Herbert Elwood Gilliland III

  • Herbert Elwood Gilliland III claims to be the creator of popular video sharing site YouTube. In return for his idea, he has requested compensation of $1 million dollars or 1% of proceeds from any sales. Reportedly, Gilliland wishes to use the money to study medicine.TechCrunch: The Fourth YouTuber (November 9, 2008)
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    "I inverted several key elements of the product “Synthetic Interview” to create YouTube, and shared this idea with my friends. I also tried to create a company called YouTube several times between 1998-2004, when in November, I talked to Chad Hurley on the phone when he was still working at PayPal. I explained the idea behind YouTube, the brand name, and challenged him to start the company since he had close ties to Peter Theil, a well known billionaire venture capitalist. I asked for 1% of the proceeds of the sale of the company in exchange for this great idea. Years later, I am still trying to get Chad to recognize me with fiscal compensation and/or credit for creating the brand..." — Herbert Elwood Gilliland III email to TechCrunchTechCrunch: The Fourth YouTuber (November 9, 2008)
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