By now, you've heard:
Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.
(BBC)
Viacom wants the data to prove that infringing material is more popular than user-created videos, which could be used to increase Google's liability if it is found guilty of contributory infringement.
(Wired)
I wonder how long it will take before some ad agencies ask Google turn over the IP#'s to try and prove that other ad agencies 'stole' their drumming Gorilla ad ideas in order to get even the tiniest whiff of a Grand Prix Lion. ;)
Calm down, I'm only yanking everyones chain. The drumming Gorillas don't even compare if you ask me.
Cadbury's - Gorilla - (2007) :90 (UK)
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Great find! Fallon London has along hstory of filching ideas: Cog, Animated Bunnies, and now sadly Gorilla.
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PermalinkPS: Same idea. Fallon did more sophisticated execution.
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