Many people have written about a U.S. decision ordering Google to disclose a massive amount of personal information about their users. Many U.S. experts expect the decision to be overturned on appeal.
YouTube Ordered To Hand Over User Data
July 3, 2008
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If the judge rules in Viacom’s favour and Google is forced to pay extra fees, it would make the already loss-generating youtube even worse and I fear it will either die or cease to be what it is.