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Viacom Says User Infringed His Own Copyright
Chris Knight writes "I ran for school board where I live this past fall and created some TV commercials including this one with a 'Star Wars' theme. A few months ago VH1 grabbed the commercial from YouTube and featured it in a segment of its show 'Web Junk 2.0.' Neither VH1 or its parent company Viacom told me they were doing this or asked my permission to use it, but I didn't mind it if they did. I thought that Aries Spears's commentary about it was pretty hilarious, so I posted a clip of VH1's segment on YouTube so that I could put it on my blog. I just got an e-mail from YouTube saying that the video has been pulled because Viacom is claiming that I'm violating its copyright. Viacom used my video without permission on their commercial television show, and now says that I am infringing on their copyright for showing the clip of the work that Viacom made in violation of my own copyright!"
You need to sue yourself for everything you're worth. Oh, and can I be your lawyer? I'll work for 30%.
He should counterclaim and sue for damages.
How many copies did Viacom sent out to viewers homes?
Isn't it something like $250,000 per copy?
liqbase
Sue them in some outrageous way. Then you'll get on their next "20 wackiest lawsuits" show. Then take a clip of that, and put it up on youtube. See if they sue you again.
This doesn't look to be the original, undedited clip. I wonder if the original had a copyright notice attached. If not, there are still some protections available for the owner, but not as much as I understand it (not a lawyer). However, if he has "Copyright(C)2007 by ... All Rights Reserved" at the end or beginning then he's in good shape.
It would probably do very well for all individuals posting on youtube to do this in order to protected their rights as much as possible.
This post Copyright(C) 2007 by tee1977 All Rights Reserved
(Slashdot.org is free to use it as it sees fit, except to sell it to Viacom.)
And the funniest part-- the whole things is still a derivative from George Lucas' work. So he should jump into the ring, and sue both of them. Sue them in Endor!
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Exactly. And besides, next to that ad the prequel trilogy actually looks good...
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Ummm...lemme think....I know. Both of you. First the guy who called you a moron when he obviously does not understand copyright law. Second, you....for arguing with a moron.
P.S. I'm a moron too. We're all morons on this bus.
Silly kid, copyrights are for big companies!
This is one of my five reasons for being against intellectual property. They tend to only benefit the big and strong - not the little guy.
no, but three lefts do...
Wow. A court battle where the Chewbacca defense might actually be relevant! I think MY head is going to explode.
Redundancy is good And also good.
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
Kind of reminds me of http://bash.org/?104052
clearly the OP meant that it was destroyed in that big party, Ewoks are well-known for their drunken rages
I suggest a new copyright defense strategy R2: Let the wookie win.
I find your lack of faith in the Justice System disturbing.
Running from the law definitely wasnt as easy as they made it look on the Dukes of Hazzard --Joy, My Name is Earl (2006
Some of the movies I download already include commentary in them, usually it's the audience watching the movie in the theater. So it's legal now? :)
So... Caveat Endor?