Dailymotion is a French online video sharing platform owned by Canal+. Prior to 2024, it was owned by Vivendi.[3] North American launch partners included Vice Media, Bloomberg, and Hearst Digital Media.[4] Dailymotion was among the first platforms to support HD (720p) resolution video.[5][6] It is available worldwide in 183 languages and 43 localised versions featuring local home pages and content. It has more than 300 million monthly users.[7]
History
In March 2005, Benjamin Bejbaum and Olivier Poitrey founded the website, pooling €6,000 (US $9,271) from six individuals to do so.[8] In September 2006, Dailymotion raised funds in collaboration with Atlas Ventures and Partech International. In 2007, it created ASIC, together with other companies in the sector.[9]
Dailymotion supports a high-definition video resolution of 720p since February 2008, making it one of the earliest known HD video platforms.[5][6]
In October 2009, the French government invested in Dailymotion through the Strategic Investment Fund. On 25 January 2011, Orange acquired a 49% stake in Dailymotion for €62 million, valuing the company at €120 million.[10]
Copyright cases and blocking of Dailymotion
In June 2007, Dailymotion was found liable for copyright infringement by a Paris high court. The judges held that Dailymotion is a hosting provider, and not a publisher, but that it must be held liable for copyright infringement, as it was aware of the presence of illegal content on its site. Such illegal content may be copyrighted material uploaded to Dailymotion by its users. The judges held that Dailymotion was aware that illegal videos were uploaded to its site, and that it must therefore be held liable for acts of copyright infringement, since it deliberately furnished the users with the means to commit those acts.[29]
Dailymotion has been banned in Kazakhstan since August 2011.[30]
The website was blocked in India in May 2012,[31] but this decision was reversed the following month. The Madras High Court changed its earlier order, explaining that only specific URLs carrying illegally copied content should be blocked, not entire websites.[32]
See also
- Comparison of video hosting services
External links
References
- Craig Smith. Dailymotion Statistics and User Count (2023) DMR, 8 March 2018, retrieved 6 January 2024^
- Todd Spangler. Dailymotion Plans Major Relaunch, Focused on Premium Content and Sidelining User Videos Variety, 10 April 2017, retrieved 27 November 2017^
- Ingrid Lunden. Vivendi Buys 80% of France's Dailymotion, Valuing the YouTube Rival At $295M