One by one the same thing that happened with startups like Napster, AudioGalaxy and other is happening to media content providers, only this time it's corporation vs corporation. I wonder, does all this attention leave VideoSift.com open? I guess not since we just refer users to content... but isn't that also encouraging the consumption of sometimes illegal content?

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As someone who plays a lawyer on TV, I can tell you with authority that YouTube will not suffer the same fate as Napster because its raison d'être is not to pirate music or videos.

Sure, it does a good trade in that, but it has a legitimate side as well, Napster didn't have much of that and had a hard time convincing the judge that it was a legitimate file sharing company focused on free or share software and music trading.

My response when the cease and desist letter comes?

[Sgt Shultz voice] I host nothing. [/Sgt Shultz voice]

and then ... put another DMCA infringement on the Barbie mate, and crack a coolie - welcome to Australia. ;-)

(actually Australian regulations are not quite as heinous as the US - but we are no Sweden here. hmmm... Sweden ... torrentsift.com, yes!)

While it's true that Youtube's raison d'être is not to pirate music or videos, one must admit it occupies a very grey area, there are millions of videos that use copyright material be it a clip, song sample or anything.

AudioGalaxy tried the whole, we are here to distribute unsigned band content, even developed a sophisticated checksum system to filter out copyrighted songs. But it still got muffled.

True... at the end of the day it's VS Australian origins keep it safe...

And what do you mean you play a lawyer on TV?

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Sorry, I was riffing on a Vick's cough commercial from the 1980s. Too obscure?

Obviously...

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Sorry. I'm in a bit of a loopy state at the moment. I blame my cold medication.