Comments on: A new copyright battlefield: Veoh Networks

The start-up, with old-media backing, lets people upload feature-length video. Not surprisingly, the pirates were quick to move in.

[sabryant1000]

Veoh was sued in June 2006

Veoh has been sued for copyright already. Specifically, in June 2006 by Titan Media, a publisher of gay adult videos. I think it was the first online video lawsuit.

[phantomsoul]

It's All About the Risk

Anyone who uses an open-forum content model that invites people to post whatever they want is putting themselves at higher risk of copyright infringement. While I absolutely agree that the onus should be on whoever posts the content, it's unfortunately almost never perceived that way. Since the poster is usually relatively unknown, we seek familiarity in the content's presenter, which in this case is the forum site.

So at the end of the day, yeah there might be higher gains to be made, as the open-forum is generally applauded by most Internet users. But we also shouldn't forget that the cost of rogue illegitimate content can be much higher too.

[advs89]

Yeah

I agree. If someone were to walk into Disney World right now and kill someone, then would it be Disney's fault?? No. Just because an illegal activity has occurred within a company's property (in this case, web service), doesn't make it their fault.

[dddienst]

It is simple just change the copyright laws back to having to actually register your work and reduce the term back down to the original 14 years!!! The major portion of the economic lifespan of a copyrighted work is over just 5 years after publication. Most books are out of print by then and films are littering the bargain basement bins. There is no reason to keep monopoly of a work for lifetime + 70 !!!

Our politician have been paid off by big media and the public and public domain has been screwed!