User: mrhogg |
The Rant Puppets - Stop the Canadian DMCA! They're trying, again, to put through a Canadian DMCA. Don't let them! They're just jerks who're trying to take away a bunch of our rights, and they're only doing it to make more money off of us. Jerks! Help spread the word: http://digg.com/political_opinion/Stop_the_Canadian_DMCA Tags: dmca canada parliament michael geist funny comedy crisis activism puppet rant brian dotboom hoggworks copyright restrict |
User: fallofautumndistro |
Don't DMCA me, bro! new lyrics/music by fallofautumndistro http://youtube.com/fallofautumndistro performed by songsfromahat http://youtube.com/songsfromahat Lyrics: Hey man, I just tried to log in now It said, "wait man," you won't believe what I found I said, "what the...," are the YouTube servers dead? Oh no! My account has been suspended! Hey now, what the hell did I do? I typed quickly, an email to YouTube And I waited, for them to write me at once But all I got was an auto response It said I received a D - M - C - A Viacom and Fox sent a D - M - C - A No more live Fall Out Boy, or those Britney Spears gigs, No more clips of Spider Pigs I was just served with a D - M - C - A Viacom and Fox sent a D - M - C - A It was one episode, of that Family Guy show, Can I just pretend I didn't know? So I fought it, haven't they heard of fair use? They said "no dice, you also thumbnail abuse" I said, "wait, what?? So do half your partners" They said, "yes, BUT they bring in the dollars" I was just served with a D - M - C - A Katiesopinion sent a D - M - C - A It was just a short clip, I can't believe that bitch Had the nerve to report me Now I have to deal with a D - M - C-- A Can't log in 'cause of a D - M - C - A Don't want to leave the YouTubes, but what can I do? This wouldn't happen at Live Video Parody of the Village People's YMCA. Idea by Alcky13 http://youtube.com/Alcky13 "Money shots" provided by: http://youtube.com/whatthebuckshow http://youtube.com/nalts http://youtube.com/askcarrielee http://youtube.com/davedays http://youtube.com/charlestrippy http://youtube.com/charlieissocoollike And a pic of Katie used with her permission: http://youtube.com/katiesopinion Tags: DMCA YMCA village people fallofautumndistro songsfromahat parody funny suspended lulz account youtube gnr1234 |
User: CIPPICteam |
Forbidden shifting - A Canadian DMCA? How will new copyright legislation affect Canadians? Tags: copyright DMCA CIPPIC Canada Canadians law legislation |
User: TheECC |
DMCA Karaoke Bad laws make me want to sing! Karaoke parody about the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) by The Evolution Control Committee (www.evolution-control.com), set to the tune of a well-known gay anthem of the disco era. This parody made its debut at "Free Speech Ain't Free!", an Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Fundraiser event by 10 Zen Monkeys (www.10zenmonkeys.com) on March 22, 2007. Tags: DMCA Digital Millenium Copyright Act ECC Evolution Control Committee EFF DRM Parody DeCSS Fair Use Takedown Notices |
User: FAIRCOPYRIGHT |
Jim Prentice Tries To Defend The Canadian DMCA Bill C-61 Industry Minister Jim Prentice comes under fire during question period for being to sympathetic to US corporate interests by introducing Bill C-61 (Canadian DMCA) which stands to criminalize Canadian consumer actions. It is unreasonable to accept legislation that gives consumers rights with one hand and quickly takes them away with the other. Send a letter to those responsible for Bill C-61 in Ottawa in less than a minute by completing this letter wizard provided by the Canadian Coalition for Electronic Rights - http://www.ccer.ca Tags: prentice cdmca dmca copyright canada c-61 |
User: renetto |
Come Together, Right Now, over DMCA Please leave a comment and get involved in the conversation. This is a link the the EFF.org web site and some helpful questions and answers about "Fair Use". http://w2.eff.org/IP/eff_fair_use_faq.php Please keep watching and please get involved. Many of us will be telling you how to do that in a few days. Thank you so much... paul About EFF From the Internet to the iPod, technologies are transforming our society and empowering us as speakers, citizens, creators, and consumers. When our freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. EFF broke new ground when it was founded in 1990 — well before the Internet was on most people's radar — and continues to confront cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today. From the beginning, EFF has championed the public interest in every critical battle affecting digital rights. Blending the expertise of lawyers, policy analysts, activists, and technologists, EFF achieves significant victories on behalf of consumers and the general public. EFF fights for freedom primarily in the courts, bringing