Google must divulge YouTube log
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Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.[^] Apparently it's 12 Terrabytes of data. If I was Google I'd hand it over in 5 and a quarter inch floppy disks. :)
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
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Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.[^] Apparently it's 12 Terrabytes of data. If I was Google I'd hand it over in 5 and a quarter inch floppy disks. :)
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
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I've still got a few hundred of those under my desk... not that I've been able to read them for years. I suppose next they'll want info on everyone who's ever sent an email.
I want to know what's going to happen to the data? Are Viacom going to go after the millions of people that have watched these clips? Are they going to send them a nice letter stating, "we know you viewed something that was illegally made publicly available, please don't do it again naughty person". They're going to have data to see which countries / regions are their worst offenders, but I think that's the extent of what they're going to achieve. These clips were made publicly available, they were not protected, nobody got warned what they were viewing wasn't actually MADE for YouTube.
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I want to know what's going to happen to the data? Are Viacom going to go after the millions of people that have watched these clips? Are they going to send them a nice letter stating, "we know you viewed something that was illegally made publicly available, please don't do it again naughty person". They're going to have data to see which countries / regions are their worst offenders, but I think that's the extent of what they're going to achieve. These clips were made publicly available, they were not protected, nobody got warned what they were viewing wasn't actually MADE for YouTube.
Since Viacom alleges copyright enfringement, clearly they want the data as ammunition to justify the huge settlement they are anticipating. Viacom and Sony are of the same ilk: greedy thieves living off the works of their betters. They deserve our scorn, not our business.
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Since Viacom alleges copyright enfringement, clearly they want the data as ammunition to justify the huge settlement they are anticipating. Viacom and Sony are of the same ilk: greedy thieves living off the works of their betters. They deserve our scorn, not our business.
I would hope they have very deep pockets, I really hope they don't try bullying their way through this hoping most people will give them a few thousand dollars and live with it!
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I want to know what's going to happen to the data? Are Viacom going to go after the millions of people that have watched these clips? Are they going to send them a nice letter stating, "we know you viewed something that was illegally made publicly available, please don't do it again naughty person". They're going to have data to see which countries / regions are their worst offenders, but I think that's the extent of what they're going to achieve. These clips were made publicly available, they were not protected, nobody got warned what they were viewing wasn't actually MADE for YouTube.
hammerstein05 wrote:
I want to know what's going to happen to the data?
Viacom will look at it and decide what it is people watch and make production decisions accordingly.
this thing looks like it was written by an epileptic ferret Dave Kreskowiak
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Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.[^] Apparently it's 12 Terrabytes of data. If I was Google I'd hand it over in 5 and a quarter inch floppy disks. :)
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
John C wrote:
5 and a quarter inch floppy disks
:laugh: How about 8" floppy disks or 8 track tapes :rolleyes:
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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hammerstein05 wrote:
I want to know what's going to happen to the data?
Viacom will look at it and decide what it is people watch and make production decisions accordingly.
this thing looks like it was written by an epileptic ferret Dave Kreskowiak
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John C wrote:
5 and a quarter inch floppy disks
:laugh: How about 8" floppy disks or 8 track tapes :rolleyes:
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
Paul Conrad wrote:
8" floppy disks
Those were cool. I still have a bunch of them. Completely missed out on 5 1/4 though.
Paul Conrad wrote:
8 track tapes
Those were not cool.
BDF A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool. -- Moliere
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John C wrote:
5 and a quarter inch floppy disks
:laugh: How about 8" floppy disks or 8 track tapes :rolleyes:
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Norm .net wrote:
Narrrh Punch cards
Yes. I'll be a man and admit it, shame on me for not mentioning punch cards :-O
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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SK Genius wrote:
But that would be... it would be wrong!
So it's perfect for the business.
Mostly, when you see programmers, they aren't doing anything. One of the attractive things about programmers is that you cannot tell whether or not they are working simply by looking at them. Very often they're sitting there seemingly drinking coffee and gossiping, or just staring into space. What the programmer is trying to do is get a handle on all the individual and unrelated ideas that are scampering around in his head. (Charles M Strauss)
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Let's have none of this new-fangled stuff. Flip switches and programming in binary - that's the way to do it.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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hammerstein05 wrote:
I want to know what's going to happen to the data?
Viacom will look at it and decide what it is people watch and make production decisions accordingly.
this thing looks like it was written by an epileptic ferret Dave Kreskowiak
Oh my! :doh: More shows with "Man with Bee beard" and girls heads exploding after popping Mentos & Pepsi and shaking vigorously :sigh: oh, and don't forget video showing child hitting dad where it hurts :ouch: - America's Funniest Home Video Channel 24/7/365 ...
Steve
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Norm .net wrote:
Narrrh Punch cards
Yes. I'll be a man and admit it, shame on me for not mentioning punch cards :-O
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
Paul Conrad wrote:
Norm .net wrote: Narrrh Punch cards Yes. I'll be a man and admit it, shame on me for not mentioning punch cards
That would be about 165 billion cards, which at your typical 250cpm punch rate would take 1255 years to punch. Google should get started.
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Paul Conrad wrote:
Norm .net wrote: Narrrh Punch cards Yes. I'll be a man and admit it, shame on me for not mentioning punch cards
That would be about 165 billion cards, which at your typical 250cpm punch rate would take 1255 years to punch. Google should get started.
bdenton42 wrote:
Google should get started.
Yep. [snaps fingers a few times] :-\
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.[^] Apparently it's 12 Terrabytes of data. If I was Google I'd hand it over in 5 and a quarter inch floppy disks. :)
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
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American squirrels or European squirrels? ;P
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.
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Let's have none of this new-fangled stuff. Flip switches and programming in binary - that's the way to do it.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Flip switches and programming in binary
They'll need to use the inside cover of Astounding so they can order one of these^ They ship it to Sony, Sony reads the data and ships it back; then they program in the next 4K of info . . .
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface