YouTube’s Piracy Filter Blocks MIT Courses, Blender Videos, and More

Re:YouTube’s Piracy Filter Blocks MIT Courses, Blender Video... by ehecatl on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @04:31AM (#17344716)

I had never thought of that. That's cynical genius of the highest order. AND they get to play the moral high-ground card of "seriously, we're sorry! We're on your side-- look at what we're doing to help!"

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Re:YouTube’s Piracy Filter Blocks MIT Courses, Blender Video... by Wofiel on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @06:34AM (#17345349)

When tobacco advertising was banned from TV, literally all tobacco companies profited. It was a classic example of game theory - If one of them advertised, they all needed to advertise to keep up, but if none of them do (or were unable to because of regulations), they all profit because people were still buying tobacco.

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Re:YouTube’s Piracy Filter Blocks MIT Courses, Blender Video... by golergka on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @11:27AM (#17347556)

All, except a hypothetical new tobacco startup company. Or not so hypothetical new wave of vaping devices (I don't know much about this industry, just an armchair analyst here).

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