Why Veoh pulled the plug on porn

gonzo · 07-05-2006

Video sites like YouTube and Google Video are sloppy about allowing TV shows and other copyrighted material on their sites -- and we all thank them for that -- but take a hard line against anything R-rated. Now we know why.
A few days ago, video sharing site Veoh pulled its "adult" category -- over 15 percent of its total content -- and banned nudity in its terms of service. The obvious, but wrong, reason was that Veoh, aching for some legitimate deals, didn't want to be known as the porny YouTube. After all, YouTube and all the other video sites ruthlessly kill porn vids.

But the real reason came to light yesterday, when the Wall Street Journal reported that gay porn maker Io Group Inc. (aka Titan Media) sued Veoh for letting users share Io's copyrighted works of art. The period of infringement: June 1 to June 22, the time leading up to Veoh's buzzkill.
Veoh spokesfolks said the porn may return -- as soon, I assume, as they can confirm it's all user-generated smut.

07-05-2006	#1
gonzo Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta,Ga. Posts: 17,795 Blog Entries: 11	Why Veoh pulled the plug on porn Video sites like YouTube and Google Video are sloppy about allowing TV shows and other copyrighted material on their sites -- and we all thank them for that -- but take a hard line against anything R-rated. Now we know why. A few days ago, video sharing site Veoh pulled its "adult" category -- over 15 percent of its total content -- and banned nudity in its terms of service. The obvious, but wrong, reason was that Veoh, aching for some legitimate deals, didn't want to be known as the porny YouTube. After all, YouTube and all the other video sites ruthlessly kill porn vids. But the real reason came to light yesterday, when the Wall Street Journal reported that gay porn maker Io Group Inc. (aka Titan Media) sued Veoh for letting users share Io's copyrighted works of art. The period of infringement: June 1 to June 22, the time leading up to Veoh's buzzkill. Veoh spokesfolks said the porn may return -- as soon, I assume, as they can confirm it's all user-generated smut. __________________ We are putting the bastards of this world on notice; greed and corruption will always be met with "a voice made of ink and rage." "Never try and be like anyone else" - Hunter S. Thompson "The truth is the truth no matter how you try and package a lie" - Shellee Hale