Comments on: Whose Tube is You Tube?

By: The Long & Short of YouTube Video - GigaOM

The Long & Short of YouTube Video - GigaOM — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:29:34 +0000

[...] not-so-legal and consisted of latest television shows and other copyrighted content. In early 2006, I wrote about being able to find everything from cricket matches to television shows showing up on YouTube. They [...]

By: Hunter

Hunter — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:18:36 +0000

I like and dislike YouTube. Sure, it’s great to have this window to view videos through. I’ve had some very successful searches for video clips so far. Dislikes: As a film worker for the past 26 years, I know how much work it takes for filmmakers to get their films shot, edited and into film fests, cinemas and then to the home video market. YouTube can help promote a film, but not if the person posting it does not include website information or links. Perhaps filmmakers will be able to turn YouTube in their favor, by posting movie trailers for their work on the site. It’s certainly cheaper than buying ad space in Variety… I recall my first evening looking at Video Google last year. I searched “Charlie Rose” and found many video clips of his show. A dream menu of choices, click on “interview with Neil Young”, or “interview with Raply Nader” and then watch. What I liked was seeing that Google was giving people a sample of the interview, then it would freeze-frame and offer the entire interview for $1.99 or less. With all the bells & whistles of computers, can’t YouTube encode the videos so that people can only see a small portion of the video, then order the internet download, or better yet, the actual DVD from the producer/distributor? I think YouTube is having a negative effect on cash-flow for some very hard-working, deserving filmmakers. It’s an insult to real filmmakers to think that all video clips on YouTube are just someone’s goofy home videos shot with a dime store camcorder or cel phone cam. Call me a whiner, but some of the people posting copyrighted videos are shoplifters. And please don’t give me that rap about Robinhood. Stealing content from NBC and stealing from indie filmmakers are two different things. Thanks, Hunter

By: Earthling - EarthLink blog

Earthling - EarthLink blog — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:09:35 +0000

DRM Round-up…

There's been a lot of action this week in the field of copyright and digital asset rights management, not the least of which involved YouTube working on removing tens of thousands of video clips that contain copyrighted material. Mark Cuban had one of…

By: Geoff

Geoff — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:22:07 +0000

Hi, im writing an essay for school about you-tube, its popularity and the law suits that have followed. Can someone point me in the right direction of where i can find more information on “How is publishing of video possible on the web?” -ie, how it all works, thanks that would be great, oh btw, really insightfull blog, very helpfull.

By: Alfie Goodrich

Alfie Goodrich — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:11:25 +0000

If You Tube is a copyright disaster waiting to happen, as Om Malik suggests, then what is the nature of that disaster exactly? …when you factor in the odd terms and conditions of uploading content to You Tube. Uploading content to their site grants You Tube…

"a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the YouTube Website and YouTube's (and its successor's) business in any media formats and through any media channels"

Very much like MySpace, which singer Billy Bragg withdrew all of his content from until they changed their similar T's and C's to be less all-embracing.

For me the copyright disaster waiting to happen is not just that copyrighted material is uploaded to You Tube in infrigement, but more importantly that anyone making shorts and wanting to get them aired via the site is signing them over to the company for free and recinding any rights to them.

By: Fred Simmons

Fred Simmons — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:55:41 +0000

Once one indie videomaker finds a way to make money of producing short clips, an entire industry will be created through these services.

By: » Tivo Plus YouTube - How Video on the Web Can Redefine Television » The Work Better Weblog » Working Pathways, Inc

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:51:51 +0000

[...] Absolutely. Every time I hear the word ‘Tivo’ I wonder why my Series2 will only doesn’t receive video via the web. You know, like YouTube. I wonder if NBC’s lawyers would be cool with SNL sliced up into clips and delivered via Tivo. Would it still be Napster-for-video? [...]

By: foodswami

foodswami — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:55:42 +0000

for sure, I missed the cricket matches, and this saves me the $150. thanks!

kabab and curry, santa clara for all the people in the south bay.

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By: Computerworld Blogs

Computerworld Blogs — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:20:40 +0000

You Tube a video Napster? (and the biggest Windows error)

In today's IT Blogwatch, we look at You Tube a video Napster? Not to mention the biggest Windows error...

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By: Lalit Sarna

Lalit Sarna — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:46:00 +0000

Unpredictability of user generated content scares the brand advertisers, address that fear and voila!! THE MAGIC SAUCE

User generated content + Personal contextual reputation Index+ community aided classification + profile based targeting = A cheap vehicle for brand marketers to pick and chose what user generated content is suitable for there Ad campaign. CHACHING!!!!!

Staggering statistics of the reach of user promoted media can not be discounted; equally one can not discount the unpredictability of the quality of user generated content. If there was a solution that allowed brand marketers to easily qualify user generated content, it would make for a whole new trend in brand marketing fueled by viral distribution and behavioral targeting. Think about it .. How much money to brand advertisers pump into traditional media where they are having a monologue with client base, now think of the value of a positive dialogue.

By: Tom Foremski

Tom Foremski — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:40:39 +0000

Om, I am very upset that you mentioned the restaurant. And you shall also be upset when you have to wait in line for your food next time you go there. Remember Yogi Bera: “Nobody goes there anymore, it is too crowded.” You wouldn’t want that to happen, I suggest you strike it out and also delete this comment.

By: Albert Lai

Albert Lai — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:29:56 +0000

If anyone figures out what the biz model of YouTube is beyond monetizing traffic resulting from sharing copy written video content, please let me know. ;)

While I think micro-content in video format, copyright or not, are going to stay around... no matter if YouTube or its siblings get shut down. The more interesting thing I think will be a content discovery and delivery service.

Just as the ORIGNAL Napster, and iTunes helped me discovery new content -- cheaply and effecitvely (and in iTunes, a real way of monetizing it). The really compelling thing to a user will be having a system that can help me identify what I'd be interested in (i.e think Tivo), and deliver it to me (i.e. fireant, ipod, etc.)

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:11:39 +0000

guys, i agree, boston was part of new york, and now they are at war, and always looking to prove a point. :-)

enough trash talking though, the games were great, and i enjoyed the highlights.

By: Gopi

Gopi — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:52:02 +0000

I posted this before and posting this again - YouTube is just a web version of napster and soon they will have the same fate ...

BTB Om, seems Dhoni is fast becoming the new Tendulkar :)