Everyone is probably thinking that the crew over here at BigBrainBoy are Google fanatics (which we’ll grudgingly admit we are). Be that as it may, the new Google video search is an interesting approach to TV. However, Google was not the first to embark on such a project. Just last month Yahoo! had already launched its video search.

Google’s video searches are basically digging through TV transcripts of programs and as of now no streaming video of any kind is provided. This is not because the technology isn’t available: once again its litigation killing off innovation as this CNET article points out:

For now, people will not be able to watch the video clip, nor will the Web pages contain the company’s signature text advertising. But Google expects to add video playback down the road, after ironing out the complexities of broadcasting rights and business models with various content owners.

Yahoo’s search also includes movies found on the net which can be watched online. So go ahead and look for your favorite clips, just be sure to notice the little gray warning under every link in the Yahoo! search: “This video may be subject to copyright.” Oh no! I wouldn’t dream of clicking on that Spiderman 2 link you just showed me…