Comedy Central video pulled off YouTube
Cory Bergman October 27th, 2006
Click on most of the links to Comedy Central clips on YouTube and you’ll get the message, “This video has been removed due to terms of use violation” or “This video has been removed due to copyright infringement.” NewsCloud reports that YouTube says it’s been asked by a “third party” (which would be Comedy Central, since it’s the copyright holder) under terms of the DMCA to remove clips of the Colbert Report and the Daily Show. Both shows haven’t had an issue with YouTube, well, at least before the Google acquisition. In fact, the Colbert Report has used YouTube in its green screen challenge. And Stephen Colbert has mentioned the site so many times on the air, he recently joked that he was owed $700 million in licensing fees. YouTube has been thriving with Comedy Central content — probably the most widespread TV brand on the site — so this will be the most noticeable content removal to date. And it’s interesting to point out that Comedy Central — a Viacom unit — appears not to be going along with CBS’ strategy of forming a strategic partnership with YouTube.
We’ll wait for reaction from the Comedy Central faithful who are regular YouTubers (after all, browsing video on ComedyCentral.com is not the easiest of experiences.) And of course, this move will be seen by many as the first shoe to drop in YouTube’s new Google existence. (Via Fimoculous)
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1. Dave | October 27th, 2006 at 4:56 pm
How does John Stewart get away with using CNN, FNC, MSNBC, etc clips in his show, mocks them, and yet won’t let youtube show his clips?
I’m sure the Daily Show makes a bigger profit off of CNN clips than youtube makes off of John Stewart clips.
Just a question…
2. Dave | October 27th, 2006 at 4:57 pm
Oops… I should have spelled it “Jon” and I really mean CC / Daily Show, not him personally.
3. Rex | October 27th, 2006 at 5:38 pm
Interesting question. I’ve never thought of it that way. But it’s important to note that Comedy Central’s use of those clips is fair use (or very likely fair use) for at least two reasons: 1) it’s short excerpts and 2) it’s satire. Copying and pasting those clips from your TiVo to YouTube is neither of those things… nor is it a creative act.
Anyway, I wonder if there will be a backlash? Cory’s point about CBS playing ball is a good one…
4. howardowens.com: media bl&hellip | October 27th, 2006 at 5:51 pm
[...] Lost Remote reports that an undisclosed third party has demanded that YouTube remove video of Comedy Central shows, such as the Daily Show and the Colbert Report. Something doesn’t computer. While it’s obvious that some videos have been removed, there is still (for example) Steve Colbert on YouTube. I think YouTube has been a great promo tool for Comedy Central, and certainly for Colbert, who has repaid the favor through many on-air references to YouTube. [...]
5. BuzzMachine » Blog &hellip | October 28th, 2006 at 5:56 am
[...] Comedy Central is reported to be pulling clips off YouTube. Fools. They should be putting ads up on those clips instead. We are the new network, fools. Your old networks are not as powerful as you think. [...]
6. RegioBlogs » Archiv&hellip | October 28th, 2006 at 8:38 am
[...] Por Cyber_Regio Entre otros videos que estan corriendo la misma suerte, algunos episodios del programa “Comedy Central” han sido retirados con la leyenda acostumbrada de “violacion de uso”. Esto demuestra que tanta cantidad de videos (muchos muy buenos) entran dentro de esta “categoria violatoria”. [...]
7. flotsam | October 28th, 2006 at 12:31 pm
Daily Show as a news program, faux or not depending on your view, can use this clips from other news programs under fair use which is what allows all news programs to use clips from other news program.s
As for YouTube, the free ride is over and the rules of copywrite apply even to it.
8. Rex | October 28th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
Something else I just thought of regarding Cory’s point: since the break-up of Viacom, CBS and MTV Networks (including Comedy Central) are now separate companies.
9. Safran | October 28th, 2006 at 2:53 pm
Up next: Comedy Central will apologize, and say its lawyers were acting in haste. Happens every time.
10. flotsam | October 28th, 2006 at 5:06 pm
hey safran..
you guessing at “up next” and the apology coming or do you know a fact..or are you being cute (and misleading)?
huh?
11. Rex | October 28th, 2006 at 6:33 pm
I think Steve is making a reference to NBC and FOX both recently doing something similiar.
12. Eric | October 28th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
WTF is up with the auto blog link-back spammification? (That is my new techical term for it)
13. Bob Jones | October 28th, 2006 at 8:16 pm
If Comedy Central improved their site & player, nobody would care.
14. The Original Sims :: Yuut&hellip | October 29th, 2006 at 3:17 am
[...] This is probably the most significant cleansing of YouTube since its launch: the service, now in the process of being bought by Google, has removed clips from Comedy Central’s Colbert Report and the Daily Show., in effect getting rid of some of the most popular clips on the service. Comments » [...]
15. thephoenixchannel | October 29th, 2006 at 6:59 am
this takes guts.
it’s like staring down a charging rhino.
funny, but youtube could get wiped out and that 1,500,000,000 dollars would be a simple rounding error.
you figure out who is the rhino.
