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So much for "do no evil".

I doubt google had a choice in this respect... also the users released it before it was even broadcast so that is just asking for trouble

I agree with Ren, that was blatant copyright infringement on the largest television show in the US... Hmmm any real surprise there? However if it gets to the point where am arrested by Martin Scorcese for my Soy Cuba clips... then thats a whole different ball game.

I wonder how cozy Google is getting with big media, so as to convince them of selling their content through them. Stringent enforcement of copyright protection is something all these media companies crave. Google could be proving itself to them.

I think that Do No Evil crap died for me the day Google bent for the Chinese Government.

Was just about to say that, Farhad.

Poor little pirates. If you intend to flagrantly disregard cultural and intellectual property rights, why shouldn't Google distribute your skull and crossbones to anyone who asks?

But I am still not speaking to Google for the whole China thing.

Sorry to sound ignorant, but what is/was the "China thing?"

Here is a pretty thorough article about it:

http://news.com.com/No+booze+or+jokes+for+Googlers+in+China/2100-1030_3-6031727.html

There is a little more to the story from a human rights perspective beyond booze and pr0n, but this write-up is a good intro.

For shame, firefly, not keeping up with our true overlords ;-D

that's all a little scary. though, as ren pointed out, they probably had little choice in the matter.

if you find yourself with a spare hour to waste I highly recommend an old piracy post that talks about how the world can deal with this issue.