Watch our first documentary here: https://youtu.be/m0NiK66pgTM Do you want to listen to Context TV on the go? This episode is also available as a podcast! Listen to it here: https://wmojo.com/ContextApple https://wmojo.com/ContextSpotify https://wmojo.com/ContextStitcher https://wmojo.com/ContextGoogle In this episode of Business Battleground, Ashkan Karbasfrooshan outlines his five reasons why HQ Trivia shut down. What was the key to its success? And what led to its downfall? Watch for more! Subscribe for more great content! https://wmojo.com/contexttv-subscribe Have Your Idea Become A Video! https://wmojo.com/suggest ContextTV is a channel dedicated to business and entrepreneurship. Our regular programming offers tips and lessons on success and failure, risk and reward, greed and fear, with the aim to arm entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs & executives who need to be entrepreneurial to succeed. #business #entrepreneur #hqtrivia

Watch our first documentary here: https://youtu.be/m0NiK66pgTM Do you want to listen to Context TV on the go? This episode is also available as a podcast! Listen to it here: https://wmojo.com/ContextApple https://wmojo.com/ContextSpotify https://wmojo.com/ContextStitcher https://wmojo.com/ContextGoogle In this episode of Business Battleground, Ashkan Karbasfrooshan continues his breakdown of contemporary media companies and telecommunications firms, and why they are a so-called odd couple. What are FAANG stocks and why are they so important? Why is Ash expanding on the concept by adding an 'S' to make it 'FAANGS'? Watch for more! Subscribe for more great content! https://wmojo.com/contexttv-subscribe Have Your Idea Become A Video! https://wmojo.com/suggest ContextTV is a channel dedicated to business and entrepreneurship. Our regular programming offers tips and lessons on success and failure, risk and reward, greed and fear, with the aim to arm entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs & executives who need to be entrepreneurial to succeed. #business #entrepreneur #media

Watch our first documentary here: https://youtu.be/m0NiK66pgTM In this episode of Business Battleground, WatchMojo founder Ashkan Karbasfrooshan explains how the gaming industry is undergoing its own revolution, as part of the so-called "New World Order" of media today. What does it mean to invest in eSports, and is it a wise investment decision? Where is the gaming industry headed in 2020? Watch for more! Do you want to listen to Context TV on the go? This episode is also available as a podcast! Listen to it here: https://wmojo.com/ContextApple https://wmojo.com/ContextSpotify https://wmojo.com/ContextStitcher https://wmojo.com/ContextGoogle Subscribe for more great content! https://wmojo.com/contexttv-subscribe Have Your Idea Become A Video! https://wmojo.com/suggest ContextTV is a channel dedicated to business and entrepreneurship. Our regular programming offers tips and lessons on success and failure, risk and reward, greed and fear, with the aim to arm entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs & executives who need to be entrepreneurial to succeed. #business #entrepreneur #esports

Watch our first documentary here: https://youtu.be/m0NiK66pgTM Do you want to listen to Context TV on the go? This episode is also available as a podcast! Listen to it here: https://wmojo.com/ContextApple https://wmojo.com/ContextSpotify https://wmojo.com/ContextStitcher https://wmojo.com/ContextGoogle In this episode of Business Battleground, WatchMojo founder Ashkan Karbasfrooshan outlines how YouTube became the dominant video platform (and the world's second largest search engine) in 2009, and what has changed over the last ten years leading up to 2019. How did Snapchat become WatchMojo's second largest source of revenue in 2019? Which video platforms are expected to dominate in 2029? Watch for more! Let us know in the comments what ideas/topics you'd like us to discuss next: https://watchmojo.com/context/suggest #youtube #snapchat #watchmojo

Watch our first documentary here: https://youtu.be/m0NiK66pgTM Do you want to listen to Context TV on the go? This episode is also available as a podcast! Listen to it here: https://wmojo.com/ContextApple https://wmojo.com/ContextSpotify https://wmojo.com/ContextStitcher https://wmojo.com/ContextGoogle In this episode of Business Battleground, WatchMojo founder Ashkan Karbasfrooshan breaks down how the independent media company strategically positioned itself to stay ahead of the competition and eventually became one of the most popular brands on YouTube. Watch for more! Let us know in the comments what ideas/topics you'd like us to discuss next: https://watchmojo.com/context/suggest #watchmojo #youtube #business

