One of the great things about the Internet has always been all
the free stuff you can find on it -- and I don't mean pirating.
Sites like Hulu and Slashcontrol and countless others have been
offering films and television programs for free through their
websites. That's started to change recently. First Hulu
announced the debut of a premium pay service for users who want
access to the vast majority of the site's content, and now comes
news that Google's looking to get into the online movie
streaming business, which will utilize YouTube. Are the days of
free Internet content nearing an end?  The Financial Times says
that Google has approached major studios about launching a
global pay per view movie service by the end of 2010. If this
comes to fruition, analysts speculate that YouTube will become
one of the major players in the online video streaming
marketplace.  According to sources, Google is using their clout
as the most well-known search engine and YouTube's reputation to
pitch the service. They feel this