01-07-2006, 09:02 AM
Quote: Google Inc. is upping the ante in the online video gold rush, allowing content owners to set their own prices in a bid to create a more flexible alternative to Apple Computer Inc.'s pioneering iTunes store.
Google's video expansion, announced Friday at the Consumer Electronics Show, already has lined up commitments to sell thousands of downloads...
"It's the biggest marketplace of content that was previously offline and is now brought online...
With Google's marketplace, content suppliers can name their own price, from zero on up. The content owners who charge for video downloads must share 30 percent of the revenue with Google.
The video providers have the option of offering content on a download-to-own or download-to-rent basis...
full article: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financial..._tech_down&chan=tc