and defending lawsuits even when that means taking on the US government or large corporations. By mobilizing more than 50,000 concerned citizens through our Action Center, EFF beats back bad legislation. In addition to advising policymakers, EFF educates the press and public. EFF is a donor-funded nonprofit and depends on your support to continue successfully defending your digital rights. Litigation is particularly expensive; because two-thirds of our budget comes from individual donors, every contribution is critical to helping EFF fight —and win—more cases. Some other good 'fair use' info contributed by user name "KabulaIsTrying" http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/files/pdf/online_best_practices_in_fair_use.pdf http://chillingeffects.org/fairuse/faq.cgi Top Of The Above Site: Copyright http://www.chillingeffects.org/copyright/ Tags: renetto fair use dmca eff government grassroots gimmeabreakman gregsolomon myrealitybytes phyllis allen community youtube |
User: gtech76 |
Canadian DMCA Unspun A look at what is really at steak in this debate and actions of copyright holders in the past. Not only could your family video be taken off of the net, in Canada you could face fines of up to $20,000 per copyright holder with the current wording of this bill, which is a very realy possibility. I think it's time to close the generation gap. Tags: Canadian DMCA Bill C-61 Lawrence Lessig |
User: renetto |
This I believe... DMCA Infringement My time on YouTube may be over... I may have infringed on the copyrights of the authors and creators of the "This I Believe" audio series and if so I'll pay the price for it... If you posted a video response to any of the "This I Believe" videos and would like to attach them to this video that would be cool with me. I thank you all for helping bring attention to the great body of work "This I Believe" http://www.thisibelieve.org/view_featured_essays.php UPDATE!!! 6/6/08 A note to the You Tube community from Dan Gediman, Executive Director, This I Believe, Inc.: Many of you may know of the recent issue over videos made by Paul Robinett (aka Renetto) that consisted of him reading, in their entirety, essays from the This I Believe series that we produce for public radio. This I Believe is an international project engaging people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values that guide their daily lives. These short statements of belief, written by people from all walks of life, are published on our website at http://www.thisibelieve.org/ as well as in regular broadcasts on public radio. The project is based on a popular 1950s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow. When we learned about these videos, which were made without our permission, we were understandably concerned. We approached Mr. Robinett, informed him that the works in question were protected by copyright, and asked him to take them down, which he did promptly when asked. I want to stress that we took this action not motivated in any way by censorship. We fully support freedom of expression. We were trying to protect the copyrights of the essayists who wrote the words that Mr. Robinett was reading verbatim. When these writers granted rights to us, they did so with the understanding that they would be used for very specific purposes, such as broadcast on public radio and being included in a book. For this reason, we had no choice but to ask that the videos be removed. Since that time, we have been in contact with one of the essayists in question, Phyllis Allen, who has given her permission to Mr. Robinett to re-post his video of her essay. Given this fact, we are also granting permission for Mr. Robinett to do so, provided that proper copyright attribution is included and that he does not personally profit financially from the essayist's work. In the coming days, we hope to contact all the other essayists in question to see if they would allow permission for this usage as well. We are not at all opposed to anyone who wishes to make similar videos of their favorite This I Believe essay. We simply ask that they contact us first to receive permission and proper copyright attribution from us and the individual essayist. You can reach us at http://www.thisibelieve.org/contact.html. And if you would like to submit your own essay to the This I Believe project, please visit http://www.thisibelieve.org/agree.html. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Tags: renetto dmca copyright infringement |
User: FairCopyright4Canada |
