The RIAA and MPAA have been complaining about piracy of music and movies for years. They've sued individual users for exorbitant amounts of money and were a huge part of the driving force of SOPA & PIPA (some would say they were the only driving force). Their profits have been cut into and that's stealing, and they're going to make sure that anyone caught pirating content will end up receiving as much punishment as possible.

I wrote this morning about how the future of online video marketing can be glimpsed just by watching what the band OK Go is doing with video --creative, envelope-pushing, inventive, etc. Another way brands and companies are expanding the definition of what the "video experience" can be is through interactive video.

We've written about OK Go several times here at ReelSEO. Their music videos are always viral events, due mostly to the time and care they put into them--oh, and the insane level of creativity. I've often said that it'd be endlessly entertaining just to be a fly on the wall during one of their music video brainstorm sessions.

One day, I hope, YouTube will make better filters for their site so that almost any search will be relevant to your needs.

YouTube gets an awful lot of press around here, and generally that's for good reason--they're huge. But Vimeo is also huge (just maybe not as big when placed side-by-side with YouTube). And Vimeo has a uniquely artistic community that is passionate, supportive, critical, and engaged.

Another Friday has suddenly arrived, which probably means you just missed another week's worth of incredible viral videos from individuals, businesses, and brands. Not to worry, though

Vevo, by far and away the most viewed channel on YouTube, is looking for a bigger share of ad revenue from Google as the music video channel considers going public .

The single most-talked-about online video topic all week long was the capture and death of Libyan leader

William Shatner recently released a new CD of mostly cover songs called Seeking Major Tom . And yes, to answer your first question, David Bowie’s Space Oddity is, indeed, one of the tracks on the album.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show has endured over 35 years because, yes, it’s fun to make fun of a movie that is horrendous.