Comments on: Copyright Infringement Part 3

By: RoyAllmond

RoyAllmond — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 04:54:26 +0000

I think that you should pursue it further, and call the video a parody.

A parody:

(as defined on law.com, so I do not get into trouble)

n. the humorous use of an existing song, play, or writing which changes the words to give farcical and ironic meaning. Parodies have been challenged as copyright infringements on the original works, particularly since some have reaped terrific profits. Recent decisions favor the parodies and say they have an originality of their own and, thus, are not infringements. There is a free speech issue involved in these decisions since parodies traditionally have social and political significance.

Us Allmond’s have to stick together!

By: RoyAllmond

RoyAllmond — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 04:54:00 +0000

I think that you should pursue it further, and call the video a parody.

A parody:

(as defined on law.com, so I do not get into trouble)

Us Allmond’s have to stick together!

By: Roman

Roman — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:16:38 +0000

Prince is an idiot, he’ll alienate his fans and achieve nothing positive for himself or for anyone else. Fans are doing him a favor for giving him free publicity, but he doesn’t seem to care. Just avoid using his songs in your videos, use songs from artists that actually care about their fans. BTW, I think labels are paying him to put his name on this lawsuit, they just needed an excuse to bring another lawsuit against Youtube, and they got one.

By: Roman

Roman — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:16:00 +0000

By: Shavonne

Shavonne — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:24:31 +0000

I just want to thank you for visiting my blog.

In regards to posting videos with copyrighted music in the background, it’s one of the reasons why I haven’t posted any videos. I want to use music but I’m afraid to use what’s in my music library. I discovered Podsafe music but I haven’t come across music that I like.

I guess I’m going to have to create my own music.

By: Shavonne

Shavonne — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:24:00 +0000

I just want to thank you for visiting my blog.

I guess I’m going to have to create my own music.

By: kenya

kenya — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:50:59 +0000

I used to love Prince too. I thought he was creative, thought he was innovative. There is nothing genius or innovative about what’s going on now though. It seems that he has become part of the corporate music machine that he sought to distance himself from back in the 80s and 90s. Whenever a Prince song comes on the radio (several times a week) I am left with a sour taste in my mouth.

I don’t know for sure that is Prince because I don’t know if he owns his older music. If he does, then I don’t care if this is his lawyers or overzealous interns as anyone acting on his behalf is essentially him. In the end, he is going to alienate a lot of fans.

I think YouTube was standing up for these types of issues before they were bought my Google.

By: kenya

kenya — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:50:00 +0000

I think YouTube was standing up for these types of issues before they were bought my Google.

By: jay dedman

jay dedman — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:25:55 +0000

I love these posts about copyright infringement. I think our kids are going to look back and think what a weird time we were in. These laws just don’t fit what the technology, and our creativity, desire.

I don’t really let Youtube off the hook though. They are big enough to stand up for creators. They could do a lot better job spreading awareness, instead of simply yanking videos and sending out lawyer speak. They need to be the creators’ advocate. The creators are their bread and butter.

I used to love Prince. Maybe he’s just old and tired now, surrounded by lawyers.

By: jay dedman

jay dedman — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:25:00 +0000

I used to love Prince. Maybe he’s just old and tired now, surrounded by lawyers.