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RE: D.Tube Giving Back To The STEEM Blockchain: This Is A Sensational Move
This doesn’t solve the main issue of dtube tho: the longevity of videos. IIRC dtube took 25% in order to pay guaranteed IPFS hosting but and that would keep all videos for 54 (?) weeks. The question is still what happens to those videos after that period. Will the dtube archives become ghost town?
While that fits with the seven days rewards mechanic of Steem, that may be very detrimental for those who produce cornerstone content such as video tutorial series.
Nevertheless this is a good thing to see happening. Projects should, whenever possible, make sure to reward their users and thus increase retention.
Paid alternatives, unless they are flawless and stand head and shoulders above free alternatives, usually get crushed on the internet. Permanent video archival is free on other websites so I don't really see why people would pay to keep their videos online, they're more likely to just upload them to other websites once they're taken down off of dtube.
I’m talking about the obligation of the website operator though, not the point of view of the uploader.
The website operator has to store the videos somewhere. When they use IPFS tech, they risk falling in the trap of dead torrents. If nobody hosts the file anymore... it’s not available and possibly gone. That’s a weakness about IPFS, yet many users aren’t aware of that.
There are paid IPFS storage solutions available for those who don’t want to pay for say AWS storage. That is a cost the website operator endorses, AFAIK dtube planned paying for that with the beneficiary cut, which is also why it is that high compared to other dapps on steem.
Some day that will become an issue unless another solution has been found already.
The uploader will most often indeed go there where it is free (or most revenue can be made).