Comments on: Laughs continue http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:33:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Leonard http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-181908 Leonard Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:16:39 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-181908 I wouldn't be at all surprised, based on what's come out over the last few days, to discover that the parent company told them "Get the clips off that YouTube thing! All of them! What are we spending all that money on our own website for?" so that's exactly what they told YouTube. Then, a few days later having ready comments from their audience on why what they were doing was so stupid, they realised the benefits to having their content on YouTube. That's when I think they called a halt to it and changed the story to "full episodes only." But what do I know? I wouldn’t be at all surprised, based on what’s come out over the last few days, to discover that the parent company told them “Get the clips off that YouTube thing! All of them! What are we spending all that money on our own website for?” so that’s exactly what they told YouTube. Then, a few days later having ready comments from their audience on why what they were doing was so stupid, they realised the benefits to having their content on YouTube. That’s when I think they called a halt to it and changed the story to “full episodes only.”

But what do I know?

]]> By: Angelos http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-181767 Angelos Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:32:13 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-181767 During yesterday's Daily Show, they advertised the full shows as being available at the CC website, so "now you don't have to go to those stupid blogs" anymore, or words to that effect. Smooth. During yesterday’s Daily Show, they advertised the full shows as being available at the CC website, so “now you don’t have to go to those stupid blogs” anymore, or words to that effect.

Smooth.

]]> By: Jim Karna http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-181208 Jim Karna Wed, 01 Nov 2006 10:16:08 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-181208 Interesting to see how the deals between You Tube and a couple of the major record labels to share ad revenue pan out Interesting to see how the deals between You Tube and a couple of the major record labels to share ad revenue pan out

]]> By: Cha-ching — another takedown notice » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180940 Cha-ching — another takedown notice » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:11:04 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180940 [...] with del.icio.us   |   Email this entry   |   TrackBack URI   |   Digg it   |   Track with co.mments   |     |   Cosmos Click here forcopyright permissions! Copyright 2006 Mathew Ingram [...] [...] with del.icio.us   |   Email this entry   |   TrackBack URI   |   Digg it   |   Track with co.mments   |     |   Cosmos Click here forcopyright permissions! Copyright 2006 Mathew Ingram [...]

]]> By: Frank Bruno http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180776 Frank Bruno Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:21:59 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180776 I don't know much about YouTube, but it seems they'll have to do two things to make sure that their ad-supported videos on YT work: 1. be the first to post 'em. 2. make the ads unobtrusive enough so that other people don't bother posting ad-free versions. right? The first one's easy... just post before or during the first public airing of the show. the second, not so much. I don’t know much about YouTube, but it seems they’ll have to do two things to make sure that their ad-supported videos on YT work:

1. be the first to post ‘em.
2. make the ads unobtrusive enough so that other people don’t bother posting ad-free versions.

right? The first one’s easy… just post before or during the first public airing of the show. the second, not so much.

]]> By: Juicy Gossip With Nosynews.net http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180750 Juicy Gossip With Nosynews.net Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:16:57 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180750 Comedy Central needs some extra promotions after that got rid of The Dave Chapelle Show. Not only that what network do you know like to spend money on advertisments? It's free promotion. Comedy Central needs some extra promotions after that got rid of The Dave Chapelle Show. Not only that what network do you know like to spend money on advertisments? It’s free promotion.