C-61 in 61 Seconds: The Canadian DMCA Video Competition Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice introduced Bill C-61, which many have dubbed the Canadian DMCA, in June 2008. There was an immediate outcry from thousands of Canadians concerned that the bill would render illegal every day activities and harm both consumers and businesses. The C-61 in 61 Seconds video competition is one way that you can speak out. Just post your video as a response to this video. We will post the best videos on the FairCopyright4Canada channel. Deadline for submission is September 1st. A great panel of judges that includes the Barenaked Ladies Steven Page and Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian will select the best of the best. The winners will be announced on September 15th. To make sure that your voice for fair copyright in Canada is heard, be sure to write to your MP, the Minister, and join the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group today. Tags: c-61 copyright prentice fair dmca canada in 61 seconds |
User: renetto |
DMCA Nazis can kiss my A55 What do you think about the DMCA and the way YouTube is handling this problem? Does YouTube need to suspend user channels for life? Is that what the copyright holders are asking from YouTube? Does the YouTube policy do anything to help deal with the real problems concerning copyright infringement? Is this the best that YouTube can do to protect themselves, their users and the copyright holders concerns? Does YouTube even give a shit? I would love to hear your thoughts... YouTube is watching... NPR is watching... The World is watching... Let your voice be heard Like I said... people are watching... check this out. UPDATE!!! 6/6/08 A note to the You Tube community from Dan Gediman, Executive Director, This I Believe, Inc.: Many of you may know of the recent issue over videos made by Paul Robinett (aka Renetto) that consisted of him reading, in their entirety, essays from the This I Believe series that we produce for public radio. This I Believe is an international project engaging people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values that guide their daily lives. These short statements of belief, written by people from all walks of life, are published on our website at http://www.thisibelieve.org/ as well as in regular broadcasts on public radio. The project is based on a popular 1950s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow. When we learned about these videos, which were made without our permission, we were understandably concerned. We approached Mr. Robinett, informed him that the works in question were protected by copyright, and asked him to take them down, which he did promptly when asked. I want to stress that we took this action not motivated in any way by censorship. We fully support freedom of expression. We were trying to protect the copyrights of the essayists who wrote the words that Mr. Robinett was reading verbatim. When these writers granted rights to us, they did so with the understanding that they would be used for very specific purposes, such as broadcast on public radio and being included in a book. For this reason, we had no choice but to ask that the videos be removed. Since that time, we have been in contact with one of the essayists in question, Phyllis Allen, who has given her permission to Mr. Robinett to re-post his video of her essay. Given this fact, we are also granting permission for Mr. Robinett to do so, provided that proper copyright attribution is included and that he does not personally profit financially from the essayist's work. In the coming days, we hope to contact all the other essayists in question to see if they would allow permission for this usage as well. We are not at all opposed to anyone who wishes to make similar videos of their favorite This I Believe essay. We simply ask that they contact us first to receive permission and proper copyright attribution from us and the individual essayist. You can reach us at http://www.thisibelieve.org/contact.html. And if you would like to submit your own essay to the This I Believe project, please visit http://www.thisibelieve.org/agree.html. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Tags: renetto dmca copyright youtube npr poliecy |
User: FAIRCOPYRIGHT |
David Fewer Of CIPPIC On Canadian DMCA Introduction David Fewer of the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic appeared on CTV the morning of June 12, 2008 to talk copyright reform legislation. Tags: cippic prentice copyright reform dmca |
User: DieDMCA |
Die DMCA The Digital Millenium Copyright Act is a violation of the First Amendment. Tags: DMCA AACS Digg EFF BoingBoing copyright copyfight freedom speech |
User: renetto |
DMCA'd Again... My video DMCA'd everyday has been REMOVED by YouTube because of this... This is to notify you that we have removed or disabled access to the following material as a result of a third-party notification by Shogakukan Production Co. Ltd. claiming that this material is infringing: I'm not going down without a fight... Tags: renetto dmca'd everyday dmca |
