This week’s reading revolving the problems that Youtube has faced was very interesting. Youtube, a website that I visit several times on a daily basis, to many users is simply a website for entertainment. We can often find TV show re-runs as well as our close friends featured in their very own video. Never during my use over the past couple years have I ever thought about infringement, simply because I never uploaded any videos. After the whole Napster lawsuit several years back, I think infringement became a hot topic for the media. In the beginning, websites and programs such as Napster, Kazaa, and Youtube seemed like the greatest invention ever. To many users, these websites and programs were a dream come true. A quick way to view their favorite TV show, the ability to download their favorite songs, there was no reason for anyone to dislike these programs. I think as users, we simply enjoy utilizing such websites but never think about the consequences and what kind of effort it really takes to run a website suc has Youtube.
With the news of Google buying Youtube, it may have seemed like a short thought idea, I think Youtube is still a website that is in need of guidance and development. I personally think it is a greaty move on Google’s part to buy Youtube. Youtube, only merely 2 years old, seems to still be growing and developing. I think with the help of Google, Youtube will develop into a much safer website. Even though infringement problems may never go away for Youtube, Google may develop Youtube into a website with negotiated terms with corporations that enables users and corporations to enjoy the existance of websites such as Youtube.
1) Do you think Youtube will be the same if there was an automatic upload filter that disabled videos that may cause copyright infringement?
2) Do you usually use Youtube to watch personal videos or TV show clips?
3) Recently, Spiderman 3, released this past weekend was uploaded and enabled to be viewed on Youtube. Do you think Youtube is only getting worse?
