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Only a 'Moron' Would Buy YouTube

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the moronic-like-a-fox dept.

ColinPL writes to mention a News.com article about some harsh words from Mark Cuban, on the possible purchase of video-sharing site YouTube. According to Mr. Cuban only a 'moron' would buy the site, because of the obvious possibility of lawsuits over intellectual property. From the article: "Cuban, co-founder of HDNet and owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, also said YouTube would eventually be 'sued into oblivion' because of copyright violations. 'They are just breaking the law,' Cuban told a group of advertisers in New York. 'The only reason it hasn't been sued yet is because there is nobody with big money to sue ... There is a reason they haven't yet gone public, they haven't sold. It's because they are going to be toasted,'"

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  1. Mr. Cuban by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    He sounds like a communist.

    1. Re:Mr. Cuban by RKBA · · Score: 2, Funny

      The politically correct word these days is "terrorist" rather than "communist."

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  2. Uninformed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Here at Slashdot we don't tolerate bombastic remarks from people who feel compelled to draw attention to themselves by showcasing their opinions unsolicitedly.

  3. There's one born every minute by okvol · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, Mr. Murdoch, here's another web site for you to buy.

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  4. Funny... by NineNine · · Score: 1, Funny

    Funny... I thought that only a moron would buy Youtube because they can't possibly be making money by paying for gobs of bandwidth and hardware and taking in pennies at a time from Google ads. But hey...

    1. Come up with an idea.

    2. Find stupid VC's

    3. ????

    4. Profit!

  5. Re:Not to mention... by Walt+Dismal · · Score: 4, Funny

    This will change as soon as they change their name from 'YouTube' to 'YourTube' and become a pr0n site.

  6. Re:Yes and no. by Tx · · Score: 2, Funny

    On the other, you've got examples like paypal.com - they've basically been enronning their ways around banking laws for years and no one has sued them to oblivion for not having a license, stealing money, etc.

    Ah, but that's just messing with the banks and the government. With YouTube it's much more serious, they're messing with the MPAA & RIAA.

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  7. Re:Reminds me of the 0-day sites... by caffeinatedOnline · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, I guess I had better post some copywritten material, as I have some slacks that I need taken in.

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  8. Re:You avoided being a con-artist - good for you by ari_j · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bags of money actually do make a comfortable enough bed that even the most guilty conscience can get plenty of sleep. After all, it's not about how you sleep at night, but rather where. ;)