User: renetto |
DMCA Class Action Law Suit? Union? Revolution? It may be time for a Class Action Law Suit. The DMCA and even some of the policies of YouTube it's self, threatens the very future of online communication. With all of the emphases being placed on entertainment, from YouTube and others, the real revolution may be lost. In time, history may view this as a missed opportunity for real people who share their real lives with others around the world to stand up and fight for the right to BROADCAST OURSELVES, and everything that goes with it. If you haven't seen the video I posted about year and half ago called "One Tube, One World, One Day" please click on this link and give it a look... thanks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-maqdkHNbE Tags: renetto dmca class action law suit youtube wu tang clan ash tour fred sxephil smosh network whatthebuckshow community |
User: renetto |
DMCA'd Everyday... DMCA'd Everyday... No way DMCA'd Everyday DMCA'd Everyday... No way DMCA'd Everyday "TIME OUT... Click this link and listen to this video in STEREO baby... and oh ya... you can copy the hell out out this video... the revolution continues... resume" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzAWXwOg3Sk&fmt=18 My favorite drink is Coca Cola Why just tell you I can show ya Think they'd like me pimping they brand Tried to log in I've been banned! I just want to show my stuff Now I'm a criminal "YOU GOT BUSTED" Broke the law Are you for sure 12 years young and I'm hardcore DMCA'd Everyday... No way DMCA'd Everyday DMCA'd Everyday... No way DMCA'd Everyday My favorite movies on TV And I want all of my friends to see Pokemon is just so cool Mew and Mewtwo YA THEY RULE When I'm playing my DS Everyone knows I'm the best Then I made a video It got flagged and THATS FOR SURE DMCA'd Everyday... No way DMCA'd Everyday DMCA'd Everyday... No way DMCA'd Everyday My favorite shoes my favorite jeans all been trademarked can't be seen All my books and Magazines I can't show you AIN'T THAT MEAN I'm just "Broadcasting Myself" All I wanted nothing else DMCA'd I'm in trouble It's all good "NO YOUR A REBEL" DMCA'd Everyday... No way DMCA'd Everyday DMCA'd Everyday... No way DMCA'd Everyday DMCA'd Everyday... No way DMCA'd Everyday DMCA'd Everyday... No way DMCA'd Everyday Tags: renetto paul robinett Gracie Daisy Noah DMCA copyright hip-hop pop |
User: michaelageist |
The Canadian DMCA: What You Can Do The Canadian government is about to introduce new copyright legislation that will likely mirror the DMCA with strong anti-circumvention legislation - far beyond what is needed to comply with the WIPO Internet treaties - and address none of the issues that concern millions of Canadians. The Conservatives promise to eliminate the private copying levy will likely be abandoned. There will be no flexible fair dealing. No parody exception. No time shifting exception. No device shifting exception. No expanded backup provision. Nothing. This video is about what you do about it. Tags: copyright canada dmca anti-circumvention fair use prentice verner conservatives cria |
User: themaskedanalyst |
Discussing §512 (f) of the DMCA: Pt. 2: Rossi v. MPAA §512 (c) (3) of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act states that a DMCA complaint must include: (vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Moreover, 512 (f) states: "Any person who KNOWINGLY misrepresents . . . that material or activity is infringing. . . shall be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by the alleged infringer . . . who is injured by such misrepresentation, as the result of the service provider relying upon such representation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing . . ." This is the second in a series of videos that will explore these sections of the DMCA in great detail. Rossi v. Motion Picture Association of America Inc. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2004) http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/5F0FA19839BAF10A88256F5D0003D3C3/$file/0316034.pdf?openelement Michael Rossi operated a website called internetmovies.com. The website had a banner saying "Join to download full length movies online now! New movies every month"; "Full Length Downloadable Movies"; and "NOW DOWNLOADABLE." These messages were followed by graphics for a number of MPAA copyrighted motion picture. In fact, this was a lot of puffery and you couldn't really download movies from Rossi's website. But an agent from the MPAA saw his website and sent a DMCA to his service provider. This took his website down, and Rossi sued the MPAA. When you file a DMCA complaint you must sign a statement that you have a good faith belief that the material you are complaining about was not authorized by you or the law. Rossi wanted the court to adopt a rule