http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/ Engadget Comments for YouTube: Viacom would demand removal of videos it covertly uploaded itself http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
I really hope any sort of attempted litigation on behalf of Viacom is nullfied due to this underhanded crap. Awful, awful corporation (though still not as bad as WMG).]]>Mar 18th 2010 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/maybe not sneaky enough?]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Someone at Viacom needs to have his/her peepee smashed.]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
Engadget, how about all of the emails Viacom showed with YouTube execs expressly talking about >80% of their hits coming from pirated videos? How about the fact that Viacom is claiming infringement on 63k videos, and that the number they posted is waaay less than that? How about the fact that Google was unable to produce anything that helped prosecution? Schmidt had 19 emails about the entire >$1.5B YouTube acquisition that he gave to the prosecution? Or the testimonies of Brin/Schmidt/etc who "couldn't remember" anything about the YouTube deal?

come on, when google is evil, it is okay to admit it...]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!
Captain Planet, he's our hero
Gonna take Viacom down to zero
He's our powers magnified
And he's fighting on youtubes side
Captain Planet, he's our hero
Gonna take Viacom down to zero
Gonna help him put Viacom Lawyers who like to loot and plunder
"You'll pay for this Captain Planet!"
We're the gadgeteers
You can be one too
'Cause saving our planet is the thing to do!
Looting and polluting is not the way
Hear what Captain Planet has to say!
"The Power is Yours!" ]]>Mar 18th 2010 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
If you really had a solid case, wouldn't you just use the evidence there arleady, instead of trying to fabricate something?]]>Mar 18th 2010 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
How about Viacom and their pals would love to destroy innovation and sue their own customers to protect their outdated business model? I lost any pity for these lowlifes long ago...]]>Mar 18th 2010 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
I wouldn't be surprised if WMG did the same thing as Viacom. They're the only other company notorious for taking down videos and forcing audioswap. They are seriously hated on YT.]]>Mar 18th 2010 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
Considering you have only one post, I am pretty sure you are a Viacom employee. If not, I apologize, but if so, this only shows how sick this company truly is.]]>Mar 18th 2010 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/nope, not a viacom employee... I just came from arstechnica, where they had a very good/balanced two page article that showed how viacom, youtube, and google are all in the wrong. Coming from that to an Engadget fluff piece about "big content bad!!111" was disappointing.

only 1 comment because I haven't commented since engadget made a singon mandatory.]]>Mar 18th 2010 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
When did singing become mandatory? I don't want to be caught singing at my computer...]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
I wouldn't mind knowing how you, never mind Viacom, know that IM conversation went on at all.]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
Do you remember the episode of Nick Arcade where they had people from nick shows doing it for charity. I enjoyed when they had the danny guy from Pete and Pete.]]>Mar 18th 2010 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
moves like this by media companies make me sick. don't they make the content to make people laugh?! isn't the point of it for people to see it and enjoy it?! o no wait, i forgot its all about making money....]]>Mar 18th 2010 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
People do, in exchange for small pieces of their souls ;) because companies have the distribution channels to reach the widest audience.

Thankfully, the power of monolithic distribution systems (major record labels and film/TV) are not QUITE as powerful as they once were, but this model is going to take another generation or two to truly change.]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
to be fair, i think writers create content for their own edification and the enjoyment of others, studios just approve or deny/modify it.]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
I think you're on the wrong end of a chicken/egg thing here... companies don't make things for you to enjoy, they make things to make money. The fact that they have to make something you enjoy in order to make money is secondary.

The proof in concept?
Which do you think is the ideal situation for a media company if they had to pick one or the other?

Making content you love without making money;
or...
Making money without having to make content you love.

Match. Set. Point. Goal. Score. And, um, Touchdown.]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
Right you are.

Here, Ross: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIFF_%28disambiguation%29

English. Do you speak it?]]>Mar 18th 2010 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
Check this out:
http://www.ycdtotv.com/

The only real You Can't Do That On Television left. Full of facts, clips, etc...

Oh wait, I probably shouldn't have posted that... now Viacom is going to sue YCDTOTV.com.

Fail.]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
Roundhouse?? WTF is roundhouse??

YCDTOTV was the original show done in a dome that slimed people... in fact, YCDTOTV was the first show to introduce the slime that ultimately became Nick's brand identity.

What you're saying is like,
"What was that cartoon with the robots that turned into stuff?"
"Oh, transformers?"
"No, Go-Bots!" Go-Bots can never be better than the Transformers, and whatever this Roundhouse crap is can never be better than good 'ol Canadian YCDTOTV.]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
Wouldn't be suprised if this was actually the truth. ]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
Just wait till they fully implement the one laptop per child program. Then you'll see what those little hellions are capable of!]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Zahavah Levine is a woman. Therefore, it'd be "she claims," not "he claims,"]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Who knew Lord Vader had a soft spot, for a talking sponge?]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/It's like hiding something you broke and then later try and blame it on someone else, even though you got away with hiding it.]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/
SHAME ON YOU!]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Viacom is now on my shitlist.]]>Mar 18th 2010 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-would-demand-removal-of-videos-it-covertly-uploa/Mar 18th 2010 7:02PM