YouTube will pay fees to some video creators to fight takedowns
WASHINGTON — Since its inception, Youtube has been embroiled in long and bitter battles over copyright infringement. And over the years, the video site has stepped up its monitoring of pirated material. But too often, the company says, requests from copyright holders to take down videos go too far. Now, YouTube is taking the unusual […]
Facebook will start giving videographers a cut
Mark, CEO of Facebook Zuckerberg said today that his company’s platform gets 8 billion video views per day, doubling the number it reported in April. More than 500 million users watch these videos, he said. “Over the next few years, video will be the most engaging content online, and by continuing to innovate here, we […]