that in order to have "a good faith belief" of infringement, the person filing the DMCA is required to conduct a reasonable investigation into the allegedly offending material. In other words, would an OBJECTIVE and prudent observer believe that he was really infringing on MPAA's copyright The MPAA argued that "good faith belief" implied a subjective belief—what did they actually believe as opposed to what a person doing a reasonable investigation believes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Court found that Congress built a subjective good faith standard into the DMCA when they wrote it—not an objective "reasonableness" standard. Quoting from the Court: "In §512 (f) Congress included an expressly limited cause of action for improper infringement notifications, imposing liability only if the copyright owner's notification is a knowing misrepresentation" . . . "A copyright owner cannot be liable simply because an unknowing mistake is made, even if the copyright owner acted unreasonably in making the mistake . . . Rather, there must be a demonstration of some actual knowledge of misrepresentation on the part of the copyright owner. The Rossi court made a blatant mistake in its evaluation of the DMCA. It ignored § 512 (c) (3)(vi) of the DMCA which states that the DMCA complaint must contain: "A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed." Congress clearly wanted the person filing the complaint to state that the information in the notification was accurate. What would be the point of this requirement if Congress didn't want the filer to verify that his complaint had some merit? Why would Congress want the complaint filer to state that the information in the complaint was accurate if it didn't want to require the filer to do at least a reasonable investigation into the accuracy of the complaint? And one vital piece of information in the complaint is that the work being complained about INFRINGED on the copyright owner's work. Title 17 § 107 of the U.S. Code deals with Fair Use. It says: ". . . the fair use of a copyrighted work. . . is not an infringement of copyright." So Congress wanted the DMCA filer to swear that the work being complained about infringed upon his work AND Congress has also stated that if the work falls within Fair Use then no infringement has taken place. The only logical conclusion to draw is that Congress wanted the DMCA complaint filer to make at least a reasonable investigation to determine that the work he was complaining about didn't fall within Fair Use. Tags: DMCA 512(f) copyright infringement lawsuit Rossi v. Motion Picture Association of America |
User: bcj999 |
Inmendham's DMCA Threat against me I've rarely asked my viewers for any help. But please help me get the word out on what Inmendham is trying to do. Please rate, comment, favorite, and send this video out to your bulletin boards. This is bullying on an extreme level. Inmendham doesn't wanna admit that he made a mistake and really hates it that several people confronted him about it. Inmendham's threat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orzQszUkmTA The vid he's upset about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orzQszUkmTA Again feel free to repost my videos onto your channel. If I'm suspended then don't worry because I'll be back. If you repost any of my vids then please let me know in the comments. Because your comments will show in my personal email. Youtube's private messaging system doesn't do me any good if this account gets suspended! Private message from youtube user cehbeach: When the Nazis invaded Russia the regular army units were followed by "Einsatgruppen" (Storm Troopers) whose job it was to round up 'undesireables' and summarily execute them. One of the worst places this occurred was a place called Baba Ya, a ravine outside the city of Kiev. Over the course of two days, 10's of 1000's of 'undesirables'(most of them Jews from Kiev) were led to this ravine and machine gunned into pits, as well as the ravine itself. Over the next few months, a permanent camp was built on the site. But there was a problem. Heydrich, the commander of the Einsatgruppen, reported problems with the 'techniques of extermination. First was the logistics, the use of ammunition and other military resources, were pulling much needed supplies fighting the Russians. Second, even the most hardened of his troops were cracking under the stress of shooting people day after day. Third, the regular army forces were catching wind of what was going on and were becoming agitated at the situation, some cases to the point of mutiny. This was one of the reasons that led to the Wansee Conference in early 1942, led by Heydrich himself. This is where the "Final Solution" was adopted to deal with the 'logistical' problems of extermination. One of the main reasons was to 'put distance' between what was to be done and the population, to 'sanitize' it. The other was to actually help German war production(Turning a negative into a positive). The main point of dragging you through this(incomplete) history lesson is to point out the Holocaust didn't start with the death camps(using Zyklon B) running at full speed during the entire course of the war, but that they were the inevitable result of policies of the Nazis. Tags: inmendham DMCA threat false holocaust all about me challenging some of his statements Gary |
