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MTV Bleeps Filesharing Software Names In Weird Al Video
An anonymous reader writes "We've all heard Weird Al Yankovic's 'Don't Download This Song,' which came out a couple years ago, but did you know that MTV is apparently so afraid that kids listening to the song will discover for the first time that file sharing offerings exist that in its video of the song, MTV bleeps out their names? There's a line in the song that lists out Morpheus, Grokster, Kazaa and Limewire (most of whom don't really exist any more), but for some reason MTV considers those names to be bleep worthy." Unless this is all one grand inside joke from Weird Al.
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MTV plays music videos?
Sure, live the dirty live, but watch your filthy mouth.
oh man, I'm in China and can't even see the page !!!
Copyright is serious business here!
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Damn clumsy search systems.
Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.
If MTV left the names of the file-sharing programs intact in the song, they could theoretically be a target for a contributory liability suit.
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Not MTV1. They just keep moving the actual videos up to higher-numbered channels to keep the costs down as the lower-numbered channels end up on more cable lineups. Last I checked, the videos are on MTV35 or something. :-D
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The 12 words you can't say on TV:
Shit, piss, tits, fuck, cocksucker, motherfucker, cunt, Morpheus, Grokster, Kazaa, Limewire and (*inhale*) bittorrent.
I can't wait for the "clean" version of the Matrix now.
You are missing out on a golden opportunity for fun.
Call up the station and complain, but don't complain about the censorship itself. Escalate the call has high as possible. Tell them you are insulted that they think "white boy" is some type of slur. Ask them what they have against white people - "or is it just white males?" Make sure you throw the word racist around a few times, especially if they try to justify the censorship. Demand they censor ALL racial or ethnic words in all their songs.
Sing a few bars:
"I think I'm turning BLEEP I think I'm turning BLEEP I really think so"
"I'm on a BLEEP radio. I'm a BLEEP, woah, radio"
"BLEEP and BLEEP live together in perfect harmony"
"The ink is BLEEP the page is BLEEP together we learn to read and write"
Also demand they edit band and album names
"And now Iron Man by BLEEP Sabbath."
"From the BLEEP album, The Unforgiven."
And as fun as I think this would be, I bet it would be effective, too.
oh man, I'm in China and can't even see the page !!!
You think you have it bad? I live in Australia. Every page redirects to www.australia.gov.au/propaganda
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Yea totally. look at the america/german divide...the amercas fear the body's love making but love the death and murder, whereas germany censors violence and allows all kinds of sex. To me, sex is way more natural than murder. The human body is beautiful, but it already has the right amount of holes, no matter how much rappers think they can improve it!!
The human body is beautiful
In a vacuum perhaps, but in practice there are some damn ugly humans.
In a vacuum? They tend to get too bloaty and cold for my liking, but if you're into that sort of thing then be my guest.
Security through promiscuity is no better than security through obscurity.
MTV playing music? Wow. I'm impressed.
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I think it's more a shock that MTV is playing music videos.
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I'd much rather have my kid playing with titties and ass than 9mm pistols.
What an unamerican thing to say. Please report to your local NRA and FCC offices for re-education immediately.
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I think I've even heard it as *bleep* damn.
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You think that's bad? I live in the UK. Every page I visit just redirects to a picture of a giant lidless eye, rimmed with fire. Looking at me.
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