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Posted by the Bede on 03/13/07 22:39
<allenkirshner@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1173816246.768828.8420@y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 13, 3:09 pm, Cadderly <r...@parentsbasement.com> wrote:
> > "C The Shocker" <chris...@comcast.net> wrote
innews:1173800977.034341.285550@8g2000cwh.googlegroups.com:
> >
> > >http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/13/news/companies/youtube_viacom_reaction/
> > > index.htm?cnn=yes
> >
> > > Once again, corporations and lawyers have destroyed something cool
> > > because they aren't getting their grift.
> >
> > Yup, Google (a corporation 5 times bigger than Viacom) and its lawyers
have
> > destroyed Viacom's cool reputation, because Viacom wouldn't let them
have
> > Sumner Redstone's hard work for free.
>
>
> -- Viacom destroyed its own reputation by not seeing the bigger
> picture and realizing it would be the pariah in its battle against
> YouTube. YouTube allows for instant, worldwide access for Viacom
> products, yet the latter couldn't sacrifice some 'upfront' money for
> greater exposure (which would lead to more money). Oh, and by the
> way, Google may be five times bigger than Viacom (and I say 'may'
> because I don't know if this really is the case) but Google & YouTube
> have been Viacom's b*tch for at least the last month. Not only are
> they removing anything Viacom files copyright infringement claims
> against (be they legit or in error) but they are also suspending the
> accounts of many of those who uploaded the material (showing zero
> loyalty to their own subscribers and causing a slow leak of
> disgruntled YouTube users to seek out alternatives, like LiveVideo).
>
> --
> Allen Kirshner
> (the alt.music.lyrics TV theme guy)
>
>
>
hey, if MTV still showed videos I wouldn't bother Favoriting them.
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