Google To Monetize Content From Consenting YouTubers

sufijazz writes "Google has announced its intention to allow advertisers to monetize the contents of YouTube videos. 'The ads accompanying the outbound YouTube clips won't be in a video format. Instead, they will appear as a graphic straddling the video or as a link along the bottom. Google won't be pulling clips from YouTube's entire library ... The material sent to other Web sites will be confined to video from providers who sign consent forms. With the new twist, Web sites participating in AdSense now can sign up to specify the kinds of YouTube videos they want shown on their pages.' Everyone sees a cut in this plan, evidently. Both the creator of the video as well as anyone that embeds it on their website will receive a share of the profits. The company has yet to specify the percent each party gets."

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we need to bust these bastards for these threats

[Locutus]

is there nothing anybody can do but keep them from threaten all GNU/Linux vendors livelihood? With public claims of patented materials in GNU/Linux and OSS, Microsoft is damaging every GNU/Linux developer and hardware vendor and this should be illegal. I mean there are laws for libel and slander.

Can't a cease and desist letter be send to Microsoft? Or a letter asking them to list the materials or stop the threats immediately as it is harming business? Just one customer saying that they are holding back on OSS because of Microsoft's threats should be enough to show damage from these threats. Don't care if it's a $50/hr support call, if it provides monetary damages, it should be legal to ask them to show proof. If they refuse legal requests then that should be publicized also.

The can not be allowed to keep doing this without proof.

LoB