As a consumer I like youtube, and obviously there is a great demand for such a website. It is probably one of the most popular websites there is. And as we talked about in class, there is not only copyrighted works out there, but also user generated content. People post videos of their kids, home-made music videos, stand-up; you name it. Youtube is an online amusement center. If taken down, there will pop up another similar site. That was the reality after Napster.
However, I perfectly understand the fury of copyright holders. Youtube is a great threat to them and seems uncontrollable. Copyrighted work gets posted every day, without authorization from the owners and without any of the profits going back to them. This cannot go on.
Maybe I am naive (!), but is it possible to create a solution where youtube can survive, but that copyrighted material is far more restricted? I guess that is the big question… Also, “if you can’t beat them, join them”. Maybe some kind of co-operation is possible? Such solutions would display less copyrighted works, but might also create more goodwill from copyright holders to give permission to display their work? I have no answers, just asking.. It will be interesting to see the outcome of the case!
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