Tag: Lawsuits

We're Google. So Sue Us!

Tags: Google + lawsuits + YouTube + Michael Kwun + Alex Macgillivray

MarcoPolo
Posted by MarcoPolo 1 year 10 months ago; via techdirt.com/articles/200...

Google attracts millions of Web users every day. And, increasingly, it’s attracting numerous lawsuits, many of which have been filed by small companies with weak cases.

You might think that all of these suits might be a distraction to the company. But in fact these cases may be playing right into the company's hands. By racking up court victories against small opponents that make weak arguments and have unsophisticated legal teams, it's helping to build up a body of case law that will come in handy when it has more serious legal...

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YouTube Growing ... Like Cancer?

Tags: YouTube + lawsuits + bandwidth + servers + Chad Hurley + Steve Chen

Motu
Posted by Motu 1 year 11 months ago; via businessweek.com/magazine...

The video-sharing Web site is a runaway success -- everywhere but on the bottom line.

With all the excitement, it's easy to forget that the video-sharing pioneer's business so far amounts to a whole lot of expenses, not much revenue, and no profits. YouTube took on the job of creating the business model for a new medium where anyone can post any video. While it's starting to develop new ad offerings, its popularity is driving up costs that established Web giants, such as Google and Yahoo!, are able to spread out. YouTube spends a tidy, and...

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