Google Makes Empty Promises Concerning Youtube

Youtube.com was so popular because it allowed anyone and everyone ability to post videos, without having to worry too much about copyright issues. In essence, it was fun, fun watching videos, fun uploading videos, fun finding videos that weren't released yet...I'm sure you've browsed Youtube.com and once or twice thought to yourself, I bet I wasn't supposed to watch this!

Since Google bought You Tube there have been all kinds of copyright issues, money paid to companies to avoid lawsuits, and lots of big music corporations, including Universal Music, putting their foot down on widely distributed copyrighted videos.

Here are some of my previous posts, as I've tried following this very serious and confusing issue:

TV Networks Discussing YouTube Rival

Google Copyright Infringement Confirmed: At least One Lawsuit

Google and You Tube Face Copyright Infringement

Google's $1.65 Billion purchase, a High Risk Investment?

These are in order from most recent, to latest.

Anyway, on to the latest, latest Google-Youtube copyright issue. Warner Music made Google and Youtube promise to have an anti-piracy system in place that would feature an "advanced content identification and royalty reporting system."

Google broke their promise.

It was promise to Warner Music in exchange for the free distribution of videos, artist interviews and other music related content.

The new addition to the site isn't up, but Youtube has a warning at the bottom of the videos, "Use at your own risk."

Not so much fun anymore. Youtube could end up being the late Napster. Everyone stops using it after a few horror stories about users doing jail time for downloading their favorite "Eminem" video. Time will tell!