Do you use YouTube?

**Adam** · #1 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 07:29 PM

BBC NEWS | Technology | Google must divulge YouTube log

Well. I wonder how this will work? If you have watched any copyrighted information on YouTube you can expect a bill...

All Google (owners of YouTube) can give people is an IP address. If you have a dynamic IP address (most ISPs use these) then it's unlikely they will get to you, but if you use a static chances are higher. However...! If your ISP release your information without a UK court order they will be breaching the Data Protection Act so are we infact OK?

For example the video on my profile is an old Milky War advert. It will be copyrighted somewhere I'm sure. I've innocently watched that and added it to my profile here because it makes me smile and reminds me of being young and innocent. Am I going to have to pay for that now? I find that shocking.

What irks me more is that the companies behind this make millions as it is. Are they really losing out by having things on youtube? Isn't it really a good marketing tool for them? Famous people and organisations now have official youtube channels so surely it can't be a bad thing.

Lastly just by watching something on youtube wouldn't stop me buying the video so I'm not sure what the problem is?

End of rant

Discovery · #2 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 08:02 PM

Yes I saw that on the news. It seems to be a particularly stupid decision and could see YouTube go the way of file sharing sites.

**Adam** · #3 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 08:07 PM

TBH I can understand filesharing sites which are full of illegal software and porn but I fail to see how Youtube is a problem I really do. My "significant other" watches Birds of a Feather on youtube but still buys it so it's not like they are losing out. Not everyone is out to rip everyone off.

**Sooty** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 08:16 PM

It's an American legal beagles wet dream. 'Hey look at me honey. I get to sue the World!'. Why does anybody on this planet pay any attention to the babble that comes out of the place!

Uncle Sam choses to ignore the European Data Protection laws, well hey Bud why don't little old Europe ignore your crappy legal prattle.

God I hate America!

**Adam** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 08:25 PM

I hate America and Europe

**red micra** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 08:44 PM

I don't use youtube

**Adam** · #7 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red micra

I don't use youtube

**Amy-Hols** · #8 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 10:21 PM

I use youtube. I did not realise they could do this. How was I to know? If something is there, why not watch it? It is only the same as being at someone else's house and watching their TV surely? If I like what I see I might buy it, if I don't I won't. End of.

Heidi · #9 (**permalink**) 04-07-2008, 06:11 PM

I find the cloak, and shadow-browser protects my identity rather nicely

**Jezer** · #10 (**permalink**) 04-07-2008, 09:58 PM

Hi Di Hi Heidi!

If I watch something on YouTube the last thing I'm looking at is whether it's copyrighted or not.