]]> By: howardowens.com: media blog » Blog Archive » Following Comedy Central vs. YouTube http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180735 howardowens.com: media blog » Blog Archive » Following Comedy Central vs. YouTube Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:45:22 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180735 [...] UPDATE III: Jeff Jarvis reports that NBC reports that Viacom is asking only for full programs be brought down.  As comments on the post note, that doesn’t make any sense either. [...] [...] UPDATE III: Jeff Jarvis reports that NBC reports that Viacom is asking only for full programs be brought down.  As comments on the post note, that doesn’t make any sense either. [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180695 Jeff Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:24:05 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180695 The Viacom PR line on this matter - as repeated in the NY Post is... "By yesterday it was understood that the media conglomerate had issues only with entire episodes - not selected clips." The two segments they took down that I had uploaded were individual interviews with Steve Wozniak ~6 minutes on the Colbert Report and a Daily Show interview with Al Franken ~7minutes. I can send you DMCA notices I received from you tube if you'd like. Many other takedowns were similar lengths. The five minute rule doesn't seem to be accurate to me either. I think more likely that this first set of takedown requests (a list of urls of infringing content) was just the opening salvo in hardball negotiations by Viacom - with fans who had uploaded and/or linked to content on YouTube as the unwitting victims as their site links are now broken. The Viacom PR line on this matter – as repeated in the NY Post is…
“By yesterday it was understood that the media conglomerate had issues only with entire episodes – not selected clips.”

The two segments they took down that I had uploaded were individual interviews with Steve Wozniak ~6 minutes on the Colbert Report and a Daily Show interview with Al Franken ~7minutes. I can send you DMCA notices I received from you tube if you’d like. Many other takedowns were similar lengths.

The five minute rule doesn’t seem to be accurate to me either. I think more likely that this first set of takedown requests (a list of urls of infringing content) was just the opening salvo in hardball negotiations by Viacom – with fans who had uploaded and/or linked to content on YouTube as the unwitting victims as their site links are now broken.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180693 Jeff Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:23:07 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180693 The Viacom PR line on this matter - as repeated in the NY Post is... "By yesterday it was understood that the media conglomerate had issues only with entire episodes - not selected clips." The two segments they took down that I had uploaded were individual interviews with Steve Wozniak ( The Viacom PR line on this matter – as repeated in the NY Post is…
“By yesterday it was understood that the media conglomerate had issues only with entire episodes – not selected clips.”

The two segments they took down that I had uploaded were individual interviews with Steve Wozniak (

]]> By: redjoker http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180572 redjoker Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:51:18 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180572 sure but it wasn't really enforced. I saw 44 minute videos floating around there, and some users split whole episodes into smaller part to avoid that banishment. But, what if they are trying to make money from small videos? I personally believe that that would encourage a landslide movement which coould easily be the end for most of the sites similar to YouTube sure but it wasn’t really enforced. I saw 44 minute videos floating around there, and some users split whole episodes into smaller part to avoid that banishment.

But, what if they are trying to make money from small videos? I personally believe that that would encourage a landslide movement which coould easily be the end for most of the sites similar to YouTube

]]> By: Heather Green http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180504 Heather Green Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:56:37 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180504 Right, but if they're full episodes I thought they weren't supposed to be up there anyway. Because last spring, YouTube said they were instigating 10 minute limit on uploads to address copyright issues. Right, but if they’re full episodes I thought they weren’t supposed to be up there anyway. Because last spring, YouTube said they were instigating 10 minute limit on uploads to address copyright issues.

]]> By: Throw out the TV? « Digital Lantern http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180466 Throw out the TV? « Digital Lantern Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:25:52 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/10/31/laughs-continue/#comment-180466 [...] Studio 60 on Sunset Strip is canceled, one of my favorite new shows. I see that Comedy Central reversed it’s cancellation on YouTube. Rather than cut their throats, NBC or the owners of Studio60 could syndicate this on the web. I know I would pay to have it put on my TIVO with commercials. Do you have a favorite show that was canned ? The short vote tally for broadcast-mandated cult followings will force “small shows” that take time developing their art to find the IP address of their fans. [...] [...] Studio 60 on Sunset Strip is canceled, one of my favorite new shows. I see that Comedy Central reversed it’s cancellation on YouTube. Rather than cut their throats, NBC or the owners of Studio60 could syndicate this on the web. I know I would pay to have it put on my TIVO with commercials. Do you have a favorite show that was canned ? The short vote tally for broadcast-mandated cult followings will force “small shows” that take time developing their art to find the IP address of their fans. [...]

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