Google Still Trying to Secure YouTube Deals
Posted on February 16, 2007 by
Adie 
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After running into bump after bump when trying to secure distribution deals with the major entertainment companies, it seems that Google is now grasping for any way possible to get these companies to come to an agreement with them. Just a week or two ago negotiations between Viacom and Google collapsed which resulted in more than 100,000 video clips being taken down from YouTube. With proper negotiations in the pooper, it seems Google has decided to go “mafia shakedown” on the media companies’ asses:
The media industry is clashing with YouTube over its proposal to offer anti-piracy tools only to companies that have distribution deals with the top online video-sharing service, media insiders said.
YouTube, owned by Google Inc., plans to introduce technology to help media companies identify pirated videos uploaded by users. But the tools are currently being offered as part of broader negotiations on licensing deals, they said.
Viacom is pissed. All in all I doubt this little stunt will set the negotiations back all that much. Media companies want their videos on YouTube, so they’re eventually going to come to an agreement. However, until they do I’m going to keep giggling at all the wacky misadventures they have along the way.
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I think that Google would like to get involved with anything and everything. I can’t say that I blame them though.