Mark Cuban argues YouTube is the public-access TV of the internet.

Valleywag says Google is using takedown notices as opportunities for licensing deals.

Bruce Conner did the video for the classic Eno/Byrne song.

Ethan Zuckerman discusses how Web 2.0 services like Flickr could be used as a Trojan Horse for delivering activist information.

An Army officer anonymously explains some of the reasoning behind blocking YouTube and MySpace.

This comic discusses the potential industrial impact of YouTube and other online video sharing services.

Out of the fear soldiers might reveal sensitive information to the enemy, soldiers are barred from using DoD networks to access sites like YouTube and MySpace. I'm sure this will be great for morale.

YouTube has announced it will begin compensating a handful of top contributors. Nick Carr argues that the injection of cash into the YouTube will change the dynamics of the site, away from a commons model.

This online service allows you to download Flash Video (like on YouTube) in archive-friendly formats like DiVX.

The new service, available only in Japan, will allow users to put contributions under Creative-Commons licenses, while watching out for copyright infringement.

Apparently Hill & Knowlton didn't care for a Hitachi-produced video featuring 80s star Mr. T shilling for their storage controllers, so Hitachi dropped the flacks.

Google announced that the looming surge of advertising will be accompanied by sharing revenue with contributors. Nick Carr provides some insights behind Google's decision.

Google Video will become a search engine for video content online, which is what I thought its mission was in the first place.

The non-profit dubbed "Merlin" will defend the mechanical copyrights of this consortium of labels on sites like YouTube.

This is a good question, but I do think that users are often ignorant of the tradeoffs they make by uploading UGC or sharing personal information.

The Flaming Lips and Chan Marshall of Cat Power cover Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" on Austin City LImits. I teach in the building where ACL is taped.

Mark Cuban posts an anonymous email about an interesting arrangement in the YouTube acquisition. Google set aside $500 million of the $1.65 billion purchase price to deal with IP litigation.

via Cory Arcangel

Comedy Central shoots itself in the foot.