dobrý článok, ale možno zbytočne nabrúsený a zovšeobecňujúci, napríklad Flickr ako jedna z vlajkových lodií (hahá) onoho webu X.X nevidím ako sviňu sviňskú, ale šikovný nástroj (určite nie triviálny), aj autorské práva sa tam dajú udržať vo vlastných rukách. ale v prípade YouTube a iných majú pravdu (ak nepočítame tie kvantá "pirátskych" záznamov). fenomén už poprední bublinomachri zachytili do nuevo termínu (crowdsourcing), píšu o tom aj v Time (víď odkaz v článku, nasleduje citát stade).

"For now, the average YouTube-er is happy to generate the site's content pro bono. But this could just be the honeymoon period. As big media companies begin securing revenue-sharing deals with YouTube and its competitors (see the recent YouTube-Viacom negotiations and the entrance of Joost onto the web video scene), independent producers may begin to ask why they're getting the short end of the stick. An interesting thing to watch out for in the months and years ahead is whether (and if so, how) smaller producers start organizing into bargaining collectives. Imagine a labor union of top YouTube broadcasters threatening a freeze on new content unless moneys get redistributed. A similar thing could happen on community-filtered news sites like Digg, Reddit and Netscape in which unpaid users serve as editors and tastemakers for millions of readers."

Ben Vershbow: Gift economy or honeymoon?
http://www.futureofthebook.org/blog/archives/2007/02/gift_economy_or_honeymoon.html