Monday, January 23, 2006
Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | Fists, bombs and blood: Google's brave new world of home video gets off to a shaky start:
"· Democratic ideal of shared films marred by violence
· Critics attack search giant for amorality and secrecy
Xan Brooks and Bobbie Johnson - Monday January 23, 2006 - The Guardian
It was to have marked the dawn of a new age in entertainment, a democracy where the home movie went hand in hand with the Hollywood classic and where film and TV shows were available at the click of a mouse. The Google Video Store offers users the chance to download everything from basketball games to amateur videos to musty episodes of The Brady Bunch or I Love Lucy. But some of its wares are less savoury than others.
Launched last week by the internet search giant, Google Video claims that its 'user-generated' content is carefully vetted by both human and software-based censors. However, the new website, video.google.com, currently hosts a number of home movies that contain explicit scenes of apparently non-simulated violence. The company's stated terms of service prohibit films involving 'invasions of personal privacy' and 'promotions of hate or incitement of violence'..."
"· Democratic ideal of shared films marred by violence
· Critics attack search giant for amorality and secrecy
Xan Brooks and Bobbie Johnson - Monday January 23, 2006 - The Guardian
It was to have marked the dawn of a new age in entertainment, a democracy where the home movie went hand in hand with the Hollywood classic and where film and TV shows were available at the click of a mouse. The Google Video Store offers users the chance to download everything from basketball games to amateur videos to musty episodes of The Brady Bunch or I Love Lucy. But some of its wares are less savoury than others.
Launched last week by the internet search giant, Google Video claims that its 'user-generated' content is carefully vetted by both human and software-based censors. However, the new website, video.google.com, currently hosts a number of home movies that contain explicit scenes of apparently non-simulated violence. The company's stated terms of service prohibit films involving 'invasions of personal privacy' and 'promotions of hate or incitement of violence'..."
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