Viacom/DMCA?/Youtube

The Youtube phenomenon has sparked the interest of billions worldwide. I completely understand the amazing qualities of that particular video page and I know the down side of it. Viacom is a media giant but so is google the new owners of YouTube. I just hope for the sake of Viacom that they wise up. Anything online now a days is articulated by Google, the recent owners of YouTube. The copyright infringements can only go so far for the available media on YouTube. The typical amount of the media available for viewing is between 1 and 2 minutes and can vary up to 9 minutes usually. Technically there are grounds for infringement but we are not talking about entire episodes or collections of shows or films on their site. I honestly think they are doing more for promotion for the industry than cutting into the profits of these media giants. I honestly think that Murdoch and his fellow “Mr. Burns” of media have been running the industry for so long it scares the panties off of them to have even a little competition to disrupt their multibillion dollar harmony and will stop at nothing to get their cake back. It is really sad. The DMCA is a good tool to combat the use of illegal media, but who really cares. Give me a break, make your money Viacom and give the experience and the rights back to the people. This syndication billions crap has got to go. The internet is just another transformer in the robot war to dissolve the father media. Just like with Hollywood and TV back in the day. This time it’s TV’s turn, burn baby, burn!