Japan Could Outlaw YouTube. Japan's House of Representatives passed a revision to the country's Copyright Law on Wednesday that could severely limit its citizens’ use of video sharing sites like YouTube and the Japanese-based Nico Nico Douga, according to an ITmedia report.
The revision, passed yesterday, makes illegally downloading copyrighted video and audio files punishable by up to two years in prison or a maximum fine of ¥2,000,000 ($25,106 U.S.). A 2010 revision to the Copyright Law already made downloading pirated content illegal, but this is the first time penalties have been assigned. The new provision will go into effect Oct. 1. In an interview with ITmedia, Japanese attorney Toshimitsu Dan noted that the revisions now forbid ripping and copying of copy-protected and encoded materials, selling software and hardware that circumvents copyright protection laws, and intentionally downloading illegally uploaded materials. Two Simple Steps to Take More Control Over Google's New Privacy Policy. Need More YouTube Views? Try Pinterest. Independent film and entertainment studio Lionsgate holds the majority (30%) of the market share of fitness DVDs.
Naturally, the company decided to create a YouTube channel comprised of athletic content. What it didn’t anticipate is how effectively Pinterest could promote its YouTube presence. Launched Jan. 3, 2012 as part of YouTube’s Original Content initiative, Lionsgate BeFit features dozens of workout videos from celebrity trainers like Jillian Michaels and Jane Fonda.
Is YouTube Too Big to Fail? Kaiser Wahab is a media, venture, and tech attorney at the New York law firm of Wahab & Medenica LLC.
His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to startups, and his practice deals with issues confronting businesses competing in technology, media, brand, and intellectual property-driven environments. Read more on his blog or follow him on Twitter @BizMediaLaw. “Too Big to Fail” is the albatross of the Great Recession. Now under the specter of a double dip, does the phrase apply to online content distribution as well? On the surface, banks that bet on mortgage securities do not belong in the same sentence as YouTube. This year, the 2nd Circuit U.S.
Yet, is this as simple as some generic infringer getting just deserts? Caselaw Cliff Notes In the Sony “Betamax Case,” the Supreme Court created a copyright “catch” to shield providers of new technologies. Arguably, the Grokster ruling was a response to useful technologies being leveraged as “obvious” piracy machines.
10 Essential YouTube Tips and Tricks. YouTube gets its biggest makeover ever. Margaret Stewart of YouTube says the site's redesign has "subtle alignments with Google's visual style.
" YouTube switched its homepage for every user worldwide on ThursdayThe popular online video service now sees itself as a descendent of cable TVYouTube is also making it easier to post videos on Facebook and TwitterYouTube says more redesigns are coming (Mashable) -- We already knew about YouTube's redesign, which tech-savvy readers have been enabling for the past 10 days. As of now, however, the new YouTube is available to everyone. Unlike parent company Google, which tends to roll out redesigns over a period of days, YouTube pressed the button and switched the homepage for every user worldwide at 4:30 p.m. ET Thursday. So what's the change all about? The first new thing you'll see is an "add channels" button in the top left-hand corner of the page.
YouTube is also tweaking the colors of its logo and adding a soft gray background to the videos. . © 2013 MASHABLE.com. YouTube CEO: The Future of Content Is Niche Channels. The way consumers access and consume media is changing rapidly, YouTube head Salar Kamangar believes, and YouTube is evolving to accommodate it.
"We're entering the third wave of media," Kamangar said during an on-stage interview with AllThingsD's Peter Kafka in Laguna Nigel, Calif., Tuesday. "The first wave was the broadcast networks. The second wave was cable networks. Now it's about giving people exactly what they want to watch today," People have specific interests in a variety of topics — say, yoga and stand-up surfing — but it's difficult to find a continuous stream of video content catered to those interests, Kamangar contends.
YouTube is looking to bridge that void by developing channels that are more topically specific and interactive than what viewers are currently able to find through traditional, one-way broadcasting channels. YouTube is also seeking to develop a lean-back viewing experience. But there are risks. "We'd rather be early than late," he added. How YouTube Fights Copyright Infringement. One of the biggest issues that video-sharing sites such as YouTube face is dealing with issues surrounding copyright infringement. Even though YouTube users are instructed to only upload content that belongs to them and that they have the right to use, copyrighted content is still uploaded thousands of times a day. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), YouTube isn't responsible for the copyright violations of its users, provided the company removes that content when notified by the rights holders.