Video sharing: It's Napster all over again
More than one Valley vet has spied the rowdy crowd of video sites, from gang leader YouTube down to the wee ClipShack, and said, "Gee, feels like Napster." Indeed, the video sharing clan resembles the mp3 file-sharing networks of the 90s, and the similarity extends beyond some ripped-off content and the pollution of porn.
The Napsters | The YouTubes | |
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The big players | Napster, Kazaa, Limewire, Bearshare | YouTube, Veoh, VideoEgg, Google Video |
What they're sharing | Legal homemade music | Legal homemade videos |
What they're really sharing | Nelly Furtado | Family Guy |
Who's online | Males aged 13 to 25 | Males aged 13 to 25 |
Why they started | To stick it to the man! | Money, baby. Money. |
The end game | Get sued to death by the man | Cut deals and go legit |