Update: Titan media Vs. Veoh

[Titanmen]

Does this sound like a company who has no control over the content on their website???? It appears that they were in fact looking at mainstream content, but turning their heads when it came to adult content.

VEOH.coms FAQ page from April 2006: See item #10 under "Publishing Videos" section.

http://web.archive.org/web/200605061...orate/faq.html

"What is the Veoh review process?
Before any video is made available for viewing, it will go through a number of quality steps. After completing the publishing process, the video will move to the Veoh review process. This process is managed by Veoh to ensure the video complies with the Terms of Use, as well as the accuracy and appropriateness of the descriptive information.

Why does Veoh want to review my video?
Veoh will review every video submission for accuracy and appropriateness. This will provide a higher level of quality to the Veoh network than is currently available on existing file-sharing networks. The review process allows Veoh to be able to correctly categorize video content, so that users may be certain that videos have the content and technical quality that they expect. Users that ask for a cartoon should get a cartoon, not a news video. By enforcing quality during publishing, the Veoh network will be the trustworthy source for accurate, quality video content.

Also a interview by Dmitry Shapiro CEO of VEOH:
http://www.masternewmedia.org/video_...w_20050826.htm

"We do not have any form of anonymous publishing....When you publish a piece of content, that piece of content is not automatically listed in our directory. In fact what happens is the piece of content goes into an editorial queue. That editorial queue is managed by a set of people, our employees as well as a set of volunteers that report to us that make sure that that piece of content is appropriate for our network...The editors also look to make sure the content is properly described through metadata that is submitted....And so we verify that the form data you submit properly describes your video content. It's properly categorized; it's properly tested, etc. And so once it goes through that editorial process, which should be a very quick process, in fact our goal is a few hours, and no longer than 24 hours, and then the content gets approved."

[Matt 26z]

Does this sound like a company who has no control over the content on their website???? It appears that they were in fact looking at mainstream content, but turning their heads when it came to adult content.
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"What is the Veoh review process?
Before any video is made available for viewing, it will go through a number of quality steps. After completing the publishing process, the video will move to the Veoh review process. This process is managed by Veoh to ensure the video complies with the Terms of Use, as well as the accuracy and appropriateness of the descriptive information.

It's definitely possible to look at everything if you have the right staff. I recall Facebook.com stating at the hearings on protecting kids online that their staff checked every single photo uploaded for inappropriate content. I don't think there's enough hours in the day for video sites to do more than just glance at videos though.

But now we are getting into the question of what exactly should they be looking for? CP, snuff films and content of that nature is a given. Obvious theft too, but it's a lot easier to spot an episode of Prison Break than it is to determine if Prison Dicks is a legit upload. Just because a video appears to be professional doesn't mean it's stolen. Look at xTube and the number of producers putting their own material on there.

[Squirt]

VEOH.coms FAQ page from April 2006: See item #10 under "Publishing Videos" section.

ha no wonder you guys are able to nail them to the wall so easily.. that FAQ coupled with them changing the format of videos submitted :innocent:

[gaybucks_chip]

This process is managed by Veoh to ensure the video complies with the Terms of Use, as well as the accuracy and appropriateness of the descriptive information.

(snip) Quote by Dmitry Shapiro CEO of VEOH:
In fact what happens is the piece of content goes into an editorial queue. That editorial queue is managed by a set of people, our employees as well as a set of volunteers that report to us that make sure that that piece of content is appropriate for our network"

This sounds almost as revelatory as the brilliant comment by Sean Parker (the less-famous Sean who cofounded Napster along with Shawn Fanning) who, during discovery, was found to have said in an email "After all, we are trafficking in stolen content..."