YouTube's Content Identification Failure Raises Eyebrows

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 2, 2007 @02:38AM from the making-new-things-is-hard dept.

MSNBC is carrying a story looking at YouTube's failure to follow through with a promised 'content identification system' by the end of the year. The article goes on to discuss the possible impact this failure will have on the site's (so far) good relations with television, music, and movie studios. From the article: "If the delay lasts for more than a week or two into the new year, suggesting more than just a slight technical hitch, 'this is certainly going to be a serious issue', [Mike McGuire, a digital media analyst at Gartner] added. Leading music companies have already made clear they see completion of YouTube's anti-piracy technology as an important step in any closer co-operation. Failure to build adequate systems to protect copyright owners could also add to the risk of legal action against the site."

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It's all Utube Has by hotrodman · 2007-01-02 03:20 · Score: 0, Troll

Utube is in no hurry to get rid of the copyrighted stuff because it's all they have. Once that stuff is gone, they will go the way of Napster and Scour. The world only needs so many videos of some dad getting racked in the balls with a baseball bat.
So long, Utube....you were great while we had ye.
-E