Watch our first documentary here: https://youtu.be/m0NiK66pgTM Do you want to listen to Context TV on the go? This episode is also available as a podcast! Listen to it here: https://wmojo.com/ContextApple https://wmojo.com/ContextSpotify https://wmojo.com/ContextStitcher https://wmojo.com/ContextGoogle After founding Google in 1998 and a 20+ year run that saw the search engine acquire Android and YouTube, becoming one of the most valuable businesses in the world, Sergey Brin and Larry Page decided to step down from CEO of parent company Alphabet, giving the reins to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Why? In this Business Battleground video, WatchMojo founder Ashkan Karbasfrooshan outlines why the two multi-billionaires - with a net worth each of $60 billion - realized they could never please two key stakeholders. Watch for more! Let us know in the comments what ideas/topics you'd like us to discuss next: https://watchmojo.com/context/suggest #google #youtube #business

YouTube has invested $60 million in developing ContentID. A decade later, ContentID has stifled creators' rights and become increasingly weaponized by intermediaries who recognized loopholes in the system which has seen Google pay out over $5 billion by now. In this episode of Business Battleground, WatchMojo Founder Ashkan Karbasfrooshan goes in depth to 1. explain copyright and fair use, 2. discuss key cases and precedents that have defined the framework for the principle of fair use and fair dealing, 3. identify some of the claimants with whom WatchMojo has had disputed with, including Bertelsmann BMG, Hexacorp Orfium, Zefr, CBS, FIFA, Toei and others. 4. outline some of the options channels have when they're being unfairly attacked. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below! And, let us know what ideas and topics you'd like us to tackle next? https://watchmojo.com/context/suggest/ #copyright #copyrightclaimchallenge #youtube

Counter-strike: Exposing ContentID Abusers How YouTube's ContentID system has become Google's Achilles Heel & exposes rights holders to antitrust & class action lawsuits https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-time-fight-back-against-those-who-abuse-youtubes-karbasfrooshan/ YouTube has invested $60 million in developing ContentID. A decade later, ContentID has stifled creators' rights and become increasingly weaponized by intermediaries who recognized loopholes in the system which has seen Google pay out over $5 billion by now. In this episode of Business Battleground, WatchMojo Founder Ashkan Karbasfrooshan goes in depth to 1. explain copyright and fair use, 2. discuss key cases and precedents that have defined the framework for the principle of fair use and fair dealing, 3. identify some of the claimants with whom WatchMojo has had disputed with, including Bertelsmann BMG, Hexacorp Orfium, Zefr, CBS, FIFA, Toei and others. 4. outline some of the options channels have when they're being unfairly attacked. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below! And, let us know what ideas and topics you'd like us to tackle next? https://watchmojo.com/context/suggest/ #copyright #copyrightclaimchallenge #youtube

