YouTube To Allow Self-Serve Ads For Major Media Players

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 23, 2009 @09:37AM from the go-ahead-upload-that-copywronged-clip dept.

thefickler writes to tell us that YouTube plans on raising revenue by allowing major media players to run their own ads on the video site for, not only their own content, but illegally uploaded content by other users. "The site says CBS is already on board for the scheme, with other giants expected to join. The scheme will allow TV, movie and music companies to upload content and then sell advertising themselves, for example through images or animations which are overlaid on suitable sections of the clips. YouTube will then take a cut of this advertising revenue."

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YouScrewd! by shellster_dude · 2009-01-23 09:41 · Score: 1, Troll

Over the last year Youtube has consistently been doing stupid things. I was about to stop using them altogether. This might just be the last straw if this becomes widespread.
Do no evil by Jurily · 2009-01-23 09:47 · Score: 0, Troll

Is this how Google lets their inner Evil out?