小视频卖出50万英镑
Charlie Bit My Finger video to be taken off YouTube after selling for £500,000
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As one of the original viral videos, the Charlie Bit My Finger clip is a little piece of internet history.
But now the much-loved clip of baby Charlie gnawing on his brother Harry's finger will be taken off YouTube after it was sold for $760,999 (£538,000).
《查理咬我的手指》视频以50万英镑的价格售出后，将从YouTube上删除。作为最初的网络小视频之一，《查理咬我的手指甲》片段曾在互联网历史留下印记。
但是现在，这个备受喜爱的婴儿查理咬他弟弟哈里手指的视频以760,999美元（538,000英镑）的价格售出后，将被从YouTube上删除。
The Davies-Carr family auctioned the clip as an NFT, a non-fungible token.
Bids came into their auction page throughout the weekend, but the price dramatically increased in its final hours on Sunday.
Thebidding battle was between two anonymous accounts.
戴维斯-卡尔家族将这段视频作为NFT（非同质化代币）进行拍卖。
整个周末都有买家在拍卖页面上给出新的竞价，但在周日的最后几个小时，价格急剧上升。竞拍在两个匿名账户之间进行了最后的角逐。
"3fmusic" eventually outbid "mememaster" for the video, which has been watched more than 880 million times since it was put on YouTube in 2007.
The clip had been due to be removed from the video sharing platform on 23 May, following the auction - but at the moment it's still there.
An NFT is like a certificate to say that you own something digital. It means original versions of viral videos, memes or tweets can be sold as if they were art.
"3fmusic "最终超过了 "mememaster "对该视频的出价。该视频自2007年被上传至YouTube以来，已经被观看了8.8亿次。
在拍卖之后，该视频本应于5月23日从视频共享平台上删除，但目前它还没有下架。
NFT就像一个证书，说明你拥有某件数字资产。它意味着这个热点视频，表情包或推文的原始版本可以像艺术品一样被出售。
It's a lucrative business for those who own viral clips.
The "Disaster Girl Meme" - a picture of a young girl smiling with a fire in the background - was recently sold as an NFT for $473,000 (£341,000).
NFT (non-fungible token) technology is a growing trend in the digital art world.
对于那些热点视频的创造者来说，这是一个利润丰厚的行业。“灾难女孩”表情包一张背景是火灾的年轻女孩微笑的照片--最近作为NFT以47.3万美元（34.1万英镑）的价格出售。
NFT（不可代替的专有数字资产）技术是数字艺术领域的一个日益增长的板块。
Grimes, Johnny Depp and even Twitter founder Jack Dorsey have all sold NFTs of their work for large sums.
And the 10-year-old internet meme, Nyan Cat, sold for $580,000 (£409,000) in February.
An NFT is a bit like a collectible certificate of authenticity, but its owner does not actually buy the copyright itself - meaning the artwork the NFT represents can still be shown wherever the original artist or creator chooses.
格兰姆斯、约翰尼-德普，甚至推特创始人杰克-多尔西都曾将他们的作品的NFT卖出过大价钱。今年二月有10年历史的互联网表情包彩虹猫以58万美元（40.9万英镑）售出。
NFT有点像收藏品的真实性证书，但其所有者实际上并没有购买版权本身--这意味着NFT所代表的艺术品仍然可以在原艺术家或创作者选择的任何地方展示。
This means it's an unusual move for the creators of Charlie Bit My Finger to choose to remove their video from YouTube.
Buyers choose to invest in NFTs for a number of reasons, including nostalgia - but whether this turns out to be an investment with long-term potential, or just a temporary craze, remains to be seen.
Sunday's spending spree means the mysterious anonymous bidder will become the owner of the Charlie Bit My Finger clip.
这也代表着《查理咬我的手指》的创作者选择从YouTube上删除他们的视频是一个不常见的举动。
买家选择投资NFT的原因有很多，包括怀旧的情怀——但这到底是一项具有长期潜力的投资，还是只是一种暂时的狂热，还有待观察。
周日的疯狂竞价意味着这位神秘的匿名竞拍者将成为“查理咬我手指夹”的主人。
这本小说是根据真人真事写的。第一次世界大战结束后，海明威移居古巴，认识了老渔民格雷戈里奥·富恩特斯。1930年，海明威乘的船在暴风雨中沉没，富恩特斯搭救了海明威。
But it also gives them a chance to create some follow-up content.
The auction page says the NFT winner will be given the opportunity to "recreate a hilarious modern-day rendition of the classic clip" that will feature "the original stars, Harry and Charlie".
但这也给了他们一个创造一些后续内容的机会。拍卖页面表示NFT的竞价赢家将有机会 "重新创造一个搞笑经典片段"，其中将包括视频中的明星主角哈利和查理。
Now aged 17 and 15, it's the right time for Harry and Charlie to "embrace the next iteration of the internet", the site adds.
The video was uploaded to YouTube by Harry and Charlie's dad, Howard, in 2007, because he couldn't email it to their godparents in America.
The family website says the clip was filmed as "a part of catching random moments as the boys were growing up", and that it "unintentionally went viral".
They haven't said what they're planning on doing with the money.
该网站补充说，现在哈里和查理已经17岁和15岁了，正是出于“拥抱互联网的下一个时代”的年龄段了。
这段视频是哈里和查理的父亲霍华德于2007年上传到YouTube的，因为他无法通过电子邮件将其发送给他们在美国的教父教母。
这个家庭网站说，这段视频只是他们的父母为了记录下孩子们成长中的美好瞬间而随意拍下的，没想到它却无意走红了。
查理哈利一家目前还没有表明打算用这笔钱做什么。
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