Counter-strike: Exposing ContentID Abusers How YouTube's ContentID system has become Google's Achilles Heel & exposes rights holders to antitrust & class action lawsuits https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-time-fight-back-against-those-who-abuse-youtubes-karbasfrooshan/ YouTube has invested $60 million in developing ContentID. A decade later, ContentID has stifled creators' rights and become increasingly weaponized by intermediaries who recognized loopholes in the system which has seen Google pay out over $5 billion by now. In this episode of Business Battleground, WatchMojo Founder Ashkan Karbasfrooshan goes in depth to 1. explain copyright and fair use, 2. discuss key cases and precedents that have defined the framework for the principle of fair use and fair dealing, 3. identify some of the claimants with whom WatchMojo has had disputed with, including Bertelsmann BMG, Hexacorp Orfium, Zefr, CBS, FIFA, Toei and others. 4. outline some of the options channels have when they're being unfairly attacked. If you've ever uploaded a video to YouTube, you may have a received a notification that your video includes copyrighted content. What does that mean and is it fair? In this episode of Business Battleground, WatchMojo Founder, Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, goes into depth about the battle about copyright claims WatchMojo has been fighting for years. Learn about what constitutes fair use, how copyright ID claims have become exploitative, and what WatchMojo has been doing about it for the last 13 years. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below! And, let us know what ideas and topics you'd like us to tackle next? https://watchmojo.com/context/suggest/ #copyright #copyrightclaimchallenge #youtube See the articles referenced in this piece: TechCrunch's Article: How To Make Money In Online Video:https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/07/how-to-make-money-online-video/ tubefilter's Article: YouTube Has Paid Out More Than $3 Billion To Copyright Holders Through Content ID: https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/11/07/youtube-payouts-content-id/ Press Release: Profitable YouTube Juggernaut WatchMojo Reaches a Quarter Billion Unique viewer per Quarter: http://classifieds.usatoday.com/press/profitable-youtube-juggernaut-watchmojo-reaches-a-quarter-billion-unique-viewers-per-quarter/ WatchMojo Article: Amelia Earhart: Life and Disappearance: https://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/9083 Ash's LinkedIn Post: It's Time To Fight Back Against Those Who Abuse YouTube's Content ID Copyright Tool: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-time-fight-back-against-those-who-abuse-youtubes-karbasfrooshan/ Wikipedia Article: CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCH_Canadian_Ltd_v_Law_Society_of_Upper_Canada Ash's Op Ed in Media Post: What Fair Use Is --And How It Works: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/164983/what-fair-use-is-and-how-it-works.html Ash's Op Ed in Media Post: Fair-Use Cases That Have Shaped Copyright Law: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/188887/fair-use-cases-that-have-shaped-copyright-law.html Ash's Op Ed in Media Post: Commercial Applications of Fair Use: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/204081/commercial-applications-of-fair-use.html Ash's Op Ed in Media Post: Fair Use: A Legal, Business And Common-Sense Proposition: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/213697/fair-use-a-legal-business-and-common-sense-propo.html Ash's Article in tubefilter: It's Time For YouTube's ContentID & Copyright Policies To Reflect Reality: https://www.tubefilter.com/2013/12/23/youtube-contentid-reflects-reality/ YouTube's Official Blog: Improving Content ID: https://youtube.googleblog.com/2012/10/improving-content-id.html YouTube's Support Page: Retract a claim of copyright infringement: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2807691 YouTube's Support Page: Counter Notification Basics: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2807684 Wikipedia Article: Lenz v. Universal Musical Corp.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenz_v._Universal_Music_Corp. Glassdoor Employee Review on ZEFR: https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-ZEFR-RVW3281550.htm Wikipedia Article: Bertelsmann: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertelsmann Billboard's article: BMG Expands Licensing Deal with GEMA to Reach Digital Services in Russia, Turkey: https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8481656/bmg-digital-licensing-deal-gema-aresa-streaming The Center for Internet and Society: How Copyright Law Censors Campaigns: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2012/07/how-copyright-law-censors-campaigns Wikipedia article: RTL Group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTL_Group The Globe and Mail's article: Vancouver's BroadBandTV could fetch $1-billion as RTL puts company on block: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/vancouvers-broadbandtv-could-fetch-1-billion-as-rtl-puts-company-on-block/article33847372/ Financial Times's article: RTL invests $127m in YouTube network StyleHaul: https://www.ft.com/content/28eae48a-632a-11e4-8a63-00144feabdc0 Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/zergnet#section-twitter Bertelsmann's website: Bertelsmann Digital Media Investment Sells StyleHaul Stake to RTL Group: https://www.bertelsmann.com/news-and-media/news/bertelsmann-digital-media-investment-sells-stylehaul-stake-to-rtl-group.jsp Wikipedia Article: Clean hands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_hands BDMI Website: Portfolio: http://www.bdmifund.com/portfolio-1 Wikipedia Article: ZergNet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZergNet Vanity Fair Article: The Man Who Ate Microsoft: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2000/03/microsoft-200003 Bertelsmann: Shareholder Structure: https://www.bertelsmann.com/investor-relations/bertelsmann-at-a-glance/shareholders/ Wikipedia article: Thomas Rabe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Rabe_(manager) Dina R. Jansenson, Esq. profile on JAMS: https://www.jamsadr.com/jansenson/ Bertelsmann website: Antitrust article: https://www.bertelsmann.com/corporate-responsibility/compliance/antitrust/ Hollywood Reporter article: YouTube Star Michelle Phan Settles Dispute With Dance Label Ultra Records: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/youtube-star-michelle-phan-settles-815153 SSRN Journal: Journal Article: Lawrence Lessig v Liberation Music Pty Ltd: YouTube's Hand (or Bots) in the Over-Zealous Enforcement of Copyright https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2486031 Music Business Worldwide article: BMG Boss Hartwig Masuch: 'We Are the fourth major music company": https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bmg-boss-hartwig-masuch-warns-over-potential-bursting-bubble-of-publisher-sale-prices/ Wired Article: Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing retaliation: https://www.wired.com/story/google-walkout-organizers-say-theyre-facing-retaliation/ tubefilter's article: "Susan Wojcicki has "tea sessions" with Shane Dawson and James Charles to discuss creator concerns": https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/04/19/youtube-ceo-susan-wojcicki-has-tea-sessions-with-shane-dawson-james-charles-to-discuss-creator-concerns/ GoodWorksLab: 6 Amazing YouTube Facts: https://www.goodworklabs.com/6-amazing-youtube-facts/ Bertelsmann's Website: Speak Up - Contacts for the Code of Conduct: https://www.bertelsmann.com/corporate-responsibility/compliance/speak-up/ Tweet from Ash's Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/ashkan/status/1120693809623568386 Mashable Article: Viacom Sues YouTube for $1 Billion...The End of the Tube?: https://mashable.com/2007/03/13/viacom-youtube/ Tweet from Ethan Klein's Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/h3h3productions/status/953654974231138304

