YouTube

Disney Movies to Run on YouTube

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:14:05 -0500

Full article: MediaPost
Wayne Friedman
With all the talk about Netflix being a cable killer, some have forgotten about what is still the biggest digital video platform: YouTube. In a somewhat quiet move, Walt Disney joins other studios in announcing that hundreds of its movies will soon be available in the YouTube Movies digital area.

Majority of YouTube Views from Non-English Audience

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:14:35 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Janko Roettgers
Talk about a truly global audience: 60 percent of all video views on YouTube come from users who select a language other than English as the site's display language. That data point comes on the heels of an announcement that YouTube is now available in IsiZulu and Afrikaans.

Will YouTube Replace TV?

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:31:21 -0400

Full article: The Week
YouTube may be the top destination for videos of cats playing the piano, but could it be a threat to television? Google is betting it is.

YouTube Close to Announcing Video 'Channels'

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:15:07 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Amir Efrati
Google's YouTube is expected to announce that it has signed a slew of partnerships with media companies and well-known personalities to produce original content for the popular video website, said people familiar with the matter.

YouTube Goes Professional

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:15:28 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Amir Efrati
YouTube is going Hollywood. The Internet company is finalizing deals with well-known personalities, such as skateboarder Tony Hawk, and major media companies to produce original content for its popular video website, as it seeks to become a next-generation cable provider that oversees dozens of free online "channels" with professional-grade shows, people familiar with the matter said.

All of Justin Bieber's Music Removed from YouTube via 'Prank' DMCA Claims

Stevie Converse — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:12:04 -0400

Full article: TechDirt
Mike Masnick
A "prankster" was able to remove all of Justin Bieber's videos from YouTube by filing a bunch of bogus DMCA notices. While a lot of people find this amusing for one reason or another, it really highlights a key problem with the DMCA's notice-and-takedown process, which is a "censor now, deal with the consequences later" system. It seems like this process is a violation of the First Amendment.

New York Times Joins Forces with YouTube and Storyful for 9/11 Tribute

Stevie Converse — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:11:21 -0400

Full article: Nieman Journalism Lab
Megan Garber
The<em> New York Times</em> is joining with YouTube and the video-curation service Storyful to gather and share users’ reflections on 9/11 and the meaning of the ten years that have passed since the attacks. It's the first time the paper has collaborated with YouTube in this way.

Publishers Decide They'd Rather Pay Songwriters than Lawyers

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:33:01 -0400

Full article: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Corynne McSherry
Google announced that it has finally struck a deal with the National Music Publishers Association and it is calling the deal an important step forward in making sure publishers and songwriters benefit from the creative uses musicians and fans make of copyrighted compositions in YouTube videos. Equally important, the deal may reflect an increased willingness on the part of content owners to focus on how to compensate artists rather than lawyers.

Music Publishers Go AWOL in the War Against YouTube

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:35:20 -0400

Full article: YouTube
Timothy B. Lee
The National Music Publishers' Association has decided to drop out of a broad coalition of copyright owners that has been doing battle with YouTube since 2007. YouTube won the first round of the lawsuit last year, and the case is now being appealed; it will apparently continue without the NMPA's participation.

Music Publishers, YouTube Settle Copyright Spat

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:35:17 -0400

Full article: Politico
Brooks Boliek
Music publishers will be able to cash in when people upload videos of cats dancing to their music on YouTube, under a settlement of a copyright lawsuit. The agreement reached between the National Music Publishers' Association and the Google-owned online video platform settles part of a 2007 copyright-infringement lawsuit by giving music publishers the ability to receive royalties from YouTube for musical works in videos posted on the site.