The 2008 Presidential Election is finally drawing to a close, with the results due to come in across the evening of November 4th. But where to watch the coverage online?

The Race For The White House

The race for the White House has seemingly gone on forever, with years of preparation and months of campaigning from Barack Obama and John McCain, but the end is now in sight.

As the polling stations close, and the results start to come in, many people will eschew traditional media coverage in favor of more unbiased and conclusive coverage online, with video being a key element of that.

Here are some of the places on the Internet covering the election, be it through streaming video, regular video updates, or even interviews with voters.

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Online video is changing, becoming more in tune with old media. One of the ways this change is being demonstrated is how professional video is being targeted by advertising, even if the video has been uploaded by someone other than the original owner.

Internet video took off very quickly, with everyone seeming to want to upload clips either of their own production or of something not owned by themselves.

DMCA Takedowns and Lawsuits

The ability to share video is unfortunately limited by copyright laws and the desire of owners to keep control of their content, so DMCA take down notices and legal challenges became the norm.

However, few would deny that this method hasn’t worked, with Internet users uploading just as much copyrighted material now as ever before.

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