Viacom Demands Google To Hand Over YouTube Employee Records

 Looks like Viacom wants Google to hand over a list of all videos watched and uploaded by YouTube employees on the very site they run, according to CNET.

Google balked over the issue of turning over information that would include data about videos employees watched or uploaded to YouTube, according to the sources. If Chad Hurley, one of YouTube’s co-founders, uploaded a copyright video or viewed them, Viacom’s lawyers believe they have a right to know about it, the sources said.      

 So if anyone from YouTube has been secretly uploading copyrighted videos or has been watching profanity, you might be in trouble (but this looks like a copyright crackdown, so I don’t think taking a look at part of Paris Hilton’s sex tape will get you fired, unless its copyrighted. What has me concerned is why Google would say no to handing the info over! I know it might be a long shot, but maybe Google gave employees the “go ahead” to post copyrighted videos. Why? To create publicity for the site of course: since the dawn of YouTube in May of 2005, people have pointed at YouTube’s employees for posting clips of popular T.V. shows to create hype (and if they did, it sure worked). Their is absolutely no proof to support these allegations, but it might be enough for Viacom to take action and investigate.

•  Source: CNET