YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation financially impossible

Re:YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation fina... by castlecrasher2 on Monday November 12, 2018 @03:40PM (#18435553)

If YouTube can afford it but their competitors go out of business in the EU how would the market shrink? Regulations tend to shrink only the providers, not the consumers.

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Re:YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation fina... by TulliusCicero on Monday November 12, 2018 @03:54PM (#18435689)

Youtube isn't really providing a necessity, it's providing an entertainment option. Consumers have lots of those. If it becomes very onerous or expensive to provide their content, then they (and other providers) may have to produce less of it, which would shrink the market.

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Re:YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation fina... by freeone3000 on Monday November 12, 2018 @06:33PM (#18436974)

Youtube doesn't create video content. Youtube is a video content reseller - and if it can't afford to buy people's video content, it's unlikely anyone else can. You're shrinking the size of the video provider market!

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Re:YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation fina... by DoctorOetker on Monday November 12, 2018 @10:50PM (#18438422)

perhaps it is the common goal? less societal criticism/feedback, more top down determination of media?

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Re:YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation fina... by thatguy0900 on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @01:13PM (#18443223)

I think most political commentators on YouTube that do it for money use patreon more than YouTube ads, many political subjects are demonetized automatically now. YouTube doesn't want to buy their content much regardless of if its able.

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Re:YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation fina... by CamperBob2 on Monday November 12, 2018 @09:04PM (#18437830)

Youtube isn't really providing a necessity, it's providing an entertainment option.

I think you'd be surprised at the reach of educational resources like Khan Academy and MIT's Open Courseware. These things aren't 'necessities' only if you don't consider it important to educate yourself.

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Re:YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation fina... by TulliusCicero on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @03:15AM (#18439481)

I'm aware, but entertainment is clearly where the overwhelming majority of YouTube watch hours come from. It's the same situation as with TV: educational TV exists, sure, but still nobody has a problem lumping TV watching under the "entertainment" category.

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Re:YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation fina... by sarcasmOrTears on Monday November 12, 2018 @09:22PM (#18437910)

But there are public universities and many programs in Europe, curated by experts that never get anything wrong, so why would we need some solly internet videos, right?

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Re:YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation fina... by chimeracoder on Monday November 12, 2018 @03:48PM (#18435621)

> If YouTube can afford it but their competitors go out of business in the EU how would the market shrink?

"The market" is a statement about demand, not supply. The market can still shrink if the legislation goes through, because the legislation can have secondary effects that cause people to be less interested in consuming content on a tube-style platform.

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