YouTube and the copyright dilemma
By Dan Blacharski, ITworld.com
As desirable as it is for YouTube to function as a vehicle for unknown emerging artists, YouTube must also survive in the long run, and allowing unknown artists to post their creations isn't going to make YouTube any money. YouTube wants partnerships with the major studios for professional content, and these partnerships are essential to its survival -- but to get the major studios on board, YouTube must not only comply with the take-down requests, but they must also take proactive steps on their own to make sure copyright infringement is kept to a minimum. YouTube has always complied with take-down requests made by copyright holders, but the bigger problem lies in when the same user, or another user, re-posts the same video after it has been taken down.
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As desirable as it is for YouTube to function as a vehicle for unknown emerging artists, YouTube must also survive in the long run, and allowing unknown artists to post their creations isn't going to make YouTube any money. YouTube wants partnerships with the major studios for professional content, and these partnerships are essential to its survival -- but to get the major studios on board, YouTube must not only comply with the take-down requests, but they must also take proactive steps on their own to make sure copyright infringement is kept to a minimum. YouTube has always complied with take-down requests made by copyright holders, but the bigger problem lies in when the same user, or another user, re-posts the same video after it has been taken down.
Read the full article here.
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