It's safe to say that many copyright owners are skeptical of these claims. For years, rumors have circulated in the technology sector that some of YouTube employees salted the site, especially in its early days, by posting clips from popular TV shows in order to bring attention to the site. No evidence of this has ever surfaced.
If I was the author of YouTube and did this, certain records would have been removed from the database long before Google bought my company. Asking people to incriminate themselves is never a good strategy.
If I was the author of YouTube and did this, certain records would have been removed from the database long before Google bought my company. Asking people to incriminate themselves is never a good strategy.