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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. you always blame the devil by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Interesting

    people do all sorts of desperate things when they are weak or stupid or poor

    it is those who do things out of evil that still deserve and always did deserve your blame

    shifting blame from the devil, in fact, is exactly how the devil works, and you fall for it

    you blame the girl for being raped because of the dress she wore, not the rapist

    you blame the poor for not having health insurance, rather than the rules about healthcare put in place by the rich corporations

    you blame the musician for signing away things he didn't understand when he was a young dumb kid with a catchy tune and stars in his eyes

    no: you should always blame the devil, you shouldn't blame the victim. or you fail at simple morality, and you fail at logical coherence. and the devil depends upon people like you to do that. meanness and cruelty defines a society when it is dominated by people would rather overlook the actions of evil, and point their hate at the weak

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  2. Re:Ah good old Kim by BitZtream · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Copyright does not automatically transfer, regardless of what contracts you signed.

    You can of course be sued for breech of contract for not assigning copyright based on your contract, but thats where it ends.

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  3. Re:A great opportunity to contact your representat by SuricouRaven · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I noticed thatguywiththeglasses.com is running a campaign against it too, on the grounds that under SOPA a studio could have their site shut down for an insulting review. It wouldn't be the first time they have run into copyright issues - the review of The Room has already been pulled after the studio threatened to sue.