CBS News Asks YouTube To Remove Video

Remember last week’s post about the sports segment that was so feel-good that the CBS Evening News aired it twice?

Well it found its way onto YouTube, where it has been viewed more than a million times. Now CBS News is asking the company to remove its video.

“It’s uncool for people to take our video without permission,” Betsy Morgan, SVP and GM of CBSNews.com tells Public Eye. “It’s interesting and encouraging that there’s that much of an audience for our content. But this stuff should come back to the core site — otherwise it’s theft.” More…

> Update: 10:52pm: “It is really ‘uncool’ for some aged SVP to try and act ‘hip,’” a snarky e-mailer responds…

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