tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559661241465229945.post88625022769062831..comments2023-10-20T10:22:39.636-04:00Comments on Workingclass Conservative: Viacom vs YouTubeJMKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281344324964417974noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559661241465229945.post-85944527575267065702007-04-13T17:54:00.000-04:002007-04-13T17:54:00.000-04:00It's an almost foregone conclusion among the legal...It's an almost foregone conclusion among the legal community that Viacom will win, because there's no question that the property is OWNED by Viacom and property rights laws require that YouTube or anyone else must pay to play (use) that copyrighted material.<BR/><BR/>What continues to surprise me is that there hasn't been a single challenge directed at changing the current intellectual property rights laws.<BR/><BR/>I can only guess that that's because those who favor a more open access, don't know how to frame the argument.JMKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281344324964417974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559661241465229945.post-74641559931021701122007-04-03T15:48:00.000-04:002007-04-03T15:48:00.000-04:00I don't think viacom will win. The difference betw...I don't think viacom will win. The difference between napster and youtube is this, people are using it to do legal things. Napster's only purpose was to "share" music. Everyone was using it to steal music. People use Youtube to upload home videos original movies and just p[lain sillyness, which is all legal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com