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Hugo Awards Live Stream Cut By Copyright Enforcement Bot

Posted by Unknown on from the not-as-much-fun-as-bender dept.

New submitter Penmanpro writes news of the Hugo Awards stream being unintentionally cut off by some AI gone awry: "Quotes from the linked article 'UStream's incorrectly programmed copyright enforcement squad had destroyed our only access.' 'Just as Neil Gaiman was giving an acceptance speech for his Doctor Who script, "The Doctor's Wife." Where Gaiman's face had been were the words, "Worldcon banned due to copyright infringement."'"

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  1. usteam isn't responding. by MickyTheIdiot · · Score: 5, Informative

    UStream aren't even bothering to respond to complaints.

    This is the sort of thing a site deserves to get a black eye for.

  2. Re:Unintention? Gone Awry?? Incorrectly programmed by TimHunter · · Score: 5, Informative

    Bruce Willis is NOT suing Apple

    http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/03/bruce-willis-itunes-music-library/

    FTFY

  3. Ustream apology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hi All

    For those following this issue: Ustream have issued an apology here which makes the facts clear. As a result of this error, they have temporarily withdrawn their automated monitoring software, so it is clear that they are taking this incident seriously.

    http://www.ustream.tv/blog/2012/09/03/hugo-awards-an-apology-and-explanation/

    regards

    Colin Harris
    Chicon 7

  4. Re:Google banned my video because of the music by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Informative

    You don't know what you are talking about. I did appeal. And then sat and waited, and waited.

    My whole point is that I was tried and convicted of a crime I did not do. Why is it beholden upon me to go through motions to prove my innocence? Why is my content suspect and subject to removal because I am not a large conglomerate? That's the point, that's the problem, that is what people should not have to put up with.

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    intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
  5. Re:Unintention? Gone Awry?? Incorrectly programmed by Pseudonym · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you do not know it yet, that famous " I Have A Dream " speech by Martin Luther King is not permitted to be aired anywhere, unless you can obtain agreement from the copyright owners

    Just to be clear on one point.

    That this historically important speech can be effectively banned (except for fair use) is disturbing. That it is effectively banned is almost entirely due to his highly dysfunctional family.

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    sub f{($f)=@_;print"$f(q{$f});";}f(q{sub f{($f)=@_;print"$f(q{$f});";}f});