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YouTube, Warner Music Spat Killing Viral Videos
from the that'll-help dept
The ongoing spat between Warner Music and YouTube over music licensing payments has already been pissing off both musicians and consumers. But apparently now it's gone too far. People are up in arms that the ongoing "silentification" of music in videos has destroyed a popular viral video involving (seriously) a cat playing a piano. There simply is no logical argument for claiming that leaving this video alone harms the music industry in any way. No one is using this video as a substitute for the music in question -- and, if anything, it helps make more people aware of the music. But, thanks to Warner insisting that any and all value comes from Warner and Warner alone -- and anyone must pay for the privilege of promoting its music... fewer people now get to hear the song and enjoy a silly viral video.
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Great idea!
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Stuff
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They do not deserve to survive.
You hear me Warner?
Adapt or die bitches.
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Common Cold
As a side note, who ever knew that the cure for the Common Cold Virus was having a music exec and lawyer kill a musically talented cat in a ritualistic manner.
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Someone has to say it
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It's The Cry Baby Syndrome Gone Wild
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Re: It's The Cry Baby Syndrome Gone Wild
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REVERSE!
It looks like the music industry is hastening their own demise. They kill fair use of songs, etc. and then complain that "Hey, our sales are down! It must be piracy!" when in fact, it's their overzealous desire to stamp out their own music that is killing interest. How many sales did that clip generate? Even if it was one, that's one more than they had before... for doing NOTHING.
People loved the video (obviously). I'd love to get free GOOD exposure. Again... if I got one sell, it's totally worth it.
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Incredible foolishness
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Idiots
This is an industry full of fearful, short-sighted, chicken little types. They need to learn what every other business already knows: adapt or die.
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Methinks Warner have been watching too many cartoons
Seriously? As an actual business model?
What's next? Are they going to start chasing infringers by stapping themselves to large rockets and waiting for them to run past?
Seems these guys never made it out of the playground (and I think I can guess the kind of "my ball" kids they were...)
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I Warner wants to die so badly
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wht u doing today k?
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They do not deserve to surviv
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well
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