Sony Music Claiming Beyonce's Official YouTube Channel Violates Copyright?
from the left-hand,-right-hand? dept
It really is incredible how screwed up some things are at the major record labels. The latest, via David Johnson, is that it appears (at least as of this writing) that Beyonce's official YouTube channel is blocked in the US due to a copyright infringement issue. I have no idea about if it's blocked elsewhere, but perhaps readers from other countries can let us know. In case they get this sorted out, here's a screenshot:
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Filed Under: beyonce, copyright, takedown, youtube
Companies: google, sony music, youtube
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Erm...fail
I REALLY wish the music industry would STOP with this artificial restriction crap, then turning around and claiming its some kind of violation of RIGHTS (bullshit, its a CONTRACT issue at best, and only in certain cases anyway).
If you own the copyright, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH IT. Isnt that the ENTIRE FUCKING POINT of all this "sue everyone" crap, because they are claiming that copyright gives them ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO ANY AND ALL FORMS of their material? Now suddenly there is a limit? Can you say talking out of both sides of your mouth?
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Re: Erm...fail
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Wait, you're actually now suggesting Sony failed to properly clear the rights for Beyonce's songs? That would be an even bigger story.
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That's not confusing at all.
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"Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" is not playing "This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment, which has locked in their country on the basis of copyright."
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Could be
Right but thats a LISCENSING (ie contract) issue, not copyright.
"Copyright has everything to do with that actually. If Sony doesn't own the copyright in Botswana, they can't stop the video from being displayed there. Copyrights are country specific."
This is true. However, in a case like this (and knowing how restrictive these Big Media companies like to be) I'm betting that isnt the issue at hand. I'm betting dollars to doughnuts its SOLELY "We dont want to ALLOW this song/video in your country in this way, so we are going to claim a COPYRIGHT PROBLEM" where none actually exists. I would like more info to see which side this issue is on.
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Access OK in UK
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Works ok in France
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Treating the symptoms, and not the disease.
If the USPTO was better setup like the European variant, it would lead to better accountability for using all types of copyrighted products, as well as more accurate royalty disbursement. This very YouTube issue seems to again be a symptom of the much larger problem with the USPTO needing an overhaul.
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working here...
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Re: Treating the symptoms, and not the disease.
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Google getting back at Sony
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Doesn't work in Finland
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Re: Treating the symptoms, and not the disease.
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it appears that Beyonce's official YouTube channel is blocked in the US due to a copyright infringement issue
This is priceless.
Yet they want ISPs to know exactly what is and isn't infringing without any help. HAHAHA.
And, just because it was recent, and people are mentioning it here in the comments, I give you this:
http://www.xkcd.com/712/
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Not the channel, but the video
Way to piss off people, Sony.
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Re: Google getting back at Sony
They should block it in the U.S. until Sony can prove they have the "Rights in the U.S." once Sony proves that they but in back on the site.
Then Google blocks it in Australia and Sony jumps through the hoops again. Google but the content back up.
Then Google blocks it in the U.K. then Canada, then Germany and so on and so on.
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This is the user who posted the video that is blocked:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BeyonceSME
None of the videos *uploaded* by the Beyonce account appear to be blocked.
So it doesn't seem that shocking, but there definitely seems to be a miscommunication between whoever's running Beyonce's youtube account and whoever at Sony is sending takedown notices.
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Saturday, March 27 2010
04:48:48
Don't judge me I can't sleep.
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Re: Erm...fail
Also, one country's copyright laws don't necessarily have anything to do with another's; some countries don't even HAVE copyright laws.
So...how about file your own post under "Missing the Mark fail"
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Re: Treating the symptoms, and not the disease.
yeah cuz that's always worked in the past.... Newsflash, this country exists in the first place BECAUSE Europe is FUBAR. Always has been; nothing's changed.
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Re: Erm...fail
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Re: Could be
RD spouted:
Licensing of what, if not copyright?
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Beyoncé Seems To Be A Pirate
First she was done for not paying performance fees, and now this. Seems like she’s someone with no respect for Intellectual Property rights...
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These corporations are too lazy to even check and see if they hold a copyright on something before issuing a takedown and they lobby for a legal system that gives them no incentive to do so. They can simply create bogus takedowns and, if they later find they do not have the copyprivilege, they can then claim ignorance and not be punished. We need a legal system that encourages them to ensure they do have copyprivileges on something before issuing a takedown and that sanctions huge punishment for those who issue takedowns on content they do not own, regardless of whether it was intentional or not.
Yet the system prevents individuals from doing the same to corporations because there are punishments for intentional takedown notices, so an individual who issues a bogus takedown on corporate content will more than likely be punished for intentionally doing so. The system was intentionally designed this way.
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Korea
I've noticed a lot of songs that no longer play the original music on youtube. WMG ate up DEVO. Youtube is used to dj in bars in Korea. One day, US companies are going to send attorneys here to sue everyone since "copyright" doesn't mean much here. Or maybe it means exactly what it's supposed to mean and I'm used to US based copyright enforcement.
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Portugal: not available
"Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Este vídeo inclui conteúdo pertencente a Sony Music Entertainment e já não está disponível no seu país.
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"Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is no longer available in your country
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drewmo is right
As stated by drewmo above, this is not at all what sites are making it out to be - the blocked video was not one of Sony's.
In fact, it's easy to duplicate this behavior for just about any video - check this link to see that Beyonce's Japanese version of "We Are the World" has also been removed:
http://www.youtube.com/user/beyonce?blend=1&ob=4#p/f/2/87-MUkH3fgU
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Blocked in the UK
"Beyoncé - Video Phone ft. Lady Gaga"
This video contains content from Vevo, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds
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Copyright
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Germany no availability of due to Phony
It doesn't seem like there needs to be a company needed to claim something.
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DISGUSTED WITH INTERNET
The internet was suppose to be a cool place for people to go, now its commercialized and just another money making machine its ruined and obnoxious if I see one more ad or banner come up!!!
Why does corporate American have to stick there greedy hands into everything
I am disgusted by all of it!!!
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Re: DISGUSTED WITH INTERNET
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SCINCE
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