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Thursday July 3, 2008

Google Wins Some, Loses Some With Regards To Ruling In Viacom Case

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Google will not be required to turn over classified information to Viacom, including its YouTube source code for its Video Identification Tool used for identifying repeat copyright infringement uploads, copies of all videos marked private, and Google’s advertising database system, in regards to a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit Viacom filed against Google in 2007. The source code, the judge agreed, is a trade secret that if revealed could result in loss of business for Google. However, the good news was short lived for Google with the ruling that records of every video watched by YouTube users, including their login names and IP addresses, be turned over to Viacom. Digital Rights Group The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the ruling a threat to YouTube users' privacy, yet the records are vital for Viacom as it aims to prove that infringing material is more popular than user generated videos. Viacom filed suit against Google in March 2007, seeking more than $1 billion in damages for allowing users to upload what Viacom claims is 160,000 clips of copyright material. Google argues it is in full compliance with copyright laws, removing all copyrighted material upon request.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9983511-7.html?tag=nefd.top
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/judge-orders-yo.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7488009.stm
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121505306653025629.html
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-viacom-youtube-case-google-doesnt-have-to-reveal-innermost-secrets/
http://www.centernetworks.com/youtube-viacom-copyright-case
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=85976
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/files/viacom_youtube.PDF (.PDF file)
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9242
http://www.webmasterworld.com/goog/3689073.htm

Firefox Gets The Guinness Download Record

On June 17th, Mozilla launched the most recent version of its Firefox web browser, version 3.0. In order to mark the day, the company set a goal to go down in history by achieving the Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours, a previously nonexistent held title. Following the day of downloads, the final tally came in at 8,002,530. Since the launch two weeks ago, Firefox 3.0 has been downloaded over 28 million times, making it the second most popular browser with over 19 percent market share, following Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/
http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2008/07/02/were-official/
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSBNG20444420080703
http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/07/03/firefox-gets-the-download-record/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7486668.stm
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080702-mozilla-sets-guinness-world-record-with-firefox-3-launch.html
http://mashable.com/2008/07/02/firefox-guinness-world-record-2/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/03/firefox_3_official_world_record/
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2220602/mozilla-claims-guinness-download
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/firefox_downloads_record.php
http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/mozilla-claims-world-download-record-with-firefox-3/
http://www.webmasterworld.com/firefox_browser/3689292.htm

[edited by: Vanessa_Zamora at 5:10 pm (utc) on July 3, 2008]