Google Launches Pay-Per-View Web Video

Elliot Shepherd writes "According to John Batelle, on Monday Google is launching in-browser video playback based on VLC. Google has been accepting video uploads in April, including allowing the video owner to specify that payment is required, through the Google Payment Program." Update: 06/27 22:21 GMT by T : An anonymous reader writes "Google Video is now up. The about page describes what kinds of content has been uploaded to their servers so far -- mostly a random assortment of stuff from Gamespot's archives, a few things from Greenpeace, a Google recruiting video, some breakdancing videos, and other randomness. The in-browser video plugin works seamlessly (although Windows only for now). Looks like it has potential." Check the top entry on Google Blog for a few more words on it, too.

Scary...

[Anonymous Coward]

Google is providing their infrastructure free of charge to let anyone upload video and have it be found.

So no matter what you search for, you're likely to come across a movie of someone etching "penis" in the snow

Reminds me of my childhood

[A beautiful mind]

Something about Mission Impossible.

After viewing the video: "This message will self destruct in 5 seconds".

What next...

[dissillus]

...PPV pr0n on Google?

Sign me up.

Pr0n

[king-manic]

Ahh google, tapping deeper into what really runs the internet.

Re:Oh and before you reply RTFA...

[mister_llah]

I ask what they intend to use because as a 'pay to use' service' (when it goes) ... they are vague as to what has been uploaded for video hosting and any future plans...

I doubt people are going to pay to see the Leeeeroy Jenkins video, let's say...

So they have to have some sort of plan...

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[and conversely, I doubt people will pay Google for them to host the Leeeroy Jenkins video, but then again, people do crazier things every day]

about time !

[__aahlyu4518]

It has been days since they launched a new service ;-) I was starting to get worried.

Re:Mirror

[stere0]

According to the user info:

I have nothing better to do with my life than post mirrors to Slashdot stories. Oh sure, I could create a bot to do it, but a human touch is needed.

Re:Buy my video!!!

[3prong]

In the book, those people were known as gargoyles.

I see that Googoyles.com is available...