Originally Posted by Sharky

Good Luck Boneprone.

I think Private is going about this the wrong way. By attacking a high profile affiliate who embeds videos, a common practice in our industry, they are putting fear in the eyes of other smaller affiliates who do the same. However they are going to lose a lot in the eye of the general affiliates opinion.

A case like this has a lot of meaning to the future of our industry and the current affiliate model. If the courts side with Private on this issue, affiliates will become responsible for verifying the license of the content they are using. Google could even be held accountable for the advertising on search results that link directly to these videos.

I just can't see how this case has merit, beyond the obvious "scare-factor" it is already bringing around the industry.

Money well spent for Private as a company, but Boneprone is the unfortunate and unnecessary sacrificial lamb on what I believe is a misdirected claim.