Comments on: Gootube – The End of DRM ? http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/ the mark cuban weblog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:20:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Manager Assistant http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25715 Manager Assistant Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:00:23 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25715 This is an upcoming issue. I am anti DRM but dont think their should be an open market for everything digital. Im not sure where that leaves me. If I wasnt to buy a product I dont want DRM on it so I can play it where and when i want. <br><br>There has to be a way for all this video traffic to make everone happy. If people are watching music videos isnt that good? Why dont we open up the market for low quality digital media for free and make the good stuff available for pay. Thats fine with me and probably keeps everyone happy. This is an upcoming issue. I am anti DRM but dont think their should be an open market for everything digital. Im not sure where that leaves me. If I wasnt to buy a product I dont want DRM on it so I can play it where and when i want.

There has to be a way for all this video traffic to make everone happy. If people are watching music videos isnt that good? Why dont we open up the market for low quality digital media for free and make the good stuff available for pay. Thats fine with me and probably keeps everyone happy.

]]> By: Drama Queen http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25714 Drama Queen Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:31:56 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25714 Have you ever heard of urban storytelling? Theres this group in NYC called the Moth, and they put on storytelling events there. Right now, theyve teamed up with the TV network TNT (we know drama) for some reason, and are doing a contest on Myspace called Whats Your Story?. Basically, you submit a video of yourself telling the story of the most risky thing youve ever done, and you can win a trip to New York and other cool stuff. Its actually really interesting and I strongly suggest everyone check it out: www.myspace.com/mothstories . They show a few videos on the myspace page that are worth watching if youre confused by what they do It will be interesting to see the different video submissions of people telling their risky stories. Have you ever heard of urban storytelling? Theres this group in NYC called the Moth, and they put on storytelling events there. Right now, theyve teamed up with the TV network TNT (we know drama) for some reason, and are doing a contest on Myspace called Whats Your Story?. Basically, you submit a video of yourself telling the story of the most risky thing youve ever done, and you can win a trip to New York and other cool stuff. Its actually really interesting and I strongly suggest everyone check it out: http://www.myspace.com/mothstories . They show a few videos on the myspace page that are worth watching if youre confused by what they do It will be interesting to see the different video submissions of people telling their risky stories.

]]> By: Chalet http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25713 Chalet Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:48:02 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25713 Personally, I saw the decline of Youtube months ago and went on the search for an alternative, which I found and it's much better IMHO. I always stop using a web service once it gets media coverage since it usually only means one thing... restricted online dictatorship! oops, that was the little devil, I meant inforced copyright protection. I really only used Youtube for watching foreign tv shows and videos, which I think was justified given that even with satellite, people from different countries arent allowed to watch foreign tv. Seems like it'd be possible nowadays, probably just not profitable enough though. Anyways, I really don't see how watching streaming videos in highly craptastic quality is losing the RIAA or the MPAA any money...but then again, I don't have an IPOD and I only watch stuff unvailable to me via DirectTV. <br> Personally, I saw the decline of Youtube months ago and went on the search for an alternative, which I found and it’s much better IMHO. I always stop using a web service once it gets media coverage since it usually only means one thing… restricted online dictatorship! oops, that was the little devil, I meant inforced copyright protection. I really only used Youtube for watching foreign tv shows and videos, which I think was justified given that even with satellite, people from different countries arent allowed to watch foreign tv. Seems like it’d be possible nowadays, probably just not profitable enough though. Anyways, I really don’t see how watching streaming videos in highly craptastic quality is losing the RIAA or the MPAA any money…but then again, I don’t have an IPOD and I only watch stuff unvailable to me via DirectTV.

]]> By: Colin http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25712 Colin Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:51:20 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25712 If your budget won't stand the strain of buying some software to convert video to MP3, download MP3MYMP3. This gem is free and carries no malware. It takes a little getting used too but is very intuitive and versital. C/NET has it and it is popular.<br><br> <a href="http://www.download.com/Mp3-My-Mp3-Recorder/3000-2140-10369269.html?part=dl-Mp3MyMp3R&subj=dl&tag=button" rel="nofollow">http://www.download.com/Mp3-My-Mp3-Recorder/3000-2140-10369269.html?part=dl-Mp3MyMp3R&subj=dl&tag=button</a><br><br>Did I say it was Free? FREE!<br> If your budget won’t stand the strain of buying some software to convert video to MP3, download MP3MYMP3. This gem is free and carries no malware. It takes a little getting used too but is very intuitive and versital. C/NET has it and it is popular.

http://www.download.com/Mp3-My-Mp3-Recorder/3000-2140-10369269.html?part=dl-Mp3MyMp3R&subj=dl&tag=button

Did I say it was Free? FREE!

]]> By: Jed http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25711 Jed Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:49:32 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25711 While I can understand where you are coming from, your whole article could be applied to ANY DRM'd or not media out there today.<br><br>The steps you apply to get a song or video onto your iPod, are the same steps (and even sometimes more complicated) as ripping them from a DVD, a CD, yahoo's music service, an itunes song, last.fm, yahoo free radio, etc. etc. etc.<br><br>Technology will always be able to provide users with a way to circumvent DRM or any other protection mechanism.<br><br>The key is, if your new medium is going digital, you know this is inevitable, so instead you should focus on bringing high-quality content and originality to consumers and *trust* that consumers will appreciate good content.<br><br>The day you piss on your fan-base to protect something that is impossible to protect, is the day you will loose them to someone else.<br><br>Again, I feel your ideas, but I don't think you have a good grasp on what it means to be in the digital world. While I can understand where you are coming from, your whole article could be applied to ANY DRM’d or not media out there today.

