quick thought... May 1st, 2007 - 4:23PM
Google vs. Viacom: Nothing at stake here. Well, except for the business model of every user-generated video community site moving forward. It’s about time someone stood up to and challenged the manner that DMCA notices are served to “protect” copyright. My personal take is that if you create the content, then you should have to make the case of copyright infringement for each instance the content is used. Otherwise, what the hell is the use of the fair use doctrine in the information age? Middle ground needs to be found.
Tags: copyright, DMCA, fair use, Google, reform, Viacom, video.
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Help. I don’t understand. What’s Viacom beef?
they were in negotiations with google (youtube) to create something similar to a viacom channel and apparently didn’t like google’s position on the matter. so instead of working out a deal, they asked for all viacom related content to be removed — no matter who uploaded it or the purpose it served — and sued google to the tune of 1 billion dollars.
the problem we’re facing in the information age is that the fair use doctrine, as written, isn’t specific enough to deal with how the internet creates vast amounts of venues for political discussion and research by ordinary folk. so companies — like google to me — throw DMCA take down notices at individuals, betting they’ll take down the content instead of challenging the merit under fair use.
and it’s a good bet, as i’m not wasting my time and money battling over even the best of conversations surrounding a video post at youtube.
IMO, the digital millennium copyright act was passed in 1998 to deal with the loopholes from the perspective of corporate media copyright holders. if it isn’t squared with fair use moving forward, this period of wide-open discourse surrounding unbundled media *outside a domain of the copyright holder* is at risk.
Thank you.
no problemo.
It reminds me of a child throwing a tantrum when Bongo the neighbor’s kid takes his Popsicle.