Justin.TV Reaches 1 Million Users
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One of the few reasonable aspects of the DMCA is the approach to "Safe Harbor" provisions. So long as the service provider makes reasonable efforts to take down content when provided a conforming takedown notice, it is in the clear. The individual uploader is held responsible for any infringing activity. The one weakness of the system is the ease with which some parties send out takedown notices for content which they do not actually have authority to take down.
That's one reason I have stayed away from companies with business models like this.
The current copyright regime is unsustainable in this digital age. RIAA/MPAA tactics are unconscionable. There must be a better system. I think there are both ethical and business advantages to being part of the solution rather than just shying away from the problem. I think that avoiding developing a promising technology like justin.tv just because users can potentially use it to infringe copyright is throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Perhaps the ease of lifestreaming in comparison to making a video? Or perhaps a societal shift toward narcissism?
Google Calendar still doesn't have a fully featured quick add, and you still can't preview events with mouseover.