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As a part of its copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google and YouTube, Viacom lawyers have asked for data that will detail which videos YouTube employees have watched and uploaded. Google has so far refused to provide the information, delaying an already agreed-upon transfer of some 12 terabytes of data detailing what types of videos are most often viewed on the site. Here's why Viacom wants the employee information:

Google and YouTube's entire defense against Viacom's copyright infringement suit posits that even though YouTube employees know there shouldn't be full episodes of the Daily Show on the site, there's no practical way for them to be able to prevent it. Viacom lawyers think the argument is cover for willful ignorance. Now they aim to prove it by showing that YouTube employees themselves viewed and uploaded copyrighted content on YouTube and did nothing about it. Google continues to say it will not hand over data on its employee's viewing habits, but it might not have a choice in the matter. During lawsuits, companies turn over employee's private information contained in memos, emails, and so on all the time.