Comedy+Central+vs.+Youtube

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==YouTube has taken down Comedy Central Clips of all Daily Shows, the Colbert Report and South Park. When you attempt to watch any of these videos the following statement appears, "This video has been removed due to terms of use violation." It appears that Comedy Central has made a DMCA request to take down these clips.==

==I find this to be quite alluring since Comedy Central has been passive in allowing their clips to be share online. In reality, its augmented in generating huge sums of money for them. Why take it down? In a Wired Interview, Jon Stewart and Daily Show's Executive producer even encouraged viewers to watch the show on the Internet.==

Here is a part of the interview from Wired:
Karlin: If people want to take the show in various forms, I’d say go. But when you’re a part of something successful and meaningful, the rule book says don’t try to analyze it too much or dissect it. You shouldn’t say: “I really want to know what fans think. I really want to understand how people are digesting our show.” Because that is one of those things that you truly have no control over. The one thing that you have control over is the content of the show. But how people are reacting to it, how it’s being shared, how it’s being discussed, all that other stuff, is absolutely beyond your ability to control.

Stewart: I’m surprised people don’t have cables coming out of their asses, because that’s going to be a new thing. You’re just going to get it directly fed into you. I look at systems like the Internet as a convenience. I look at it as the same as cable or anything else. Everything is geared toward more individualized consumption. Getting it off the Internet is no different than getting it off TV.

For more details, consult the New York Times at: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/30/technology/30youtube.html?ex=1164603600&en=6e1f657c1722b015&ei=5070

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Wired Interview: From November issue of Wired magazine 2006.