YouTube Muting, Removing Videos Involving Warner Music 202
notseamus writes "In the past few days, YouTube has started muting videos uploaded by users that use 'unauthorized copyrighted music' in response to Warner Music's threat over royalties, and so far appears to target only Warner Music related videos. Ars Technica also reports that after three DMCA notices YouTube will remove a user account, even when it appears to be fair use. Kevin Lee has had video essays — which he believes are fair use — removed from YouTube, and his account disabled before he could file a counter notice."
Re:even when... (Score:5, Funny)
Nah, I checked the Warner Music website and Rick Astley isn't signed with them. Which is too bad really.
Hey, but Cher is! I'm going to go start making annoying Cher videos!! Oh wait, I guess I could just watch her normal videos...
Re:Beyond brilliant (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, how else would you hear new viola music?
Re:Beyond brilliant (Score:4, Funny)
Viola [wikipedia.org] is not voila. [wiktionary.org]
Re:How to silence anyone on YouTube: (Score:2, Funny)
I thought DMCA notices were much longer.
Re:Their site, their right. (Score:5, Funny)
Now when I say that I don't mean it in the legal sense but in the realistic practical sense. Anything digital is pirated and shared.
We even have karma whores that copy & paste other peoples insightful comments.
Re:Beyond brilliant (Score:1, Funny)
Go into a car dealership, and they'll rarely offer you a ten year long unattended test drive.
You took the salesman with you didn't you?
Noob.
Re:Beyond brilliant (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Their site, their right. (Score:0, Funny)
As soon as you upload anything to the internet you've pretty much waived any of your content rights you had.
Now when I say that I don't mean it in the legal sense but in the realistic practical sense. Anything digital is pirated and shared.
We even have karma whores that copy & paste other peoples insightful comments..
Re:Beyond brilliant (Score:5, Funny)
This doesn't make any sense. Why didn't Warner just give the offending parties a "stern lecture [wired.com]?"
Re:Their site, their right. (Score:2, Funny)