Day 12 of Article 13 Passage: Creators Realizing They Won’t Be Compensated Drew Wilson | April 7, 2019 While supporters have long argued that article 13 is about compensating creators, one creator is realizing that compensation is never going to come.
Blender Tests PeerTube Following YouTube Shut Down Drew Wilson | July 8, 2018 The Blender Foundation is finally largely online. However, in the wake of the mysterious shutdown, they are testing a new PeerTube service.
5 Alternatives to YouTube Drew Wilson | July 21, 2012 We’ve seen many reasons to not like YouTube. There’s the infamous comment section of YouTube, the restrictive nature of the maximum length of each video and the notorious DMCA takedown system. The question then becomes, what alternatives are there to YouTube? Well, we’ve compiled a list of 5 alternatives to YouTube for you to evaluate.
Copyright Used to Censor Enbridge Pipeline Satirical Criticism Drew Wilson | June 30, 2012 A cartoonist is currently witnessing what is commonly referred to as the Streisand effect. Over the last week, a cartoonist released a satirical criticism of the Enbridge pipeline advertisement. At one point, the news site that ran the video was forced to take the video down after a complaint about copyright. The video has since …
TVShack Back Up Under Different Domain Drew Wilson | July 8, 2010 In news that might give a second reason to call the raids on several streaming sites a failure, TVShack is currently back up under a different domain. It was TVShack.net, now it’s TVShack.cc.
Apple Rumoured to Be Preparing to Sue Open Source Codec Developers Drew Wilson | May 2, 2010 An e-mail reportedly from Steve Jobs has recently surfaced which suggests that Apple may be preparing to sue Theora and other open source video codecs. The dispute would revolve around patent laws.
French Film Director Pushes Canadian Streaming Site Offline Drew Wilson | February 16, 2009 Says that because the site had advertising, it is an illegal website.
60 Year-Old Australian’s House Raided Over Re-Posting YouTube Clip Drew Wilson | December 12, 2008 There’s always the passing thought of getting raided for uploading copyrighted works, but over a viral video originally on YouTube?
2 Asian Countries Crack Down on Video Sharing Sites Drew Wilson | June 20, 2008 Reports are surfacing that there is a major government crackdown on video sharing recently. While some of the accusations are copyright infringement activities, many suspect it’s actually politically motivated.
Reports – French Broadcaster Sues YouTube for 100 Million Drew Wilson | April 18, 2008 Numerous reports are surfacing about new litigation against popular video sharing site YouTube. It appears that French broadcaster TF1 is suing the major video sharing site for 100 million euros.
