YouTube has reported that they had identified a user accused by 20th Century Fox Television for uploading episodes of the show 24 a week before it is due to run on television. The user bearing a nickname of ECOTtotal is also allegedly had uploaded 12 episodes of The Simpsons, some of it are quite old. Some observers hoped when the subpoenas came to light that Google’s history of resisting US government
subpoenas would lead to non-cooperation in this case. The moral high ground is clearly far smaller in this case, though. YouTube has handed over user names before upon request prior to its acquisition. There are reports that episode of 24 was already circulating on P2P networks before they hit YouTube. YouTube users must be feeling uneasy after YouTube discloses the identity of its member. Users might not be disclosing any personal information during registration. Basic user trust is being betrayed here. Let’s hope and see that YouTube has a good explanation for it.source
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