Legal Question in Technology Law in Utah

Got an Email from Google saying they received a Subpoena along with me and 68 other people to release all their youtube information, I do not know this person in real life only via the internet I have not personally received this Subpoena in person only via Email and have not broken any of the Youtube Terms of Service as of yet, should I worry my information might be released to the attorney or will youtube protect my personal information?

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Here is the Email (with the personal thing's taken out)

Hello,

Google has received a subpoena for information related to your Google

account in a case entitled *********************************************

To comply with the law, unless you provide us with a copy of a motion to

quash the subpoena (or other formal objection filed in court) via email at

[email protected] by January 26, 2011, Google may provide

responsive documents on this date.

For more information about the subpoena, you may wish to contact the party

seeking this information at:

****

Google is not in a position to provide you with legal advice.

If you have other questions regarding the subpoena, we encourage you to

contact your attorney.

Thank you,

Google Legal Support

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I have tried to contact Google but have not heard anything back from then in 24 hours since I submitted my Question


Asked on 1/15/11, 1:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Google will almost certainly comply with the subpoena unless you either (a) persuade the issuing party to withdraw it, or (b) challenge it in the court where the underlying case is pending. Either way, you will also need to show Google promptly that you have done so.

Large companies like Google receive subpoenas for customer records all the time, and they generally have no reason to resist. Fighting a subpoena costs money, after all. Google's policies about confidentiality surely do not say the company will resist a lawful demand for your information. Instead, those policies probably say the company will comply with subpoenas like this one. If you want to protect your privacy, you are the one who will have to fight for it.

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Answered on 1/20/11, 1:42 pm


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