The annoying thing is that video DRM (probably H264) will win in the end anyway.
I am sure Steve Jobs will suddenly click to the idea that all he needs to do is offer sales rights to each uploader of a video, and every budding youtube contributor will then receive x cents per view.
Just like the iTunes model of tiny pay per download.
Who would upolad to a free site (youtube) if they had a really good video and could upload to "iVids" and get paid 1.5 cents each time it was viewed?
Soon we may all have to have a Paypal account if we want to see any interesting video at all.
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H264 and other DRM will win in the end anyway
The annoying thing is that video DRM (probably H264) will win in the end anyway.
I am sure Steve Jobs will suddenly click to the idea that all he needs to do is offer sales rights to each uploader of a video, and every budding youtube contributor will then receive x cents per view.
Just like the iTunes model of tiny pay per download.
Who would upolad to a free site (youtube) if they had a really good video and could upload to "iVids" and get paid 1.5 cents each time it was viewed?
Soon we may all have to have a Paypal account if we want to see any interesting video at all.