Posted by Pete B on 03/18/07 20:31

In article <b5jev2t176rde806q2teprulb1ebfha468@4ax.com>,
del_grande_news@earthlink.net says...
> 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.

Actually you mean viacom was stupid. Youtube is crap quality, its not
going to put anyone of buying a dvd if they want.

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