10 Things Viacom Hates About Fair Use
from the dolphin-trolling dept
In Viacom's ongoing massive effort to takedown infringing videos on YouTube, it's no surprise that plenty of legitimate clips are "accidentally" caught in the dragnet. Of course, that doesn't make it legal. Demanding a takedown on non-infringing content goes against the DMCA. After being sued about a takedown on one such video, Viacom has promised to be much better about such "dolphins" (content accidentally caught). The EFF is noting that the super popular 10 Things I Hate About Commandments video was caught in the net. On the recommendation of the EFF, the creators of the video made use of the special "hotline" that Viacom set up and the video was put back online. Of course, that's still four full days with the video offline, despite being perfectly legal. Of course, almost exactly a year ago, Jim Harper was using this video as an example of why derivative works are great and shouldn't be outlawed. So, with that in mind, since the video is back up on YouTube, here it is for your viewing pleasure:
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Re: First!
No you're not.
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First!
Yay!
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That's awesome. I don't see how this derivative work is harming anyone. The media companies need to lighten up.
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old media
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ads and hilarious clips aside - Viacom will sooner or later figure out that they just aren't going to have their way. Whether by some chance they figure this out early and accept content which may touch upon their copyright, or get the crap sued out of them, it doesn't really matter.
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Dugg
Dugg: http://digg.com/tech_news/10_Things_Viacom_Hates_About_Fair_Use
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good thing that wasn't about Muslims
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ya right im sure the American corn producers rely so much on the popcorn sold in the movie theaters for there profits.
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Guilty!
They are claiming that everyone is guilty and demanding that they prove their innocence. What the hell happened to "being innocent till proven guilty"?
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Re: good thing that wasn't about Muslims
Ssh! Don't say anything that may offend the Religion of Peace!
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What happened here was a miracle and I want you to fucking acknowledge it. lol
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