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		iLoch on May 26, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Evan Spiegel Reveals Plan to Turn Snapchat into a ... Well, not that I think video streaming services are going to go anywhere, but YouTube was primarily used for pirated content when it first came out too.

minimaxir on May 26, 2015 [–]

Correct, hence the very expensive and long lasting Viacom lawsuit.

YouTube built ContentID as a way to handle piracy and stave off more lawsuits, which is a tool that video streaming startups cannot duplicate.

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