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Google aquires YouTube
Posted: October 9, 2006, 7:50 pm
by Diae Soulmender
Soon we will no longer refer to the internet as "the internet". Soon we will just call it "Google".
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/go ... utube.html
Posted: October 9, 2006, 8:12 pm
by Winnow
I always thought Google owned YouTube so I'm already adjusted to the change.
Posted: October 9, 2006, 11:06 pm
by Funkmasterr
Except for Google will be more apt to give in to the requests of the media giants when they say to remove something, not to mention editing what is on the site. That alone will kill youtube.
Posted: October 9, 2006, 11:18 pm
by Arborealus
Or they'll just buy the media giants and honor their own requests...
Posted: October 10, 2006, 2:14 am
by Midgen
I'd say that this was a good investment.
Considering that their stock went up today enough to cover the purchase cost at least 4 times over!
Posted: October 10, 2006, 12:58 pm
by miir
Funkmasterr wrote:Except for Google will be more apt to give in to the requests of the media giants when they say to remove something, not to mention editing what is on the site. That alone will kill youtube.
Youtube is already quite active in removing copyright material from their site.
The posting of illegal and/or copyright infringing material is not what drives youtube. So even if google is more active in removing offending material, it won't have a noticeable impact.
Posted: October 10, 2006, 1:04 pm
by Leonaerd
Everything Google touches turns into gold. I'm excited.
Posted: October 10, 2006, 1:22 pm
by Funkmasterr
miir wrote:Funkmasterr wrote:Except for Google will be more apt to give in to the requests of the media giants when they say to remove something, not to mention editing what is on the site. That alone will kill youtube.
Youtube is already quite active in removing copyright material from their site.
The posting of illegal and/or copyright infringing material is not what drives youtube. So even if google is more active in removing offending material, it won't have a noticeable impact.
Seems to me like that is exactly what runs YouTube. Everytime I have a link sent to me from someone to look at something there its of a movie trailer/interview or something else that probably shouldn't legally be there.
Re: Google aquires YouTube
Posted: October 10, 2006, 3:58 pm
by Jarori Bloodletter
Posted: October 10, 2006, 7:12 pm
by Soreali
Google is the new TrapperKepper(tm)
Posted: October 11, 2006, 10:55 am
by Siji
Google is the new Members Only(tm)
Posted: October 11, 2006, 11:03 am
by Zaelath
Funkmasterr wrote:miir wrote:Funkmasterr wrote:Except for Google will be more apt to give in to the requests of the media giants when they say to remove something, not to mention editing what is on the site. That alone will kill youtube.
Youtube is already quite active in removing copyright material from their site.
The posting of illegal and/or copyright infringing material is not what drives youtube. So even if google is more active in removing offending material, it won't have a noticeable impact.
Seems to me like that is exactly what runs YouTube. Everytime I have a link sent to me from someone to look at something there its of a movie trailer/interview or something else that probably shouldn't legally be there.
I think YouTube, and Google for that matter, come under the loophole that protects ISPs from being sued because their customers decide to put up a web page with copyright/pedophilic/terrorist content.
We'll see how long that will last now that there's someone who actually has money to be sued on the board.
Posted: October 11, 2006, 8:44 pm
by Kwonryu DragonFist
So whatcha doin'?
I'm surfin' "The Google".