It seems like every day the popular content on YouTube is being removed, making the site less and less popular among the college students and twentysomethings who have been using it since its beginning about a year ago.

A digital rights company forced YouTube, which is now owned by Google, to remove 1,000 sports clips that it confirmed were posted without proper licensing. They also said that as many as 10,000 other videos on the site are illegally infringing on the rights holders they represent.

Also yesterday, lawyers from Comedy Central apparently asked YouTube to remove all video clips of Comedy Central shows. That includes The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, which have repeatedly mentioned the site in a positive manner. Just last week, Stephen Colbert was bragging about how many search results the term "Colbert Report" got on YouTube.

After all that free publicity, it looks like the lawyers decided they had to earn their paycheck by doing something that people would notice. Sure, YouTube provided free exposure for some of Comedy Central's shows, but that pales in comparison to the damage they did by... providing free exposure for some of Comedy Central's shows. Save some money, Comedy Central, fire the lawyers!
Bloggers Blog: YouTube Asked To Remove 1,000 Sports Clips