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A personal accoun about how You Tube has given me encouragement and comfort
Keywords: youtube, article, videos, vlog

I guess it had to happen, but Comedy Central is having YouTube pull all the non-licensed content (incl. Daily Show and Colbert Report) from the video sharing site. Nuts!
Keywords: article, youtube, copyright, comedy central, daily show, colbert report

From lip-sync videos to $1.65 billion in 14 months. The story of how a little video sharing startup became a phenomenon.
Keywords: article, slate, history, timeline

According to the Wall Street Journal, lawyers from several media companies, including News Corp., NBC Universal and Viacom, say that YouTube could be liable up to $150,000 per unauthorized video.
Keywords: article, news, lawsuits, copyrights, infringement

Mashable reports on the increasing problem of gaming the video rank for most viewed videos simply by repeatedly refreshing a page.
Keywords: article, fraud, traffic, news

Google has made it's biggest acquisition in it's 8 year history on YouTube making it the world's biggest online video sharing site.
Keywords: article, google. acquisition, news

HDNet co-founder says video sharing outfit will eventually be "sued into oblivion" over copyright violations, points at limited advertising reach of YouTube.
Keywords: article, mark cuban, valuation, acquisition, speculation

The New York Times reveals the true identity of YouTube celebrity LonelyGirl15 as an actress from New York.
Keywords: article, lonelygirl15, expose, youtube celebrity

BusinessWeek asks: "Is the rapidly growing video hosting site in danger of being eclipsed by rapidly growing imitators?"
Keywords: article, analysis, commentary, competition