The Industry Standard - Video: IOC backs off DMCA take-down for Tibet protest - Comments

I believe the DCMA is going

eBuster — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:27:27 -0700

I believe the DCMA is going too far and is being used to silence critics of corporations such as eBay who server a notice on my host because the site I run at ebuster,co,uk contains documents relating to wide scale fraud on eBay and as such it is important that pages that are displayed are not tampered with.

This time I had some luck since eBay picked on a fake login page I displayed after I had asked eBay on several occasions to get the page remove and from what I can understand they are upset about the eBay log at the top of the pages but it’s not like the site trying to compete against eBay and provides hundreds of links back to eBay.

The reason I present copies of pages is because eBay often remove pages where a dispute is involved so just how can anyone present case of wide scale fraud when it is becoming impossible to present evidence without have a gag order place on your host.

Yes I understand the reason for the DCMA but using it’s powers in this manor strikes at the heart of democracy and is allowing eBay to do as it pleases and in some cases it is not possible to remove the logo as some of the pages displayed on the site have been hijacked by script injection using hexadecimal code to overwrite the original page and therefore making it all but impossible to remove the eBay tm logo and no I don’t have a zillion$ to get involved with eBays lawyers but I do have freedom of speech so if that involves moving the site offshore then that is what I will do

THE OLYMPIC IS OVER ! MEDAL

datsae — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:40:35 -0700

THE OLYMPIC IS OVER !
MEDAL SCORE: YOUTUBE = 888
USA = 121
CHINA = 109

YOUTUBE, YOUROCKS!!!

does this video hurt u this

dickey — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:27:00 -0700

does this video hurt u this much dat u want them to smash down? then wat abt the pain our tibetan people, in tibet, r bearing every day? they don't even know if they will be alive to see tomorrow. by the way ur statement shows how ur thoughts r ..dats the thought of ur fucking leaders also, wanting to rule the world ( i don't think u can rule the asia in dreams also;) so stop dreaming n wake up! world is watching u!

does this video hurt u this

dickey — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:26:57 -0700

Thanks!! for stand up with

Sonam — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:56:24 -0700

Thanks!! for stand up with Justice and Solidarity with Tibetan who are suffering inside Tibet.

Thank you for your standing

Deigo Xenos — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:40:04 -0700

Thank you for your standing up against 1 billion dog lovers

what u want to do when

dolma — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:43:59 -0700

what u want to do when justice is there and everyone in this world know abt the fake China. u only have the feelings that ur people have gone thru not the innocent tibetans that've been killed by ur governments. what u say abt that!!!!!!!!!!! are u a human or devil?

Freedom of Press! Kudos to

Tashi — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:29:24 -0700

Freedom of Press! Kudos to Youtube. Barking dog seldom bite. Truth hurts but you got to live with it till
you fight for your freedom and democracy.

You tube is hurting 1

Wu — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:13:11 -0700

You tube is hurting 1 billion Chinese feeling. When China becomes the strongest country we will crush youtube and all the white people.

Hey Youtube thanks and keep

Thupten Thokmey — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:31:09 -0700

Hey Youtube thanks and keep it up! That's how you do it. Knock it out.

Thanks.

I was extremely happy to

Passang Lhamo — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:23:32 -0700

I was extremely happy to read about the youtube stand and its support for freedom and justice. It's a blow to the freedom and democracy as such to be succumming to the dictate of one country: CHINA. And it is a shame if IOC pays no heed to its vision and principles and mind you it will remain in the history of IOC and mankind. We are all connected and injustice to one is injustice to all. So Kudos to YOUTUBE for standing to fight against injustice.
Passang.

I wanted to watch the video

tenzin — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:11:23 -0700

I wanted to watch the video but it is no more there.
has you tube changed its mind and succumed to stand with those who suppress the rights of expression, in that case it is a big shame to youtube.

Thank you very much for not

Sonam gonchoe — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:07:44 -0700

Thank you very much for not removing the Tibetan protest vedio and standing up on justice and freedom, because You Tube shows there are some justice and positive thing on the world. I am very happy that Chinese still doesn't have ability to control whole world.

Thanks a lot for you tube

From Sonam

Hats off to YouTube and EFF

Jerry Whiting — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:19:46 -0700

Hats off to YouTube and EFF for standing up for free speech. As one who's also done a video mashup about Tibet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhziqwpwZ6Y) I'm of two minds: I don't want to get censored but boy would it be a badge of honor to have a cease'and'desist from the IOC hanging on my wall!

Video: IOC backs off DMCA take-down for Tibet protest

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:05:03 -0700

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has backed away from a DMCA take-down request to remove a YouTube video of a Tibetan protest at the Chinese consulate in New York.

The video in question (see below) was clearly not an example of copyright infringement. YouTube and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) both pushed back against the IOC, which then withdrew their complaint. As the EFF notes, however, the inaccurate title of the video was "Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony," so in all likelihood, the IOC was filing DMCA notices for Olympics content, which has been springing up on YouTube faster than they can take it down.

Anthony Falzone, Executive Director of the Fair Use Project, was impressed that YouTube went beyond the call of duty in pushing back at the IOC. With the sheer volume of DMCA requests that YouTube must be fielding with the Olympics, taking the time to double-check the content is certainly impressive. At the same time, however, it highlights how much work YouTube has to do in terms of policing copyrighted content. The number of legal notices they have to respond to consume time and resources that might be put to better use.

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