HQ Trivia burst on the scene and took over the trivia game. In this episode of Business Battleground, watch as WatchMojo Founder, Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, Host of The Q, Rebecca Brayton, and Producer of The Q, Chris Masson, discuss its success, troubles, and what made it such a hit. What did you think of HQ Trivia? Let us know in the comments! #HQTrivia #scottRogowsky

Watch our first documentary here: https://youtu.be/m0NiK66pgTM Do you want to listen to Context TV on the go? This episode is also available as a podcast! Listen to it here: https://wmojo.com/ContextApple https://wmojo.com/ContextSpotify https://wmojo.com/ContextStitcher https://wmojo.com/ContextGoogle Subscribe for more great content! https://wmojo.com/contexttv-subscribe Have Your Idea Become A Video! https://wmojo.com/suggest ContextTV is a channel dedicated to business and entrepreneurship. Our regular programming offers tips and lessons on success and failure, risk and reward, greed and fear, with the aim to arm entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs & executives who need to be entrepreneurial to succeed. #business #entrepreneur #media

Watch our first documentary here: https://youtu.be/m0NiK66pgTM Do you want to listen to Context TV on the go? This episode is also available as a podcast! Listen to it here: https://wmojo.com/ContextApple https://wmojo.com/ContextSpotify https://wmojo.com/ContextStitcher https://wmojo.com/ContextGoogle On this episode of Business Battleground, Ashkan Karbasfrooshan discusses a major sea change in the media business that has led to a so-called "New World Order" and the streaming wars of our time. At the forefront of the competition: Netflix and YouTube, two distinct forces changing the way we think of Hollywood, and embracing AVOD and SVOD models. Where does WatchMojo find itself in the streaming wars? Watch for more! Let us know in the comments what ideas/topics you'd like us to discuss next: https://watchmojo.com/context/suggest #youtube #netflix #business

When Hot Ones host Sean Evans observed that MTV was copying Complex's Hot Ones with Wild Sauce, Complex CEO Rich Antoniello chimed in. That led us to ask if this was a case of imitation is the nicest form of flattery or if the attempt was merely Weak Sauce. What do you think?

And Justice for All: how to fix Youtube’s contentID and catch up copyright to the technology and times of today Did you see parts 1 and 2 of our videos on YouTube and ContentID? If you haven't, you can watch them here: https://wmojo.com/wtfu2 and https://wmojo.com/wtfu3. This video is a conclusion with some potential solutions. You can also read Ashkan Karbasfrooshan's LinkedIn article about it here: https://wmojo.com/wtfu4. Karbasfrooshan is the Founder of WatchMojo, and in this video he outlines 5 solutions to the issue of ContentID and Copyright Strikes. Solution 1: Two Types of Accoutns Solution 2: E&O Insurance Solution 3: Bond System Solution 4: OCFU Solution 5: IP Marketplace What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below! And, let us know what ideas and topics you'd like us to tackle next? https://watchmojo.com/context/suggest/ #copyright #copyrightclaimchallenge #youtube

Did you see our video on content ID entitled "Counter-Strike: Exposing ContentID Abusers" If you haven't, watch it here: https://wmojo.com/wtfu2 This video is a follow up about what channels can do in order to receive justice against the copyright abuses. WatchMojo Founder, Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, goes through the steps that would need to be taken in order to form a class action lawsuit. They include: Step 1: Establishing a Class Step 2: Finding a Representative Plaintiff Step 3: Identifying a Target Defendant Step 4: Estimating Aggregate Compensatory Damages Approach 1: Estimating Damages by Category Approach 2: Estimating Damages by Biggest Abuser What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below! And, let us know what ideas and topics you'd like us to tackle next? https://watchmojo.com/context/suggest/ #copyright #copyrightclaimchallenge #youtube