The end of video mash-ups?
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
… well on YouTube at least…
Mashable (the excellent aggregator of all that’s new on the web) reports that YouTube now mutes videos which include unauthorised copyrighted music. The implications for mash-up and fan videos (not to mention the burgeoning DIY film-making scene) are fascinating:
http://mashable.com/2009/01/14/youtube-mutes-videos/
Will ‘the kids’ simply move on to another platform that let’s them revel in the serious fun of their post-modern bricolage?… probably.