Let the YouTube lawsuits begin

I'm disappointed, but not surprised.

Today, Viacom, the distributors of Comedy Central, ordered YouTube to take down all clips of Comedy Central and The Colbert Report.

Funny how this announcement happens a mere weeks after YouTube sells out (pun intended) to Google. Now that the source of so many TV clips has deep pockets, you just knew that these clips would suddenly become a copyright concern. Duh.

It won't be long before I'm over YouTube, honestly. Or, I'll be moving on to the new YouTube. There will always be one out there.

As of a few minutes ago, there were a few clips still up in my archives, but a quick check revealed more Comedy Central clips removed than remaining.

That sucks, but that's media conglomerates for you.