EFF Lawyer Calls YouTube ContentID Worse Than DMCA 219
Richard Koman writes "Warner Music Group is apparently blocking everything YouTube ContentID comes up with as potential infringement. We knew that, but this piece by Jason Perlow shows that they're also spewing out DMCA takedown notices for some pretty clearly fair-use stuff. In my interview with EFF's Fred von Lohmann he talks about how, as bad as the DMCA process is — and it's pretty firmly against fair-use — YouTube's process gives remixers and digital creators even fewer options to assert their right to speak through the fair use of copyright material. While EFF is negotiating with Google and the studios, he suggests that users boycott YouTube if they won't stand up for fair use."
What a bunch of sour grapes! (Score:5, Funny)
They don't like YouTube, they don't like Obama [slashdot.org]... does the EFF like anything?
Seriously, write a press-release about how much you love little puppies or something. Your grumpiness is making me depressed.
Everything is worse... (Score:2, Funny)
So the EFF says that YouTube ContentID is worse than DMCA, and that Obama's wiretapping defense is worse than Bush's...
EFF: Tomorrow's Proclamations Will Be Worse Than Today's.
Re:If you can give a convincing fair use argument (Score:1, Funny)
Put a Twitter-length explanation of why you believe your use is a fair use under the Copyright Act, and you just might win if you have a decent case.
I don't know if a Twitter [slashdot.org] length argument will help. I might also confuse them when I start pointing out that M$ is the root of all evil and they're the reason that my fair use rights are tramped on.
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Re:Crazy Thought! (Score:5, Funny)
Let's play "spot the person with no significant artistic talent". Can I go first?
Re:Alternative? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Accidental plagiarism (Score:5, Funny)
"If you want to make a movie, do it in an empty white room with your two closest friends. Everything else opens you up for copyright claims."
Sounds like a THX1138 ripoff to me.
Absolutely (Score:1, Funny)
This started with the cult of the Baroque composer.
Couldn't have someone loaned the composer a few bucks?