A recent court ruling gave the go signal for Viacom to access Youtube user logs in the ongoing copyright lawsuit between the former and Google worth $1 Billion. But why does Viacom want all those YouTube user logs? Simply put, Viacom wants to prove to the courts that people are viewing their original content in massive numbers and that this significantly affects their bottom line. Does Viacom want all its copyrighted materials pulled off of Youtube? Viacom merely wants to get a cut of that revenue because Google is milking money from contents owned by Viacom. Viacom claims, if Google can do that revenue-split with other premium content producers, why not with Viacom? So what will Viacom do with all those Youtube user logs? Is there a better solution, one that is win-win for Viacom and Youtube users? Read more in our articles including "Why Viacom wants YouTube user logs?" and "Google Year in Search 2025 for Philippines revealed".
A recent court ruling gave the go signal for Viacom to access Youtube user logs in the ongoing copyright lawsuit between the former and Google worth $1 Billion. But why does Viacom want all those YouTube user logs?
Simply put, Viacom wants to prove to the courts that people are viewing their original content in massive numbers and that this significantly affects their bottom line. Does Viacom want all its copyrighted materials pulled off of Youtube? Viacom merely wants to get a cut of that revenue because Google is milking money from contents owned by Viacom.
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