YouTube gives up info to Fox

jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
edited February 2007 in Science & Tech
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Is Google going soft? This is the question many bloggers across the internet are wondering after <strike>YouTube</strike> GooTube surrendered information regarding one of it's users to Fox.

The user was busted after he uploaded episodes of Fox's hit series 24 to YouTube before it was even shown on TV. That must be a good way to get on Fox's bad side because soon after Fox delivered a subpoena to Google demanding information about the offending user.

Google has a past history laughing at subpoenas, digging in, and then bring out the big guns. Previously Google has fought a subpoena from the government which requested Google turn over some of it's search data. So it was a big shock when Google so quickly caved to Fox.

Is Google turning over a new leaf?

Comments

  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited February 2007
    From what I understand, YouTube is still running fairly independent of Google, so it could just be an inconsistency rather than a change in policy.
  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2007
    True, but google is starting to move in. Last week they started indexing YouTube on the Google Video page. i read that soon they are going to kill google video uploads all together and just use youtube:o
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