Youtube response to ownership furor fails to inspire confidence

YouTube Response to Ownership Furor Fails to Inspire Confidence

When I wrote last week about the fundamental issue with YouTube’s knee-jerk Content ID system, I noted that Google could redeem itself to some extent with a strong and reasonable response to the mess it has created. That hasn’t happened; in fact, it’s pretty much doubled-down on its policies. To play it so coolly, it…