KATRINA SISON

YouTube

What is it?

Website that is made up of videos uploaded by people all over the world

Allows for Mass sharing and collaboration

What caused it?

Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim founded

February 2005

Wanted YouTube to be a dating site people could post videos Viewers choose if "hot or

not”

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Thesis:

YouTube as a medium of media has the most impact on American culture today because of it's accessibility.

How does it relate to pre-21st century America?

Printing Press Printing Press made literature more accessible

because it was mass produced YouTube is very accessible because almost everyone has

internet Printing press created objects that people used and

needed YouTube is a place for people to watch videos that could

prove to be useful to them Allowed for mass production of books, and therefore

ideas/information YouTube is a vast site in which information and ideas are

located

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How does it relate to pre-21st century history?

Both made things more accessibleLibraries

Area with tons of books useful for many mediums Magazines, Encyclopedias, novels, newspapers, videos,

cassettes, albums, and CDs

YouTube Site with many videos useful for anything

How-tos, music, movies, lessons, TV shows/News clips

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Why is YouTube important as a means of mass communication?

Advertisements before each video

News Programs show videos from YouTube

People use it to advertise themselves, or to get fame Justin Bieber, Rebecca Black

Segments of shows are posted on YouTube interviews, gossip,

documentaries

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How does YouTube impact American culture?

Use it for School View other teachers lessons or watch

videos related to the lesson Watch Clips of something you have

missed News, interviews, movies shows

Use it to show off talent/self expression Musicians/People who make videos

about certain topics and state their opinions

Listen to Music/watch music videos Companies use it to advertise

Commercials before the actual video Document One’s Life

People upload videos of family events, school events, etc…

Use it to Learn How-to videos

Primary Source #1

Shows that getting fame is more accessible now

Shows the interest in YouTube because he was the most viewed musician

Shows how people use YouTube as a means of showing off talent and expressing themselves

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Primary Source #2

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Shows the diversity and usefulness of YouTube Lessons, news, music,

movie clipsMany schools, such as

Moreau use YouTube as a source to teach

When the Students all raised their hands showing that they’ve used YouTube, highlights that it’s impact on American culture

How is Youtube’s relationship with TV production?

Mixed Viacom places lawsuit, March 2007 for massive

violation of copyright Disney in 2009 signed agreement that allowed

transmission of short video of ABC and ESPN in return Disney may submit ads onto YouTube

April 2009 alliances with some Hollywood studios that site can show full movies

January 2010 YouTube Rentals- online video store service with full length movies

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How does YouTube deal with copyright issues?

They warn users not to upload a video if they are not properly permitted to upload it

Remove videos if they conflict with copyright issues They do not, however go out and find the videos, they wait until a copyright notice is

sent.

“Anytime we become aware that a video or any part of a video on our site infringes the copyrights of a third party, we will take it down from the site. We are required to do so by law. If you believe that a video on the site infringes your copyright, send us a copyright notice and we will take it down.”

“Do not upload any TV shows, music videos, music concerts, or commercials without permission unless they consist entirely of content you created yourself. Please refer to our Copyright Tips page for some guidelines and links to help you determine whether your video infringes someone else’s copyright.”

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Works Cited

http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/23/youtube-declares-victory-in-viacom-case/

http://www.articlealley.com/article_1482289_81.html

http://www.waldenfont.com/content.asp?contentpageID=7

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&feature=relatedhttp://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2236/

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