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OPENhulu rips off Hulu and passes the savings on to you
OPENhulu is the brain child of Matt Schlicht, and the concept is pretty simple. Since Hulu lets registered users embed videos on their own web sites, he figured he might as well grab all the content he could from Hulu (not every video sports an embed code) and post it on a Hulu clone site, then throw up some advertising to see if he could make a few bucks.
Technically, Hulu doesn't stand to lose anything beside brand loyalty and name recognition. Each video includes advertisements, which you'll see whether you watch at Hulu or OPENhulu. But somehow we still figure it's just a matter of time before Schlicht finds a cease and desist letter in his inbox.
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Subscribe to commentsAndyFDec 11th 2007 8:22PM
This is beautiful, but yes... he's posting advertising beside copyrighted materials, with nothing else -- and using the name "hulu". Some lawyer's assistant is typing up that email right now. Sad. This is how the web works. "They" just don't get it.
p-diddyDec 13th 2007 11:14AM
Who is the "they" you are referring to: the lawyers or the people that do this? While I think you probably mean the former, as one of the former, I want to know why the latter doesn't "get it" either? I mean, would it kill people to play by the rules or just not play at all?
It's entertainment, people. You can do without it. Vote with your wallets or your mouse clicks and don't buy it if you don't like the way it's being offered. I'm just baffled why people keep doing an end-run around the system. You realize it just gives content owners ammunition when they petition Congress, right?
-p-
p-diddyDec 13th 2007 1:33PM
for clarity's sake, I realize Hulu itself doesn't cost anything - my comments were addressed to the armies of people that persist in cracking every DRM scheme or way of preventing/limiting the sharing of content.
I realize the majority of people feel that content owners want too much control but the best form of protest is not to participate at all. When people infringe copyright, it just gives content owners a scapegoat for their problems.
-p-
HuntDec 11th 2007 8:35PM
Matt should be getting his cease and desist letter in the mail soon. This is a blatant violation of their terms of use. To top it off, he knows it. At the top of his page he writes "P.S. Please don't sue me". If that's not an admission of guilt, I don't know what is.
Hulu is not free, nor is their content. This is theft, plain and simple.
hn333Dec 11th 2007 11:59PM
Hulu is free
JonathanDec 11th 2007 11:22PM
Wow, can they do this? I actually just got into the beta the other day. So far it's not bad. I just lack some content. As long as they release it like it is and don't start charging for it, it won't be so bad.
CounterAgent.com has an article I just posted the other day on my impressions on hulu: (it's okay if I link it here right?)
http://www.counteragent.com/2007/12/08/first-look-at-hulucom-to-hulu-or-not-to-hulu/
Raven88Dec 12th 2007 10:05AM
apart from the blatant copy/paste thingie, it doesn't even work in my country...
anybody else being denied access bcuz of geographic location?
MargoDec 12th 2007 11:34AM
Yup, no Family Guy in Estonia.
lobDec 14th 2007 9:40AM
http://hulustuff.blogspot.com/
: )
BillDec 12th 2007 5:40PM
Still doesnt allow me to watch in Ireland. Why can't they make things simpler. Its so much easier to just download stuff, albeit illegally.
Mike BelgroveJan 3rd 2008 12:00AM
I'm not sure I see the purpose of this. Is it really that hard to get an invite to the beta. I don't think I waited that long for mine. And even if you can't get an invite is waiting not an option.
I'd be interested in seeing how much is earned from the ads placed by the videos on OpenHulu. Is it just for maintaining the site or for profit?
lobJan 5th 2008 3:22PM
"I'm super sorry about the ads...
We need money for the site redesign. If you think you can help please click here." - That comment from the Openhulu site says it all.
But no there is a point. At the moment the videos don't stream too well from Hulu if you're outside the US and are using Hotspot Shield. That may change in the future if Hulu streams the videos better, or with increased data flows from Hotspot Shield, or a similar service. In the meantime it's pretty easy copying and pasting embedded videos from Hulu to a blog. Embedded videos stream (mostly) perfectly. I watched season 1, episode 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer last night with only one short pause (for buffering). If I tried watching at Hulu there would have been around 50 annoying pauses.
I just wish I had some volunteers with Hulu invites offering to help out...I can give you login details and you can maintain, or setup as many shows as you like. Currently I probably have only 1/8th of the content on Hulu although to be fair there are some good reasons why I haven't added a lot of shows, other than the fact I'm just plain lazy, (a) some shows only provide short clips (waste of time) and (b) Hulu, annoyingly, skip some episodes: For example they might have episode 1, then 4,5, and then 8. WTF? I can only guess they do this to lure you into buying the DVD or paying for download of the missing episodes. When will these people learn!] TV Paradise does have ALL content at the moment. Problem is, it's a very slick looking site, and if $$$$ is their underlying motive....it may go the same way as Openhulu which now seems to be dead. (Despite claims of a new site 1000 times better opening soon. Probably 1000 x more ads. Hehe.)
fishJan 17th 2008 3:02PM
hi found an other website like hulu... in flash
http://www.eurohulu.com
fishJan 17th 2008 3:02PM
an other site but in flash:
http://eurohulu.com