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YouTube faces criminal charges
Wednesday, 09 May 2007
Thailand's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) ministry will file Criminal Court charges against Google on Friday, reveals minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudo.

Google, who own the video-sharing website, YouTube.com, has refused to remove video clips insulting to His Majesty the King .

Despite YouTube being blocked in Thailand, Google told Thai authorities that its was against its policy to delete the offensive clips.

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written by ohgod, May 11, 2007

Well, I would answer, but it seems some of my replies don't make it past the censors on this board.
Fact is Julien, that all the other lawsuits were civil suits, whereas the Thai government (formerly known as the military) were actually trying to file criminal court charges against a media company! And for what? For allowing criticism of someone who really should be able to stand up to this criticism. The fact that the fool was shouted down by most people on Youtube, is further evidence of how the criticism never really stood up anyway.
The Thai government however reacted like children, throwing their toys out of their cots, and demanding action that was not really warranted. Illusions of Grandeur?
Anyway. This is all moot anyway. Google have shown themselves to be the bigger party, and have apologised.

answer to Ohgod...
written by Julien, May 10, 2007

i would like to ask another question as an answer to Ohgod : When will american people respect the culture of the other countries and stop thinking they are heros !!!????

English soccer sues over YouTube videos.
written by Sook, May 10, 2007

"The Premier League, England's top football division, has filed a class action law suit against Google and YouTube, its popular video website, claiming the companies were unlawfully distributing copyrighted broadcasts of sporting events and other materials."

"It alleges the companies have "feigned blindness" by deliberately failing to implement technologies that could prevent infringing content from being available to its users..."

Taken from Financial Times, page 4, May 5/May 6 2007.

Everybody, these days, seems to want to have a piece of YouTube.

This is ridiculous
written by ohgod, May 09, 2007

When is this country going to grow up?

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