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They don't say, "Don't Be Evil" anymore. If Google's mantra is anything, it's "Don't Hire People". It seems to me their Content ID system would be an excellent

They don't say, "Don't Be Evil" anymore. If Google's mantra is anything, it's "Don't Hire People". It seems to me their Content ID system would be an excellent way to winnow down the massive amount of upload traffic YouTube receives to a manageable amount for more complete, human review, to obviate false-positives. But they would rather have false-positives than hire anyone. Fair Use is a right[0], so Google is regularly and massively violating its users' rights. [0] https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150222/16392430108/reminder-fair-use-is-right-not-exception-defense.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150222/16392430108/remin...

adventured 9y ago
Their manta is definitely not "don't hire people." 24,000 employees to 78,000 employees in seven years. One of the greatest hiring binges in the history of technology businesses. It's not an unwillingness to hire. It's a foundational belief that technology can be leveraged to solve the problem in question. That has always existed inside of Google. They disagree with you that the best solution is to hire a mass of people (content reviewers etc) and throw them at the problem. Are they fundamentally wrong or is the technology approach embryonic yet? If they've got an army of people doing that job in another 5-10 years, that'll be telling.
- pdkl95 9y ago
  > If they've got an army of people doing that job in another 5-10 years, that'll be telling. That started about a month ago: http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/05/technology/google-youtube-hiring-reviewers-offensive-videos/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/05/technology/google-youtube-hi...
lozenge 9y ago
Fair use is a right, and free speech is a right, but there's no right to have Google host your videos. > Freedom of expression is a right that may not be abridged by the government Key word, the government.
- pdkl95 9y ago
  Key word: monopoly. When you are big enough to control a market and de facto become a new layer of government, new rules apply.
  - icebraining 9y ago
    You don't have a right to have your videos hosted by the government either.
    - pdkl95 9y ago
      The government isn't in the video hosting business. I do have a right to equal access to the services the government does provide.
- moron4hire 9y ago
  You can't sign your rights away under contract

adventured 9y ago

Their manta is definitely not "don't hire people." 24,000 employees to 78,000 employees in seven years. One of the greatest hiring binges in the history of technology businesses. It's not an unwillingness to hire. It's a foundational belief that technology can be leveraged to solve the problem in question. That has always existed inside of Google. They disagree with you that the best solution is to hire a mass of people (content reviewers etc) and throw them at the problem. Are they fundamentally wrong or is the technology approach embryonic yet? If they've got an army of people doing that job in another 5-10 years, that'll be telling.

pdkl95 9y ago
> If they've got an army of people doing that job in another 5-10 years, that'll be telling. That started about a month ago: http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/05/technology/google-youtube-hiring-reviewers-offensive-videos/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/05/technology/google-youtube-hi...

lozenge 9y ago

Fair use is a right, and free speech is a right, but there's no right to have Google host your videos. > Freedom of expression is a right that may not be abridged by the government Key word, the government.

pdkl95 9y ago
Key word: monopoly. When you are big enough to control a market and de facto become a new layer of government, new rules apply.
- icebraining 9y ago
  You don't have a right to have your videos hosted by the government either.
  - pdkl95 9y ago
    The government isn't in the video hosting business. I do have a right to equal access to the services the government does provide.
moron4hire 9y ago
You can't sign your rights away under contract