Consumption: Media and Culture
Posted February 26, 2006 05:32 PM
Following up on my Night Float post, I just can't stop thinking about how WRONG Jason Calacanis is about youtube. I've been on it for the past week and I am finding lots of user generated media. Unlike, Napster where more than 90% of the files were copyrighted by the music cartel, the majority of files seem to me to be user generated, although there are still copyrighted works, I doubt it is anywhere near the 90% mark.
I also disagree with his comment that: "It's a silly, little business that anyone could setup in a week." I for one couldn't because I can't afford the hosting costs, but more than that I'm not sure Jason could either. He posted on Feb 20 that he could "set it up in a weekend" and I still don't see the Weblogs, Inc version. I'm not surprised frankly, since he's not even willing to pay to host his own images sometimes.
Related: I will try to limit my film, tv and music posts to the weekend, but I can't guarantee it.