Flaw In YouTube Takedown Process Exposed 181
New submitter BraveThumb writes "One independent rap group found it impossible to post their song on YouTube. When they tried to put up their video, they were informed that the copyright belonged to Universal Music, even though the rap group wasn't signed to any label. Another group working with Universal had used the music in a video of their own, which then accidentally leaked online. YouTube's filtering software then blocked the original. The Hollywood Reporter shares what happened and concludes by saying, 'For an industry that's pursuing copyright reform, the portrayal of a copyright regime that works against young artists can't be a good thing.'"
Song Osmosis (Score:5, Funny)
Independent artist: "Yay, we made this awesome song!"
Universal: "We like this song. We'll use it in a video that we will then put a copyright on." ...days pass...
Independent artist: "Why can't we post our song on YouTube?"
Universal: "Oh, you mean this song? It's ours now. Thanks!"
Rap Sucks (Score:5, Funny)
Now get off my lawn!
Re:"we believe in strong (c)!" (when it suits us!) (Score:2, Funny)
Often times a bank will be in debt tens or even hundreds of thousands which their share has to pay off.
You're off by about 6 orders of magnitude and they have the government to pay off their debt.
Oh...you meant band...never mind.