 | www.youtube.com digg.com Please digg to help support this video The Judge" Judge Louis L Stanton Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse United States Courthouse 500 Pearl St., Room 2250 New York, NY10007 Phones (212) 805-0252 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (212) 805-0252 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (212) 805-0252 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Faxes (212) 805-0389 Online Petition: www.petitiononline.com Viacom vs you. Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled. The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement. Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called the ruling a "set-back to privacy rights". The viewing log, which will be handed to Viacom, contains the log-in ID of users, the computer IP address (online identifier) and video clip details. While the legal battle between the two firms is being contested in the US, it is thought the ruling will apply to YouTube users and their viewing habits everywhere. The UK's Premier League association is also seeking class action status with Viacom on the issue, alleging YouTube, which was bought by Google in 2006, has been used to watch football highlights. Following the launch of its billion-dollar lawsuit, YouTube The US court declined Viacom's request that Google be forced to hand over the source code of YouTube, saying it was a "trade secret" that ... |