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Judge gives away your (yes, YOU) private info, Viacom to blame

written 3 Jul 2008 while the sun tried, at least, rising

According to Wired, a judge ordered that Google must hand over private user data from YouTube to Viacom. All of that data.

So as long as you’ve used YouTube, your private data will be handed over to Viacom. Viacom, which owns CBS, MTV, BET, Nickelodeon, CMT, Spike, VH1, Comedy Central, Logo and Showtime, as well as Paramount and Dreamworks, claims that YouTube has more copyright-infringing materials than user created videos. They’re basically pissed because people are uploading segments of shows (and that’s all you can upload, YouTube uploads cap out at 10 minutes) and they’re not getting paid for them. So they’ve somehow convinced a court to turn over your private data.

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Wal-Mart Not Just Evil, but also Bad

Wal-Mart began crushing mom-and-pops years ago, to the point that you’d be hard pressed to find many local retailers in Small Town America anymore who are actually making a profit. So many have closed down and so many more still open are just sitting on a business for the tradition of it. But now Wal-Mart is crushing the other big chains as well.

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Bush and Cheney to be Arrested in Brattleboro, VT on Charges of War Crimes

A symbol of hope: Bush Behind BarsIt is now law that the police officers of Brattleboro, Vermont are ordered to arrest Chief of Staff and now President George W. Bush and Head Dick Cheney if they are not impeached while in office and proceed to visit Brattleboro after leaving office.

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