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Originally Posted by stickyfingerz
Umm not to defend Dori, but to play devils advocate how is this any different than a search engine? All he is doing is spidering (like a search engine) then providing targeted results. Yes I am sure a lot of the content from the lists he provides is not legal, but anyone saying it is illegal is a bit insane. If the sites he is indexing allow embedding, then how is this any different than say a site like http://www.viralvideochart.com/ that embeds the hottest videos right now. Viral video chart doesn't check to see whether the content is legal or not. That is up to whatever site it originates from.
This whole thread is retarded and misguided.
More people running around trying to herd cats again. |
I always enjoyed reading your posts Sticky and will continue to do so. You are one of the few in this business i would work with knowing i would be working with somebody who has the knowledge and the skills BUT i have to comment you on this post.
I think we can all asume that most of the content is illegal, stolen, etc..... Adult content people worked for and probably paid money for. How this is any different? Well, putting up a tube site is one thing, selling links (read embed codes) to illegal adult content on an adult webmaster board is another thing. It's a direct slap in the face to people who actually WORK for $$. I myself plaid with the idea of putting up a tube site but didn't. Why? Ethics! It's all we have to go on in this business. I'm not one of those who thinks "if everybody is doing it, it's ok", one less douchbag is one less... One less theif.
Sites like Viral Video Chart indeed probably has links to videos that are illegal or stolen but atleast they are not slapping it in the face like this fucked up unethical moron does. I for one will always, ALWAYS, attack those that come into this business for a quick buck hurting others by having no ethics whatsoever. No, it doesn't hurt any of us directly BUT thousands of him do. The question remains, do we just let it all slip or do whatever we can to whipe them out, one by one. I go for the last option.