User: Tanaoa |
Dante Leonhart - Cowardly DMCA Abuser UPDATE (1/18/08) Still no order, and we are well past the maximum 180 days required to serve, and it is quite clear that I'll never see one. Due to YouTube's own policies I have no recourse other than to re-upload, but what is the point at this stage? ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION "Where is that court order, Dante?" On the 23rd of April, 2007, a DMCA takedown request was filed by YouTube user DanteLeonhart with this site over the movie "Dante Leonhart and the Realities of US Copyright Law" (a copy is still available on my website). After YouTube's utter and complete failure to acknowledge my counter-notificatiom until the 2nd of May, "Leonhart Studios" notified YouTube on the 8th of May that they were seeking a court order to halt "my allegedly infringing activities." One month later: no court order and no lawsuit. "Leonhart Studios" and DanteLeonhart are ball-less cowards that deserve everyone's scorn. Even if you agree with their stance in the dispute between MrPoe and DanteLeonhart, you shouldn't tolerate this blatant abuse of the DMCA. And because I am getting tired of repeating myself: Dante Leonhart himself could end this at anytime. He need only follow-through on his notice to YouTube or withdraw the DMCA takedown. This offer expires the moment I spend one penny as the result of this matter. Tags: dante leonhart studios mrpoe mrpoesmorgue last bastion bridge commander danteleonhart leonhartstudios dmca abuse |
User: Gimmeabreakman |
PSA: Dmcas, Counter-(dmca) notices, Copyright & Harassment. My question: If User-A uses User-B's video clips without permission should YouTube interfere and referee? Currently the only real option is the dmca which very well could be illegal. Your thoughts? Useful links: ----------------- Copyright Infringement Notification http://www.youtube.com/copyright_complaint_form ----------------------- How do I know if my video is infringing someone else's copyright? http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=83738&ctx=sibling ------------------- How do I file a DMCA complaint? http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=58127 ------------------- How do I file a counter notice? http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=59826 ------------------- Copyright Tips http://www.youtube.com/t/howto_copyright ------------------ Regarding PRIVACY COMPLAINTS... First read this: Privacy Complaint Guidelines http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?page=&answer=78346&master=privacy&Action.Search=Continue Then you can file the complaint here: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/request.py?page=&contact_type=privacy --------------- Content Verification Program http://www.youtube.com/t/copyright_program Tags: dmca copyright youtube |
User: themaskedanalyst |
Renetto, Greg Solomon and the DMCA: Pt. 1 Renetto suggested that we should file a class action lawsuit against a large corporation that gets our videos suspended when it files unjustifiable DMCAs. Viacom was sued by the EFF in February 2007 when it sent out 100,000 DMCAs. Some of those DMCAs targeted videos that had no Viacom material in them whatsoever, and other DMCAs took down videos that made Fair Use of clips from Viacom's videos. The Viacom dragnet was responsible for getting LiberalViewer's account unjustly suspended. http://www.themaskedanalyst.com/LiberalViewer.htm The Electronic Frontier Foundation responded bys suing Viacom. The upshot of the lawsuit was an agreement by Viacom to recognize Fair Use and to pledge to be more careful in sending out DMCAs in the future. http://www.themaskedanalyst.com/Viacom%20Dragnet.htm Alphacat was suspended due to a bogus DMCA from Televisa San Angel, a Mexican broadcasting company: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCp-Coghhrk He filed a DMCA counter notice and he should get his channel back soon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cILNzPj84Wc According to Alphacat, Youtube insiders have told him that Televisa San Angel has been responsible for many DMCA notices. I am guessing the vast majority of those notices are legitimate, but they do seem to issue false ones from time to time. Seanbedlam had