Viacom had warned YouTube nearly six weeks ago to remove its programming from YouTube’s Web site, but YouTube didn’t meet Viacom’s standards. When checking the progress of the purge, Viacom noticed that 50,000 additional clips were added to YouTube’s site, according to Viacom spokesman Jeremy Zweig.
In a statement, Viacom lashed out at YouTube’s business practices, citing that YouTube has “built a lucrative business out of exploiting the devotion of fans to others’ creative works in order to enrich itself and its corporate parent Google.” Furthermore, Viacom contended that YouTube’s business model, “which is based on building traffic and selling advertising off of unlicensed content, is clearly illegal and is in obvious conflict with copyright laws.”
The nature of the uploaded clips feature some programming that may not be suitable for all audiences. Segments from shows including “The Colbert Report,” The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” and “South Park” are aimed at audiences older than the average age of a YouTube user.
During the past two years, YouTube has been the center of media quandaries – with advertisers wondering if a site displaying user-uploaded clips will lure away viewers and advertising dollars from broadcast and cable television. Several companies have already joined in partnerships with YouTube in hopes of receiving compensation for legally uploading content, including CBS and NBC Universal.
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