Tag archive: veoh

Trying to carve out a space on the Internet is becoming difficult. A visual image of the Web is like globe with its seams literally bursting from the onslaught of content we’re producing. Retweets and reposts and likes and +1s are all virtually pushing against the surface and generously spilling over. So social platform creation comes with its pros and cons. On the plus side, you will always find a user base – even if it’s a (relatively) small… Read More

“I know it sounds crazy, but our new company, http://altly.com, is building an alternative to Facebook. More details soon :),” Dmitry Shapiro tweeted this morning. That’s all he had to do to create a stir in digital media. Altly is in the stealthiest of stealth modes: Aside to its CEO’s cryptic tweet, there is nothing to be found about the project. In a very Hipster-like move (remember Hipster? That super secret startup from a month or so back… Read More

Online video streaming site Veoh has gone bankrupt and will be selling off its assets in a bid to repay creditors, founder Dmitry Shapiro has revealed. Shapiro blamed the bankruptcy on a costly copyright battle with Universal Music Group that started in 2007—Veoh ultimately won, but it now appears to have been a Pyrrhic victory. “The distraction of the legal battles, and the challenges of the broader macro-economic climate have… Read More

U.S. District Judge Howard Matz on Friday dismissed the 2007 suit in which Universal accused Veoh of supporting and inducing copyright infringement. Matz ruled that Veoh was taking reasonable steps to prevent and take down infringing videos uploaded by its users and that gave it protection from copyright suits in federal law. Veoh CEO Dmitry Shapiro called the decision “a great victory.” The company noted that with the ruling, it… Read More