I strongly agree. I would even consider using the Google videos to remix alternate videos. Good Luck, let me know if I can help promote materials.
Youtube Copyright Propaganda – Remix Challenge<http://freedomforip.org/2011/04/14/youtube-copyright-propaganda-remix-challenge/> I heart the Happy Tree Friends, but this video is blatant propaganda. The threat level rhetoric is through the roof, while fair use is reduced to a short section read at micromachine speed that ends in get a lawyer… No mention of free speech or the value of critical commentary. Even mash-ups and remixes are slammed. Who wrote this a room full of RIAA advocates that took the heart of youtube (remix and memes are the heart not some mythical unicorn called purely original content) and reduced that heart to a poorly written law review article footnote… I would love to see a remix oft his video that takes the copyright trolls and warns them that sending takedowns without considering fair use may cause them to lose fans, with key phrases like the first amendment, free speech, censorship, everything is remix and building on the shoulders of giants. Shared by Public Knowledge <http://publicknowledge.org/>. Hear is an idea: How about a remix challenge. I am willing to offer a free lunch to best remix of this video that incorporates the values of remix and free speech while educating people on there rights. Upload a remix and tag it with remixCopyrightSchool or post a link in the comments or email me [email protected] to be considered. I will judge the results on April 30th and post the winner May 1st. (If you are outside a city I am in this summer I will send you $ to buy lunch) Update: the copyright school has a video that tries to explain fair use and it is terrible. Bad 70′s music. Lots of legal ease. The recommendations are use the public domain or write original content. Pardoy is mentioned once, but never explained. It reads like a lawschool text book with no concrete examples. I the video is design to confuse and encourage people to get a lawyer. It even tells people to go to the copyright office to find the rights holder then go buy insurance and permits. This is licensing not fair use. The film is aimed at professional film makers and is useless for 99% of you tube users. (the only bright spot is they mention the American University’ Center for Social Media <http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/> which has much better resources) PS I was divided on what to offer as a prize as I do not want to make the challenge commercial and endanger your fair use claim. Please let me know if you run into any alternate curriculum remixed or not. I have a summer intern that is interested in this topic starting soon. Thanks, Brian Rowe Seattle University Law University of Washington iSchool On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Kevin Driscoll <[email protected]>wrote: > Viewers hit with copyright claims are now forced to watch an > incredibly condescending video about copyright. The part about fair > use is particularly offensive. It suggests that fair use is so > confusing that people should just avoid it and make their own > "original content". > > Anyone know if users outside of the US get the same video? If so, this > is a extra bad. > > http://mashable.com/2011/04/14/youtube-copyright-school/ > > We should start a campaign to get people to "drop out" of copyright > school and provide our own alternate curriculum. What videos should > Google have used instead? > > kevin > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > -- Brian Rowe Juris Doctorate (206) 395-6094 Sarterus on Twitter & Identi.ca lex exposita BrianRowe.org Access To Justice Technology Principles www.ATJWeb.org Freedom for IP www.FreedomforIP.org -- Brian Rowe Juris Doctorate (206) 395-6094 <https://www.google.com/voice#phones> Sarterus on Twitter & Identi.ca lex exposita BrianRowe.org Access To Justice Technology Principles www.ATJWeb.org Freedom for IP www.FreedomforIP.org
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