16. thephoenixchannel | October 29th, 2006 at 7:04 am
oh, forgot to mention…
haven’t heard from nbc lately about them DEMANDING saturday night live vids be removed from yt?
maybe that’s because nobody’s watching it anymore.
where the heck did Finesse go?
17. Charles | October 29th, 2006 at 11:52 am
Napster, anyone?
18. discreet_chaos | October 29th, 2006 at 4:13 pm
Lorne Michael’s from two seasons ago;
“You mean we have a guy named Finesse?
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On the issue of Comedy Central, I have no direct knowledge, but that hasn’t stopped me from talking, before.
Prior to the acquisition, YouTube was like a guerilla site that hadn’t figured-out how to make money. Now, they’ve been bought by a major internet company, who has not only expressed that they intend to monetize the thing, but it sounds like they have a viable plan with a proven track record. So, why should Comedy Central give away their bread and butter to make money for a very profitable company? Especially, considering that CC has invested in their “Motherload” thing and they’re now starting to produce original content. The “Daily Show” and “Colbert” clips are like their loss-leaders, it’s like a store pricing milk at a discount, it gets people in the door and while they’re there, they are more likely to purchase (view) another product.
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And finally, if any Viacommies are reading these comments; Your interface does need work and I could detail the problems, but this probably isn’t the right thread.
19. Monday Morning Miscellany&hellip | October 30th, 2006 at 6:42 am
[...] John Battelle and others posted about YouTube removing copyrighted clips, including from the Daily Show, during the past several days. Here’s the NY Times’ summary overview on the subject. Copyrighted material is partly why YouTube became so popular. Google now needs to do a bunch of quick deals to ensure that material remains on YouTube. If it fails to do those deals and keeps “purging” copyrighted content, YouTube fans will start to lose interest. I dispute the idea that user-generated content is the principal attraction of the site. That’s only partly true: you need both “the head” and “the tail” for success. [...]
20. tubewire | October 30th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
Comedy Central was one of the first out of the gate with their broadband channel, Motherload. They were able to put a bunch of ad sales dollars in place built on the traffic primarily of Daily Show and Colbert. My guess on the move is that they need to make their sales numbers for the year and needed to elimate the blatantly easy to get to alternatives to seeing their premiere traffic drivers online. I would expect their strategy to change in the new year with what makes sense in the market place. Oh - I believe they are expanding their feature set on motherload in Q4/Q1 making videos easier to share - probably want to test out the effects of this unhindered by easy competition from YouTube. All in all makes sense for right now, let’s see how they roll with the punches.
21. tubewire | October 30th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
Comedy Central was one of the first out of the gate with their broadband channel, Motherload. They were able to put a bunch of ad sales dollars in place built on the traffic primarily of Daily Show and Colbert. My guess on the move is that they need to make their sales numbers for the year and needed to elimate the blatantly easy to get to alternatives to seeing their premiere traffic drivers online. I would expect their strategy to change in the new year with what makes sense in the market place. Oh - I believe they are expanding their feature set on motherload in Q4/Q1 making videos easier to share - probably want to test out the effects of this unhindered by easy competition from YouTube. All in all makes sense for right now, let’s see how they roll with the punches.
22. TubeWire » Comedy c&hellip | October 30th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
[...] Check out post on Lost Remote. And here’s my commentary: [...]
23. howardowens.com: media bl&hellip | October 30th, 2006 at 10:41 pm
[...] Lost Remote [...]
24. Lost Remote TV Blog&hellip | October 30th, 2006 at 11:10 pm
[...] Reuters quotes a Viacom source confirming the company did ask YouTube to take down “some” clips as part of “ongoing negotiations on how the companies can work together.” So a negotiating ploy, perhaps? Many Comedy Central videos are still available after Friday’s purge. Meanwhile, a Colbert Report fan site writes: The glory days of YouTube are officially over. I knew it would happen, but I never thought it would happen only three months after I started up this website. (sigh) Now, all is not totally lost. Comedy Central does have Motherload. However, one cannot post Motherload clips onto a blog, or bookmark them and save as favorites, or actually play them with any relative ease. But at least it’s something. [...]
25. Launchpad | November 3rd, 2006 at 11:37 am
He can use those clips b/c the same conglomerate that owns his show owns those stations too.
Example: Conan O’Brien getting insanely excited when “Walker Texas Ranger” got picked up on a station owned by his company. Now he can use those clips at his disposal.
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28. Viacom demands YouTube pu&hellip | February 2nd, 2007 at 9:30 am
[...] After failing to reach an agreement, Viacom has demanded that YouTube pull down all its video clips from Comedy Central and the rest of its cable channels. Those clips are estimated to number 100,000. And even more surprising, Viacom said an outside consultant estimates its clips have generated about 1.2 billion streams on YouTube. You may remember back in November when Viacom asked that YouTube pull down selected clips from Comedy Central, but after a quick purge, they were back in full force. [...]
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