Viacom: It's Not Who, but How Many
NEW YORK If you watch Comedy Central clips of Jon Stewart on YouTube, your secret is safe from Viacom.
In a compromise that ought to calm the fears of those who seek online anonymity, Viacom will be told how many users are viewing its content on YouTube, but will not be told their names.
Viacom’s declaration Tuesday is an important step in its $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube parent Google because it should satisfy privacy advocates who might otherwise have created a PR nightmare for the media conglomerate.
Viacom is the largest of several entities that are suing Google for enabling users to post to YouTube clips of content recorded from TV.
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