DMCA requests for documentaries on google video
Sorry guys - animal planet has contacted us and asserted copyright under the DMCA. Yes, we explained that we don't really host it - but they evidently find us easier to deal with than Google.I recommend the content producers not follow this path. Google video is a documentary maker's best friend. I have in the last year bought 10-20 documentaries on DVD, after previewing them first here, and then later on Google Video. If anything start putting your own videos up on there yourself.
At the very least, I can say that they asked nicely.
If the Animal Planet starts doing this, I will never buy another Animal Planet documentary. I have already purchased several.
Don't shoot your biggest promotional tool in the foot. The quality of streaming video sucks, and pretty much makes people go out and buy the really good documentaries on DVD. Yes some people will watch and never buy but they most likely would have never spent their money for a documentary anyway. The thing the content producers need to understand is that many others will buy it. I have taken to previewing the documentary online to help me decide which I want, before going to buy.
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yes, well, now I'll go buy and eat a guatemalan rainbow puffer fish. Let's see them make more endangered species documentaries when there are none left.
People buy documentaries??
They tried and failed here multiple times. James is the man.
That is free promotion on a grand scale......what are they thinking...me me me me mine!!!!
MANY publishers are simply and plainly dumb. Pointless to think about it. At least these were dumb BUT kind.
Just curious. Which documentaries were pulled?
The Meerkat ones I posted.
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