However, our correspondent says the same does not apply to Rupert Murdoch's publishing and broadcasting empire, which has acted legally but in the view of many, unethically.
"Blogs are a global self-publishing phenomenon that connect Internet users with dynamic, diverse points of view while also enabling comment and participation, " said David Krane , Google's director of corporate communication in an e-mail message.
One incentive for publicly publishing videos is the ability to create a real-time, comprehensive video view of an event by linking videos being streamed from multiple Dots.