrite.  west1234 | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  jskline0@... | 07/03/08
Hmm, the "G" word  markdean | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  frabjous | 07/03/08
Interesting concept  bob@... | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  79spitfire | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  doug.hanchard@... ZDNet Moderator | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  Life_N_Cancun | 07/03/08
If IP Is Not Protected We Have No Internet as We Know It and No Economy...  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
Ahh, you're an attorney with a vested interest in spreading disinformation!  bmerc | 07/03/08
I'm No Shill. Why Not Stick To The Real Isues Here?  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
last response  bmerc | 07/03/08
Seems like MeepsDeeps is paid by Viacom  micks_tricks | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  tiphys | 07/03/08
Why log in?  leeegeee | 07/03/08
Well..  ZachE84 | 07/16/08
The World Loses  kouzen | 07/03/08
the World WINS  pixelm1 | 07/03/08
Oh Please  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
I told you before, and I'm telling you again  bmerc | 07/03/08
I Say Again - Please Tell Me...  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
Viacom has no sympathy from me  bmerc | 07/03/08
Bmerc, nice post  puffaroo | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  wa1den_b@... | 07/03/08
Youtube Sucks Since It Was Sold  itanalyst2@... | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  m913 | 07/03/08
No Wonder Google News Featured This Blog: It's A Google Brown Noser  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
Don't You Know To Crosscheck Any Story Here?  itanalyst2@... | 07/03/08
Exactly  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
Then why are you here?  James T. Kirk | 07/03/08
He's here to protect his client's interests.  bmerc | 07/03/08
Give me one example...  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
Because Before I Came No One Was Talking About The Other Side of The Coin  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  mwagner@... | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  Long Thom | 07/03/08
That's pretty much it  markdean | 07/03/08
And yet...  bmerc | 07/03/08
Agreed, that case was a silly application of the law  markdean | 07/05/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  tBuggR | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  henrydennis@... | 07/03/08
F U Viacom  Trauma_Hound | 07/03/08
Viacom's Foolish Loss of Free Advertising  g-man_863 | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  highlandstoday@... | 07/03/08
Buy their way out  flhu | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  JoeRJr | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  EBathory | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  gpaine | 07/03/08
Because Before I Came No One Was Talking About The Other Side of The Coin  MeepsDeeps | 07/03/08
Easy to fix: Turn off the TV...  Narg | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  FJDP | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  golstat2003 | 07/03/08
Don't blindly accept privacy policies...  AckItsMe2 | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  gabrielbear@... | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  benblush@... | 07/03/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  bob@... | 07/03/08
Why Im boycotting Viacom  InsaneWayne | 07/03/08
Abuse of Discovery is a standard legal ploy...  terry flores | 07/04/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  RichieRich50 | 07/07/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  grayfrier | 08/16/08
RE: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose  gwreg4fge | 10/27/09

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