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Pop Artists Support Megaupload; Universal Censors

Posted by Soulskill on from the conflict-of-interest dept.

New submitter TheSHAD0W writes "Several well-known artists, including P. Diddy, Will.I.Am, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West produced a song in support of the site Megaupload, recently targeted by law enforcement as a 'rogue site.' The music video was gaining popularity — until YouTube received a takedown notice from Universal Media Group, claiming it violated their copyrights."

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  1. Re:Ah good old Kim by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You can't compare The Pirate Bay and Megaupload - Megaupload charges it's users, TPB asks for donations. Big difference.

  2. Re:What what? by alendit · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What does it have anything to do with UMG blatantly missusing take-down notice system?

  3. Re:Ah good old Kim by Greger47 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sure, Kim is as big a slime ball as they come, but don't stare yourself blind on him.

    The big story here is the absolutely monumental brazenness of Universal, using a bogus DMCA copyright claim to censor someone they don't like on a high visibility site as YouTube .

    And they do this in spite that one of the major criticisms against their pet new SOPA/PIPA law is that it is ripe for abuse through bogus notices.

    Either they are so sure of them selves, having congress in their pocket, or they are monumentally stupid.

    -greger