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I'm wondering if just setting up a webcam in a public spot for a few years is enough these days to make a million bucks. I mean, don't you think that someone wo
by coding123 6y ago
I'm wondering if just setting up a webcam in a public spot for a few years is enough these days to make a million bucks. I mean, don't you think that someone would buy a billion images of people walking about. It would be excellent for ML teams. LOL
- gruez 6y agoWhy would they pay someone $1 million for images that they can capture in a few weeks by parking a van with cameras in a crowded place?
- coding123 6y agoIt's amazing what people pay for in the correct circles.
- dylan604 6y agoIf you need the content right now, vs rigging up a van and spending the required few weeks in it, and then the hassle of managing the RAW content. You've basically just asked why stock photo/video companies exist.
- bdamm 6y agoNo. There are many public webcams up already you can google and see right now, that content is free and not going away. What's missing is high def up-close cameras, which gets dicey w.r.t. privacy if you're making a profit off the content.
- donmcronald 6y agoI was actually wondering about the same thing. I don't think you could make $1 million, but if you live on the end of a feeder street I bet there's a chance you could eventually get paid to point a couple cameras at the street. With the way most modern neighborhoods are designed it would take very few cameras on private property to capture everyone going in/out.