Captioning is becoming increasingly important to YouTube and videos all across the web. Captions ensure that many more people can understand what’s happening in your video, from deaf and hard of hearing viewers to people who speak a different language …
Today, the court granted our motion for summary judgment in Viacom’s lawsuit with YouTube. This means that the court has decided that YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright i…
Do you ever look at a YouTube video and think, “That’s a work of art?” Yep, so do we—and now, so does the Guggenheim.In five years, YouTube has redefined media culture by changing the way the world creates, distributes and watches video. Online video…
Over the past decade, the evolution of the Internet has altered the landscape for both traditional media companies and the doctrine of fair use, and the media industry has tried to keep up. The new ways that consumers create and distribute content are …
Around the globe, YouTube has become a metaphor for the democratizing power of the Internet and information. YouTube gives unknown performers, filmmakers, and artists new ways to promote their work to a global audience and rise to worldwide fame; makes…
When you discover videos on YouTube, we try to provide you with useful information about what it is you’re watching — like total views, the number of ratings, and other metrics that make the site more transparent and the videos themselves more interes…