In this day and age, almost everyone seems to want to be in the spotlight in any way that they can. That is why You-Tube and other “15 seconds of fame” websites are so vastly popular right now in our web-based society. Everything and anything that you do in a public forum could potentially end up being found on a You-Tube type of website.
Anyone from the highest celebrity status to any normal Joe Schmoe could find themselves on one of these websites whether they approve of it or not. With people constantly trying to find something embarrassing to snap a picture of with their cell phone cameras, you have to seemingly be always conscious of what you are doing. I have even found a clip of myself caught at an embarrassing moment singing at a wedding on You-Tube, not knowing that my nephew was filming me.
These sort of funny 30 to 60 second clips are pretty harmless and usually, somewhat funny; however, these websites have came under some scrutiny for violating copyright infringement laws. They often publish clips of television shows and movies on their websites that I believe is morally and ethically wrong. Television shows and movies are a form of artistic expression and posting these clips without authorized permission is against the law; however, they seem to be getting away with it without any consequence.
As long as people keep doing stupid things, being fame-seeking hounds, and technology keeps getting better and better, none of us are immune to finding ourselves on You-Tube, quite possibly, we do not really care.
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