Comments on: 'Harry Potter' and 'HairSpray' appear at Google Video.

Watchdog group notes a big week for YouTube's siter site: three high-profile movies, including one that has yet to debut in theaters, all appeared at Google Video on Monday.

[The_Decider]

Suspending users

How is Google, or anyone to suspend a user?

Sure, you can close an account, but you can't stop that person from creating a new account.

Unless they do something draconian like require legal digital signatures, it is not possible.

Besides, posting movies online helps ticket sales, not hurt them. Seeing a movie on a computer screen is not the same as going to a theater. Heck, it isn't as good as playing a DVD on your computer.

When is the entertainment industry going to catch up and embrace new delivery and publicity methods?

Their out of date notions is a key in why they are suffering financially. The low quality is main reason.

[rarpsl]

Computer vs Movie Screen/TV viewing

There are a number of British TV shows that I watch/follow via BitTorrents due to their not being available in the US or the Network that will eventually broadcast them being too cheap to get a "Simulcast" licence (ie: Show the episode soon after the BBC does in lieu of waiting a year until the show's 13 week season is over and the new season is starting). When it finally airs in the US, I either watch it or get the DVD. One interesting case in point on airing faster is the 3rd Season of the new Doctor Who. SciFi channel took their time airing picking up the show (even causing the BBC America release of the 1st Season DVD to be pushed back from its originally scheduled February 2006 release date to July 2006 when they finally decided to pick up the show and started to air it in February 2006) but aired Season 2 much faster. BBC's DW Season 3 ended 2 weeks ago on a Saturday and that Friday SciFi aired the Christmas 2006 Special Episode and the first Season 3 Episode (a 13 week delay for the show which I can classify as almost-simulcast). I'm watching them again, this time on my TV, and will buy the DVD when issued.

[ethana2]

Copyright strikes again.

Artists, little hint: you have the right to remain silent. Don't expect everyone to have the same antique view of information that you base your business models on.

Creative commons and public domain, anyone?

[niravabhavsar]

Welcome to digital reality

Google is notoriously know for the same kind of thievery. It stole
Overture's business model and paid 2.5 bil in settlement. Now,
GooTube is stealing billions from various news channels. They
have created a whole business model around this. And, people
are having fun. The argument that it boasts ticket sales are not
correct. You have to live in fools paradise to think people are
gonna watch crappy version for free and go to theatre to watch
full screen version. Pirates always love stuff for free; be it free
software, songs, videos or movies. Piracy is theft, period.