French court says Google responsible for keeping pirated works from re-appearing

One way to prevent repeat uploading would be to have users sign in with a credit card so you can't abuse the process of using multiple Yahoo ID's when your's is finally canned for illegal uploading ;)

The next time I go to the doctor due to the flu, I am going to let him know that he is responsible for making sure I never get the flu again.

Just like spam still makes it way through the spam filters, illegal video is still going to be posted again and again. There is no stopping people from renaming the video title or changing the codec or using other techniques to get past the filtration software used by video hosting websites.

And I thought only US judges were blind...

If a website asks me for a credit card to access it, then I simply do not go to that website. The only time I use my credit card online is for making purchases. People are not going to be willing to just give out their credit card information to a website just to view some FREE video.

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One way to prevent repeat uploading would be to have users sign in with a credit card so you can't abuse the process of using multiple Yahoo ID's when your's is finally canned for illegal uploading ;)

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If a website asks me for a credit card to access it, then I simply do not go to that website. The only time I use my credit card online is for making purchases. People are not going to be willing to just give out their credit card information to a website just to view some FREE video.

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I wonder if google will track down the people who uploaded the video and sue them.

This is beyond stupid, google did their job by removing the video the first time they were asked to, I don't think they should be responsble for people uploading it again.

Give me the middle finger salute google and tell what they can do with their videos.
Probaly not even worth watching in the first place.

Originally posted by maryjayne:

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...There is no stopping people from renaming the video title or changing the codec or using other techniques to get past the filtration software used by video hosting websites.

And I thought only US judges were blind...

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How can you responcibly go after the user? Probably a minor did the posting. Only the Media Maffia goes after the parents of the offenders. The soleless bastards hope by sueing the parents the student will magically aquire money so the can purchase their music. Instead, the internet was probably stoped at the house hold and the students will hold a grudge against the music industry for the rest of their lives.

I can see both sides. Google needs to be more dillagent but their task may be impossible. I suspect they did not really try to prevent the problem from reoccuring. Hopefully, the judge not slap them with a huge settlement. Some sites use IP addresses and an email address to lock you in. You can't just log in and post stuff from any IP address. You can log in to read from anywhere but not to post. This is a pretty simple solution. It is not a perfect solution, but switching providers is not as easy as switching email accounts.

PLEASE remember this did happen in France. They want to be respected like a first world country but behave like a second or third world country. Still, the ruling is 'out there'.

We are entering a new era. look copyrights, trademarks, and the like are going to be left behind and ignored more and more as technology gets more impressive. Coprights and the like is old hat to the world now. Also I feel they hinder creativity....capitalism can't last for ever.

The fact is Google maybe in the wrong however it will be very hard fpr Google to police all the videos that get uploaded and linked too. They need to put something in place that if a video is once removed due to notification reasons it should not be able to be uploaded again.

borhan9, I agree but that may be near impossible if the video is in a different package. The only realistic thing they can do other than insure the file it not posted again is black list users if they continue to post copyrighted videos.