Title is a little misleading, they are seeking streaming rights for their subscription service; they already have streaming rights as part of their rental service <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;movies" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;movies</a> as of a few years ago.<p>YouTube is a bit late to the game on this sort of thing. 5 years ago they were the only name in streaming video and they let Netflix blow by them by offering premium content that people want (kids might spend all day watching 5 min clips of video games and cat antics but adults want the premium content).