The silver lining in Dailymotion’s copyright cloud

Dailymotion is a video-sharing website that enables internet users to upload and watch videos online. However, it is more than just a repository for videos as it sports features allowing participation and interaction from the internet community. Users who have opened an account with Dailymotion can upload their videos but also rate and make comments on videos of others and join groups of people sharing the same interests. This focus on the internet community as a source of content and sociability is the hallmark of so called “Web 2.0” platforms, also known as User-Generated Content (UGC) services.