The only potential issue I see is copyright laws. What do you do when someone posts copyrighted material and Steemit, Inc. receives a takedown letter ? How could / would this be enforced since the content is on the blockchain ? What are the potential technological solutions for this type of situation ? Would there need to be a flag on the blockchain that makes the material is not viewable ? Would SteemTube host the videos and then be able to remove them if legal issues arose ?
I'm not saying I don't dislike the idea (in fact, I think it's briliant). However, current copyright holders and governing entities whom protect said copyright holders may not see it that way and may want to hold someone (witnesses, Steemit, Inc, SteemTube, etc.) responsible.
How do we mitigate this type of situation before it happens ?
Thx. Well we're just embedding video links so it's just like what you see here on Steemit, Reddit and everywhere else online. The only difference is the UI/UX where videos are aggregated together in one place instead of mixed in with articles & blogs. The Youtube search API just makes it easier to replicate the Youtube UI and access its video database. (I'm surprised someone hasn't already gotten big creating an alternative video UI/UX already) If they shut down the Youtube search API users would have to individually search Youtube and embed. If Youtube shuts down embedding well that's like shutting down half the Internet. Youtube makes money on ads so they don't care where it's seen, as long as people upload originals on its platform.
There are separate issues to consider for copyright and blockchains in general, but for the initial effort we're just embedding.
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What happens if people use IPFS to host content that is copyrighted and then use links on STEEM?
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You might want to write a separate blog on Blockchains & Copyrights and post it here because it is an interesting issue that involves all blockchains. I can collaborate with you on it. If you're a website you can censor or be asked to remove content and do so. You can't censor a blockchain and some have argued blockchains are just as important for freedom of speech than for money & payments. It's a fascinating topic to discuss. So if someone puts up copyrighted content on SteemTube and it's not just an embed, then the platform can censor it I assume. Someone can of course create a SteemTube (uncensored) if they wanted and store it on IPFS, Maidsafe, Storj etc. and that's probably going to happen so I guess the world will have to come to terms with a world without copyrights. I have my own opinions on IP, but I'll save that for another day.
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You've piqued my interest and always excited about collaborations. This is now on my to-do list (unless someone else gets to it first). I look forward to future discussions.
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look at my comment i just posted to samiser. i think it could be a solution.
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It's only a solution if original content creators / copyright holders use STEEM from the onset. Why they wouldn't use it from the get-go is a question we should be asking ourselves, especially from a marketing perspective.
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Wasn't my intention to downvote, i am just exploring this new thing and can't figure out how to edit my downvote?
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