My friend Paul Hoffman first alerted me to this news story:
Google Inc.’s YouTube unit was sued by David Grisman, a mandolin player who once performed with the Grateful Dead, over what he says are unauthorized postings of his music
Paul added:
I’m on Grisman’s side on this one. Google can’t pretend to be a common carrier and at the same sell ads that are targeted to the content on the page.
I expect David is mortified to see himself identified solely in terms of his GD connection. The man created a genre of music and has produced a legendary body of work. He deserves much better than to be relegated to the status of Jerry Garcia adherent.