Viacom forces DailyShow off YouTube
In case you haven't noticed,
Viacom has asked
YouTube to remove all
ComedyCentral content from its site.
MediaShift blogs about it, with a lot of very useful related links and commentary. I'm completely bummed! I would never have gotten hooked on the
DailyShow (which I download via
iTunes), had I not been able to access it there. We don't have cable, we will never have cable, and now I'm thinking of no longer subscribing to the
DailyShow, just to protest this decision!
Posted by hessma at October 31, 2006 08:12 PM
Update: Viacom has allowed YouTube to reinstate the Comedy Central clips, even the long ones. They say they are seeking a "viable business model" for allowing this sort of sharing. Stories at ArsTechnica and Slashdot.