October 9, 200619 yr QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 9, 2006 -> 04:31 PM) For 1.65 BILLION dollars... Cha... ching. If that YouTube guy likes sports, we have another Mark Cuban on our hands! Now Google will screw up YouTube to the point where no one will visit the site anymore. They'll erase everything that people like about it. I can see it now - "partnering" with advertisers, popups all over the site, deleting "non-sponsored" clips.....book it.
October 9, 200619 yr Google is one of the best ran internet companies around and its because they actually know what the end users (us) want. They'll do a great job with Youtube. That said I don't know if it was worth what they paid for it. I know Mark Cuban thinks youtube isn't worth what Google paid.
October 9, 200619 yr QUOTE(The Critic @ Oct 9, 2006 -> 03:09 PM) If that YouTube guy likes sports, we have another Mark Cuban on our hands! Now Google will screw up YouTube to the point where no one will visit the site anymore. They'll erase everything that people like about it. I can see it now - "partnering" with advertisers, popups all over the site, deleting "non-sponsored" clips.....book it. When Did Google become Microsoft?
October 9, 200619 yr QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Oct 9, 2006 -> 05:18 PM) Google is one of the best ran internet companies around and its because they actually know what the end users (us) want. They'll do a great job with Youtube. That said I don't know if it was worth what they paid for it. I know Mark Cuban thinks youtube isn't worth what Google paid. I hope you're right. I just get a little leery when that much money is paid out - I figure the buyer will want to "put their stamp" on it.
October 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(The Critic @ Oct 9, 2006 -> 05:09 PM) If that YouTube guy likes sports, we have another Mark Cuban on our hands! Now Google will screw up YouTube to the point where no one will visit the site anymore. They'll erase everything that people like about it. I can see it now - "partnering" with advertisers, popups all over the site, deleting "non-sponsored" clips.....book it. huh? google usually makes things better, alot better.
October 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(SnB @ Oct 9, 2006 -> 06:30 PM) huh? google usually makes things better, alot better. Cuban's reasoning for not buying YouTube, and his criticism of any "moron" who chooses to do so, was based on the large amount of copyright infringements which are accessible on the site. He feels that anyone who buys YouTube, apparently Google, will actually be buying themselves an assload of legal proceedings. He stated that YouTube hadn't been sued yet because they didn't have any money, now Google's pockets are open to legal proceedings. Google has apparently thought about the copyright issues and, from what I read, plan on introducing software on the YouTube servers which will filter out copyrighted materials and make then unaccessible. Google is most definitely great at everything they touch, and I have little doubt that they will make YouTube great for users while omitting copyrighted videos. Although I don't have any numbers or anything to back up my opinion, it seems to me that a majority of people are watching music videos and television shows on the site. If you take away those components of the site, regardless of what Google does to jazz it up, will it sustain traffic levels remotely close to what the site sees today? Personally, I doubt it. This was Google's largest acquisition to date and I think it was a mistake.
October 10, 200619 yr will the smosh kids get sued then? they used songs that are copyrighted... will google be responsible? someone said it before... this kills the fun.
October 10, 200619 yr OH NOOOOOOOO! This will put an end to all these great teenager videos where they cant act or do anything without laughing while in the act....someone obviously learns from Jimmy Fallon.
October 10, 200619 yr Broadcast.com is a great comparision for youtube. It will be interesting to see how the product holds up when the lawsuits for using copyrighted materials start flying around.
October 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(mmmmmbeeer @ Oct 9, 2006 -> 07:39 PM) Cuban's reasoning for not buying YouTube, and his criticism of any "moron" who chooses to do so, was based on the large amount of copyright infringements which are accessible on the site. He feels that anyone who buys YouTube, apparently Google, will actually be buying themselves an assload of legal proceedings. He stated that YouTube hadn't been sued yet because they didn't have any money, now Google's pockets are open to legal proceedings. Google has apparently thought about the copyright issues and, from what I read, plan on introducing software on the YouTube servers which will filter out copyrighted materials and make then unaccessible. Google is most definitely great at everything they touch, and I have little doubt that they will make YouTube great for users while omitting copyrighted videos. Although I don't have any numbers or anything to back up my opinion, it seems to me that a majority of people are watching music videos and television shows on the site. If you take away those components of the site, regardless of what Google does to jazz it up, will it sustain traffic levels remotely close to what the site sees today? Personally, I doubt it. This was Google's largest acquisition to date and I think it was a mistake. Google already has something that allows people to post/view videos don't they? I just watched the latest Southpark episode last Thursday. I'm pretty sure that's copyrighted material. I think half the videos on google or youtube have some sort of copyrighted content whether it's music or video or both...
October 10, 200619 yr Youtube had actually been actively working with licensing companies to allow their music to be used for this purpose. I expect google to continue those negotiations.
October 10, 200619 yr YouTube has been negotiating with companies such as CBS, Showtime and CSTV to post clips. I don't think this will affect too much because the broadcasters will post and anythign else posted by the average joe will be taken down. The content will still be there. Plus, unless the people posting material are using it to make a profit, I don't think the copywrite owners have too much of a leg to stand on. Especially if it's being used in a parody. I don't think it will be affected all that much.
October 11, 200619 yr QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Oct 10, 2006 -> 04:28 PM) Plus, unless the people posting material are using it to make a profit, I don't think the copywrite owners have too much of a leg to stand on. Especially if it's being used in a parody. I don't think it will be affected all that much. Google just bought youtube for 1.8 billion dollars (not yen)....in case you missed that part. SOMEONE is expecting to make a profit on the goings on of that website. So I have a feeling that it will very much affect what gets posted. I know if anything I had a legal stake in was posted, I'd either way $$ or it taken off. sorry for the heavy sarcasm. I just think it needed to be stated.
October 11, 200619 yr QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Oct 10, 2006 -> 06:56 PM) It gets more traffic than myspace. That's a huge set of eyeballs. From a business standpoint, it's one of the most amazing things I've ever heard.
October 11, 200619 yr As speculated here, Google may not be done. YouTube had just signed a deal with Level 3 Communications (my employer) for broadband services prior to selling to Google. Personally speaking, I'd love to have this happen because I'd enjoy working for a company like Google. On the other hand, I don't see Google making a move like this. What do you all think?
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