I normally don’t embed videos into blog posts, but in this case, I’m going to have to make an exception. This quote written by Nick Douglas of ValleyWag sums up the whole situation between YouTube, Google, and Viacom: “Damn, YouTube really knows how to play it! After Viacom made the site rip down some videos taken from Comedy Central last week, the two companies talked, and the clips are going back up.” This controversial subject made it all the way to The Colbert Report which was demanded to be brought back to YouTube. The Colbert Report is a spinoff television show of The Daily Show By Jon Stewart. Jon Stewart is known for his publish bashing of Tucker Carlson on Carlson’s own former CNN television show, Crossfire.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LFXi17d1cI[/video]

It is definetely interesting seeing first-hand how much user demand can affect copyright infringement issues. As soon as The Colbert Report was removed from YouTube, the public outcry brought it back.