YouTube not ‘obliged to reveal pirates’ identity’
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LUXEMBOURG: YouTube is not obliged to reveal private information on the identity of people posting illegal content on its platform, an EU court ruled on Thursday.
In a decision welcomed by the Google-owned video player, only the uploader’s postal address can be communicated, but not their email address, IP address or telephone number.
Users of the platform had put two films — Scary Movie 5 and Parker online in 2013 and 2014 without the German company’s agreement.
In the hunt for the wrongdoers, the distributor demanded information on the film pirates, which YouTube refused.
Published in Dawn, July 10th, 2020
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Jul 10, 2020 01:17pm
Good or bd, but in favour of user. That will bring more customers to YouTube. The companies who can stand against government are more welcomed by customers. Tik-Tok however was bound to release data to Chinese govet if asked, that is why concerned shown by various government.
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Jul 10, 2020 03:54pm
Aiding and abetting pirates is a big crime.
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Jul 11, 2020 02:02am
Protecting and safeguarding pirates is a crime in the U.S. and other civilized, educated, mature and industrialized nations of the world like Germany, Japan, France, Austria, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden etc.
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Jul 11, 2020 05:12pm
Aiding and abetting pirates is not good for anybody including You Tube management and administration.
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