Viacom

2008 Big Media "Hall of Shame:" Worst Corporation

mthompson — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:15:13 -0700

These Big Media behemoths, cronies and sell-outs make us sick -- from 2008's "Worst Corporation," to the "Worst Shill or Astroturf," to the coveted "Worst of the Worst" prize!

YouTube, Viacom Agree to Mask Viewer Data

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:26:01 -0700

Google Will Protect Users' Identity from Viacom — This Time

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:10:09 -0700

Google and Viacom Reach Deal over YouTube User Data

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:22:21 -0700

Lawyers in YouTube Lawsuit Reach User Privacy Deal

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:17:07 -0700

Why is YouTube Hoarding Data?

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:23:30 -0700

YouTube Users Vent Anger in Anti-Viacom Videos

Stevie Converse — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:01:00 -0700

Viacom has reassured the YouTube community that it only wants YouTube viewer log data to prove its copyright case against Google, but the YouTube community hasn't gotten the message.

Google Told to Turn Over User Data of YouTube

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:28:44 -0700

A federal judge has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom its records of which users watched which videos on YouTube, the Web’s largest video site by far.

Google Told to Hand Over YouTube Users' Data

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:22:46 -0700

Google has run into a fresh storm over online privacy after a US judge ordered YouTube, its online video site, to hand over records detailing the viewing habits of its millions of users.

The ruling came in response to a demand by Viacom, the media and entertainment group that owns MTV, which last year filed a $1bn (£504m) lawsuit against YouTube alleging copyright infringement.

Judge Orders YouTube to Give User Data to Viacom

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:11:09 -0700

If you wanted to keep your obsession with hyperactive YouTube phenomeon “Fred” a secret, you’re in for some bad news.

Suit Against YouTube Called a Threat to the Flow of Information on the Web

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:05:37 -0700

A $1-billion copyright infringement lawsuit challenging YouTube's ability to keep copyrighted material off its popular video-sharing Internet website threatens how hundreds of millions of people exchange all kinds of information, YouTube owner Google Inc. said.

Viacom Wants Piracy Filters In Networking Hardware

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:15:55 -0700

Last summer, NBC issued a statement to the FCC demanding that broadband ISPs be forced employ copyright filters on their networks. Among the arguments NBC tried to put forth was that broadband P2P use hurts the American farmer because less popcorn is sold.

Rifts in Family and Companies Hang over Redstone’s Legacy

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:43:11 -0700

In mid-March, the media mogul Sumner M. Redstone was in Palm Beach, Fla., for a Wall Street firm’s annual media conference when he was asked about his legacy.