But it did, so it’s worth taking a few minutes to congratulate “Viacom, MTV and other litigants [for backing] off their original demand for all users’ viewing histories [YouTube] will not be providing that information“.
According to PC Magazine, interpreting the legalese for us:
Under Monday’s deal between YouTube and Viacom, YouTube will basically mask user IDs, IP addresses and visitor IDs and describe them in some other manner. The two parties have not yet agreed how that will happen, but under the agreement, YouTube has seven days after the court approves the deal to come up with a workable plan.
Glad they overruled Judge Louis Stanton.