a video of his DMCAd. If you look at the comments section of his video you will see that he too was targeted by Televisa San Angel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKSZ0DaoHJM So Televisa San Angel would be a logical candidate for a class action suit. But the class action suit misses the point—the main threat from the DMCA comes not from legitimate corporations trying to protect their copyright. The main threat comes from the DMCA itself and from Youtube's overzealous interpretation of it, as well as from trolls who are willing to use the DMCA to get the docs of their enemies. The following video, "YouTube's DMCA Loophole", by VoicesintheHead (previously known as supexcellency), may be the most important video on Youtube. WATCH IT! THEN READ THE COMMENTS POSTED ON IT!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAYLBro5QVM Read the letter from Rozeboosje that he posted in the sidebar to his video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cvBxvpAJjw Now, in order for Youtube to enjoy the protection against copyright lawsuits granted by the DMCA, the DMCA demands that Youtube turn over any counter notice it receives to the person who filed a DMCA complaint. And the DMCA mandates that in order to file a counter notice, you must sign your name to it and provide your address and phone as well. So the DMCA mandates that Youtube turn your docs over to whoever files a DMCA against you—even if they are a whacko stalker who filed a false DMCA in order to get your information to kill you. This requirement by the DMCA is clearly unconstitutional. http://www.themaskedanalyst.com/The%20DMCA%20is%20Uncontstitutional.htm A class action lawsuit will not affect this problem. The law needs to be changed so that we can file counter notices while remaining anonymous. We need thousands of people on board in order to have a chance of bringing about that change. The only way that will happen is if BIG Youtubers like Smosh, Michael Buckley (Whatthebuck), Sxephil, Venetian Princess, Cory (Mr. Safety) Williams, and Lisa Nova get on board. I hope that Renetto will use his contacts to try to get them to join the cause. Once a critical mass has been achieved, then we can bombard John McCain's channel with videos asking for change and bombard Barack Obama's inbox with letters asking for change. It will take months, perhaps years, before the law is changed. In the meantime, after we get a critical mass we should bombard Youtube with letters asking them to change the way they implement their policy. They should redact (cross out) our identifying information when turning counter notices over to the person who has filed a complaint against us. They should turn over that information only after: 1) A court subpoenas Youtube for the information. 2) Youtube forwards the subpoena to the person who filed the counter notice. This give us an opportunity to quash the subpoeona. 3) Youtube should turn over the identifying information only if the person filing the counter notice does not file a motion to quash a subpoena or if a Court refuses to grant the motion to quash. This procedure will protect Youtube users from having to turn their documents over to psychotic stalkers. It will enable us to preserve our anonymity unless a Court determines there is a reasonable chance that we will lose a copyright lawsuit. Tags: renetto greg solomon DMCA anonymous stalker unconstitutional change the law |
User: FAIRCOPYRIGHT |
Jim Prentice Spins The Canadian DMCA Jim Prentice appeared on the Mike Duffy show on June 12, 2008 to spin the Canadian DMCA as a piece of "made in Canada" legislation which will benefit consumers and creators alike. This is clearly not the case. This Bill was "born in the USA" and serves only to benefit US corporate interests at the expense of Canadian consumer rights. Tags: dmca prentice duffy copyright legislation |
User: nomoredrugwar |
Bill C-61: The Canadian DMCA (2/3) They refuse to answer directly whether YouTube remixes are illegal. Tags: Canada Conservative Stephen Harper copyright law WIPO DMCA Jim Prentice Josée Vernier |
User: nomoredrugwar |
Bill C-61: The Canadian DMCA (3/3) Denis Coderre, Dan McTeague and Scott Brison respond on behalf of the Liberals to the Conservative government's "Made in the USA" new copyright bill. Tags: Canada Conservative Stephen Harper copyright law WIPO DMCA Liberal Denis Coderre Dan McTeague Scott Brison |
User: MyRealityBytes |
"Greg" Gave False Information On A DMCA Counterclaim For information on "perjury" go here: http://www.reference.com/thisday/?d=16&m=2 "Honesty" by GregSolomon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pPx2b5mxLk Tags: MyRealityBytes looks for Greg Solomon incorrect contact information given on DMCA counter claim legal document not game false fake fraud perjury law GregSolomon |