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Posted by allenkirshner on 03/14/07 01:46
On Mar 13, 9:20 pm, That Don Guy <del_grande_n...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> allenkirshner wrote:
> > Cadderly wrote:
> >> 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).
>
> You mean, "Viacom wasn't stupid enough to let anybody post, say, a
> SpongeBob SquarePants (or Avatar: The Last Airbender) clip without
> attempting to defend its copyright and its right to be the sole
> provider for DVDs of the show before some judge claims that so many
> people uploaded and downloaded it that the entire show is now public
> domain." Excuses like "but it's free publicity for the show" has been
> overused pretty much since the first fan website was created.
>
> (Also, Viacom wants to keep tight wraps on some episodes of its shows;
> YouTube is their enemy in this case.)
>
> -- Don
No, my first post is what I meant. Having said that, I'll temper it
by conceding that Viacom objecting to full show episodes being posted
is reasonable. But, Viacom seems to be angered to see any material to
which it claims copyright ownership, including shows not currently
available on DVD and not slated for release. The majority of clips
I've encountered are, at most, a couple of minutes. Many are, in
fact, under a minute and the 'badwill' that's created when clips of
this length are removed undercuts their efforts to convince consumers
to buy their product (or, at least, buy into their product).
Viacom, by the way, isn't the only company that's asked for clips to
be removed. Carsey-Werner productions, CBS and Sony Entertainment are
amongst the others who have sent copyright infringement notices. None
of them should expect me to buy their products anytime soon.
--
Allen Kirshner
(the alt.music.lyrics TV theme guy)
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