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A growth strategy, not an unintended consequence. Early YouTube without copyright infringement would have died in obscurity.

• Cheer2171 2y ago
  Were you even on YouTube back then? It went viral for all kinds of viral home videos.
  • 9rx 2y ago
    YouTube lived in obscurity until it became the top search result for “Lazy Sunday”.
    • Cheer2171 2y ago
      And when NBC finally decided to issue a DMCA takedown months later, Youtube immediately complied. Because that is what the US has decided is the law around user-generated content. NBC had it up for free on iTunes and let it stay up on Youtube because it brought attention to SNL, until someone in NBC's legal or C-suite won some internal fight.
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