Does Google’s New Toy Really Expect Anyone To Believe This?
“We take copyright issues very seriously.”
– YouTube spokesman.
No. Just taking Viacom’s demand that 100,000 video clips be removed for infringement very seriously. Viacom has the deep pockets to take on Google in court.
If you find your copyrighted work on YouTube, use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to your advantage. The same Act that protects big recording and movie companies can be used as a potent weapon in your legal arsenal when dealing with someone stealing your work.
And for an amusing twist on using the DMCA, check out this story on the inventor of the “electric slide” dance move who is demanding that videos showing the move be taken down from websites. You can bet that RIAA and MPAA didn’t have this in mind when they paid off Congress to pass the law.
