YouTube bumps video limit to 15 minutes [CNET News]
Starting with its founding in 2005, YouTube allowed users to upload videos without length limitations. But when some users abused the privilege by uploading pirated full-length television shows and movies, the video sharing site limited upload length to 10 minutes. Over the past few years, the Google-owned site has increased the video file size that users can upload - increasing it to improve video quality all the way up to 1080p. But until now, the length limitation has remained.
YouTube has announced that it's increasing the video length from 10 minutes to 15 minutes, providing what it calls users' "number one requested feature." The reason for the feature upgrade? YouTube believes it has perfected its content protection system to allow copyright holders to prevent pirated material from appearing on the site, so it's increasing the video length.
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