Death of YouTube in sight?

[martianvirus]

Is Google Going for YouTube? :icon_eek:
The search giant is said to have offered $1.6 billion for one of the Web's most popular social networking sites.:icon_eek:

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2006/tc20061006_370657.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index _businessweek+exclusives


Didn’t know where to post this.

[martianvirus]

This is the part that is scary. It's bad enough as it is, but this would make sure that no copyright videos are on there.

COPYRIGHT ISSUES. Google's deep pockets would make lawsuits all the more likely. "YouTube can wait until somebody screams the content is offensive, but Google would have to clean it up a bit and be sure that copyrights are not being violated," says Spark's Dagres. Otherwise, "the damage could be up to a half a million dollars per issue

[Hoagie]

Didn’t know where to post this.In the YouTube Forum, perhaps? (http://wackbag.com/forumdisplay.php?f=91)

[abudabit]

In the YouTube Forum, perhaps? (http://wackbag.com/forumdisplay.php?f=91)

http://web.mit.edu/jasonm/www/cdpics/stopm_b.jpg

[martianvirus]

other than that link, how do you get to the youtube forum?

edit: ok I found it, but it's kind of easy to miss.

[MJMANDALAY]

$1,500.000,000 I just it on The Ticker in Times Square.
The Thread I started in the YOUTUBE Fourum was locked. So I figured I would throw out the figure ovaherenow.

[nadadogg]

I really doubt that too much is going to change. Google already said that youtube would remain under their current management.
They'll probably just add a "buy this clip" link next to copyrighted stuff, since I think they are in talks with Warner and Sony now, so you could buy the dvd of whatever cartoon/movie clip you are watching.

[martianvirus]

google:piss