http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/16/youtubegoogle-will-destroy-your-piracy/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:28:01 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/16/youtubegoogle-will-destroy-your-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-485601 Joe Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:40:44 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/16/youtubegoogle-will-destroy-your-piracy/#comment-485601 This is ridiculous. I understand creators wanting to be paid for their hard work, and totally agree with it, but, I really think they are doing more harm than good to themselves. I can't count how many clips I've seen/heard of tv shows, movies, music, where the creators haven't been paid, and then went on to start watching the show, renting to video, checking out the artist's other songs. Granted, many will steal the content after being exposed to something new, but that will always be the case and people will find a new venue to get their clips. I think these companies need to start thinking about the new customers that they can gain by having their content out there. And what about the content that simply is not available for purchase or watching on TV. Many shows that I grew up with, until recently, were not available on DVD or shown on TV, how great was it to catch some of these clips on youtube! This is ridiculous. I understand creators wanting to be paid for their hard work, and totally agree with it, but, I really think they are doing more harm than good to themselves. I can’t count how many clips I’ve seen/heard of tv shows, movies, music, where the creators haven’t been paid, and then went on to start watching the show, renting to video, checking out the artist’s other songs. Granted, many will steal the content after being exposed to something new, but that will always be the case and people will find a new venue to get their clips. I think these companies need to start thinking about the new customers that they can gain by having their content out there.
And what about the content that simply is not available for purchase or watching on TV. Many shows that I grew up with, until recently, were not available on DVD or shown on TV, how great was it to catch some of these clips on youtube!

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/16/youtubegoogle-will-destroy-your-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-481810 RevFry Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:22:04 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/16/youtubegoogle-will-destroy-your-piracy/#comment-481810 Oh.. I didn't need to see that video. ACK! Oh.. I didn’t need to see that video. ACK!

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/16/youtubegoogle-will-destroy-your-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-481701 carl Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:47:55 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/16/youtubegoogle-will-destroy-your-piracy/#comment-481701 That's a bit harsh, Malta is a beautiful island and would be a great place to be banished to. Perhaps you should pick another place. :) That’s a bit harsh, Malta is a beautiful island and would be a great place to be banished to. Perhaps you should pick another place. :)

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