Thursday, November 2, 2006
YouTube Clamps Down
YouTube, the popular video-hosting website, is getting rid of all clips copyrighted by others. What do you think?
Chad Gonz,
Rental Agent
“Finally I'll have a single source for all the videos I have no desire to watch.”
Ryan Irving,
Metal Restorationist
“I worry that this will have a chilling effect on the intellectual discourse typically on display in the comments section of a clip of Entourage.”
Stephanie Dolder,
Solar Panel Installer
“Thank goodness there's still so much in the public domain. I can't wait to see that adaptation of Pope's The Rape of the Lock that's been going around.”
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