Major Label-Owned Vevo Caught Publicly Streaming NFL Game Off Of 'Rogue Site'
from the where's-ice-when-you-need-them? dept
Where's ICE when you need them? For a while now, ICE has been making the case that sites that merely link to streaming content -- especially sports content -- are the most evil kinds of criminals around. It's why they're trying to extradite Richard O'Dwyer from the UK to have him face criminal charges. It's why they recently arrested Yonjo Quiroa, who will soon be tried on criminal charges as well. Both ran sites that linked to streams of TV content, including sports content. So clearly, this is serious, criminal business. In fact, if you believe the propaganda from the RIAA, these sites contribute to gangland violence and terrorism.But, of course, when those major label guys want to set up an illegal public performance of an NFL game, where do they turn? You guessed it! One of those rogue sites.
Jason Kincaid over at TechCrunch has the rather insane story of how Vevo, the music video streaming company created by Universal Music and owned by Universal Music and Sony Music, had a booth set up at Sundance a few weeks back, where they, quite clearly, live-streamed an NFL playoff game. Yeah. In their "lounge," they had computers showing the game, apparently sourced from ESPN America -- which isn't available in the US. And the stream came from TuTele.tv, which appears to be quite similar to many of the sites that have been seized and shut down. In fact, it sounds pretty similar to Rojadirecta, which is currently fighting the US Justice Department in court.
And the folks from these major record labels used this source to live stream the football game throughout their lounge area at Sundance.
Of course, what this shows is that these issues are never as black and white as the RIAA would have you believe. And, just like many others, when the industry doesn't give them a convenient way to do what they want, even the RIAA's strongest supporters stoop to making use of rogue sites to potentially do "criminal acts."
I eagerly await ICE moving in to arrest Vevo execs for this blatant criminal activity.
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Filed Under: copyright, hypocrisy, rogue sites, seized sites, sopa, streaming
Companies: emi, riaa, sony music, universal music, vevo
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Except the United States government.
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Based on secondary (tertiary & so on) liability concept, I am eagerly expecting ICE to go after UMG and Sony upper management! Any minute now... 8^)
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Sadly, it will make no difference because the general public
1. Alreadly suffers from information overload.
2. Has an extremely short attention span(by design).
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more likely
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At least that's what they keep telling the court, until they are caught, then it's just a 'bad actor' or the 'kid next door stealing our wi-fi'.....
Smells like Hypocracy.... (TM Patent pending.... use the name of my next song and I'll sue....)
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What's good for the goose is good for the gander...
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Nothing they do will EVER make you happy - there is no way they will ever listen to you. You haven't just burned the bridge you have widened the chasm between the two sides with explosive hyperbole. I would like to suggest you read Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. At first I was going to suggest specific chapters, but I think you would be better served reading the thing cover to cover several times. It will probably take a long time to sink it.
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if you wish to see explosive hyperbole, re-read your post... its full of it.
as for suggested reading material, kettle is on line 2 & wants to talk to you..
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Where did I complain about what Vevo does as a service?
I'm not bitching about what Vevo does as a service. I'm pointing out that they violated copyright law in a pretty blatant way at this particular event. And the point is that I think what they did is totally normal.
I just have issues with them being owned by organizations that claim that what they did is a *crime*.
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You might want to inform UMG about that, they've been suing VEVO repeatedly and losing, but using the ongoing legal fees to bleed them dry.
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Also this video will be removed soon as per our agreement with YouTube that allows us to delete anything & the fact it's violating the NFL's copyrights. The reporter will be the one arrested since he's clearly telling people how to go to a rogue site. In summary, YOU FUCKERS HAVE NEITHER THE EVIDENCE OR THE CONNECTIONS TO ARREST US SO STOP STEALING AND KISS OUR COLLECTIVE ASSES.
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While I would find it hilarious, it's easily debatable that a one time offense is not comparable to creating a site "for the sole purpose of". However it shows the hypocrisy involved and proves that ICE is really sold to the highest bidder.
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Actually, it would be easy to argue -- not that this wouldn't necessarily be a "public performance" -- but that the bills didn't include the type of performance here.
Both bills only applied to "public performance by means of digital transmission." That excludes public performance by other means, such as by audiovisual devices like TVs or laptops.
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To paraphrase Leona Helmsley
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OK, so what Vevo did would get others busted for piracy and maybe tossed into jail. But they're owned by RIAA members so it can't be piracy. The RIAA has the right to do whatever it wants, whenever it wants.
After all, between the MPAA and RIAA they control the world don't they? They've told Congress they do. They've told various parliaments they do, If you as they'll tell you they do.
Surely they wouldn't fib, would they?
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http://blog.thephoenix.com/BLOGS/phlog/archive/2012/02/08/bill-keller-new-york-times-stole-o ur-column-should-we-sue.aspx
Was caught stealing and it gets even more funnier since one story was calling the damn pirates thiefs and that everybody against SOPA is in a war against the creative people(his words not mine).
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Filthy pirates... mumble mumble.. lost sales... mumble mumble... American jobs... whine whine.... need more private jets... groan...
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Short version: oops, somebody else did it. Does that work when a little guy is accused of copyright infringement?
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aristocracy
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