YouTube, a site in which became increasingly popular exponentially. A site both regarded and revered to be the best video hosting site of it's time.
But until recently, Google has acquired YouTube for about $1.65 billion in an all stock transaction. Both companies have approved the deal, which should officially close in the fourth quarter. Since then, YouTube has become a barren wasteland filled and comprised of Rick Rolls, pointless Mac vs PC nonsense, and derogatory and moronic members of the site.
Copyright Infringement and Spam:
Let's be honest, the biggest reason why YouTube was such a ground-breaking success was due to having copyrighted videos. This is what attracted so much attention and popularity to YouTube in the first place. However, YouTube simply couldn't ignore all the lawsuits being made by companies who had their copywrighted videos uploaded onto it's site, and thus, we've seen a marked crackdown on copyrighted videos on their site ranging from quick removal of televised shows and movies, to short tv clips, trailers, and so forth. Google's overly avid attempt to make sure copyright infringement isn't an issue has...
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