The steps you apply to get a song or video onto your iPod, are the same steps (and even sometimes more complicated) as ripping them from a DVD, a CD, yahoo’s music service, an itunes song, last.fm, yahoo free radio, etc. etc. etc.

Technology will always be able to provide users with a way to circumvent DRM or any other protection mechanism.

The key is, if your new medium is going digital, you know this is inevitable, so instead you should focus on bringing high-quality content and originality to consumers and *trust* that consumers will appreciate good content.

The day you piss on your fan-base to protect something that is impossible to protect, is the day you will loose them to someone else.

Again, I feel your ideas, but I don’t think you have a good grasp on what it means to be in the digital world.

]]> By: Shane http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25710 Shane Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:39:52 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25710 Mark, You are all wrong on this one.<br><br>The reason why GooTube will never be a player in significant revenue-hurting copyright infringement (I'm not saying it's not infringement, rather that it doesn't hurt the copyright owner's bottom line) is because the steps you outlined above are entirely too much work to get a crappy 17 clip copy of Scarface.<br><br>I know plenty of people who shy away from bittorrent and limewire because they don't feel like learning how to use a new piece of software or two. If someone is going to have to do this much work to download a copy of a movie with poor video and audio quality, or rip a song from a youtube clip, they might as well use other methods to get higher quality content in a much easier way. They're illegal just the same, but who wants to work hard to download low quality content illegally?<br><br>This is why I don't rip DVDs that I own if I'm going to watch them on a flight - it's often faster for me to download that very movie from a p2p network, and I can still do stuff on my computer in my background without being bogged down in intensive CPU usage.<br><br>Besides, couldn't YOU be sued for your blog post here? Does the Grokster inducement doctrine apply when you have no financial interest in the tools being used? Mark, You are all wrong on this one.

The reason why GooTube will never be a player in significant revenue-hurting copyright infringement (I’m not saying it’s not infringement, rather that it doesn’t hurt the copyright owner’s bottom line) is because the steps you outlined above are entirely too much work to get a crappy 17 clip copy of Scarface.

I know plenty of people who shy away from bittorrent and limewire because they don’t feel like learning how to use a new piece of software or two. If someone is going to have to do this much work to download a copy of a movie with poor video and audio quality, or rip a song from a youtube clip, they might as well use other methods to get higher quality content in a much easier way. They’re illegal just the same, but who wants to work hard to download low quality content illegally?

This is why I don’t rip DVDs that I own if I’m going to watch them on a flight – it’s often faster for me to download that very movie from a p2p network, and I can still do stuff on my computer in my background without being bogged down in intensive CPU usage.

Besides, couldn’t YOU be sued for your blog post here? Does the Grokster inducement doctrine apply when you have no financial interest in the tools being used?

]]> By: Christian Ter http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25709 Christian Ter Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:02:46 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25709 What seems to be missing from the discussions is the idea that Google just doesn't care about harming copyrights holders, especially us "little guys." In their view (and that of some of those who want "free" stuff), artists, musicians, authors, writers, performers, and anyone else who might need (or have a legitimate right) to a royalty check for years of practice, work, and plain old-fashioned sweat -- not to mention the tears -- should "go get a real job." <br> What seems to be missing from the discussions is the idea that Google just doesn’t care about harming copyrights holders, especially us “little guys.” In their view (and that of some of those who want “free” stuff), artists, musicians, authors, writers, performers, and anyone else who might need (or have a legitimate right) to a royalty check for years of practice, work, and plain old-fashioned sweat — not to mention the tears — should “go get a real job.”

]]> By: john http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25706 john Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:46:47 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25706 I like the creative use that the creator of GooTube.net has found, combing the service if the two Internet giants. Check out this mashup<br><br><a href="http://www.GooTube.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.GooTube.net</a> I like the creative use that the creator of GooTube.net has found, combing the service if the two Internet giants. Check out this mashup

http://www.GooTube.net

]]> By: franky http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25708 franky Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:53:23 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25708 Thanks for Total Video Converter. <br><br>I mean someone's got to be the moron or do I see that wrong? Thanks for Total Video Converter.

I mean someone’s got to be the moron or do I see that wrong?

]]> By: Chris http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25707 Chris Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:13:59 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/gootube-the-end-of-drm/#comment-25707 Related to NBA videos in google ... I still believe that verticals can win this out. Let the NBA build its own website, allowing mashups ... people can win tickets for games based on some criteria ... Nike, Rbk, and other would advertise on it ... Then ban all NBA videos on Youtube ... Same for racing ... then the game changes ...<br><br>Pity is, NBA, NFL etc ... are more interested in selling long-term broadcasting deals to stations ... Related to NBA videos in google … I still believe that verticals can win this out. Let the NBA build its own website, allowing mashups … people can win tickets for games based on some criteria … Nike, Rbk, and other would advertise on it … Then ban all NBA videos on Youtube … Same for racing … then the game changes …

Pity is, NBA, NFL etc … are more interested in selling long-term broadcasting deals to stations …

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