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YouTube to Offer Every Music Video Ever Created?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the allright-finally-a-point-to-all-this dept.

Klaidas writes "BBC reports that YouTube is aiming to have every music video ever created within 18 months and offer them free of charge to its users
"Right now we're trying to very quickly determine how and what the model is to distribute this content and we're very aggressive in assisting the labels in trying to get the content on to YouTube," said Mr Chen."

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  1. Free? RIAA will never allow it by davidwr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Not gonna happen.

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  2. But what will MTV do? by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oh wait, nevermind, they don't play videos anymore. At least the younger generation will have some opportunity to imagine what MTV was like when it was good (MHO).

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  3. Bad bargaining position by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They should use the Tom Sawyer method. People value what they have to pay for far more than what they can get for free. As soon as you charge them for the generous service of hosting their music videos, it suddenly becomes something they'll want a lot more. Then they'll start fighting for the priviledge of paying you. Otherwise, they'll just want money.