Chappelle Show Creator Gives Grieving MCA Fans A Treat, Viacom Gives Them The Finger
from the how-nice-of-them dept
In Viacom's continuing efforts to make itself look pretty clueless and unsympathetic, it has decided to issue a takedown over a previously unseen clip of the Beastie Boys performing on The Chappelle Show, which was uploaded to YouTube by Chappelle Show co-creator, Neal Brennan. The episode it was filmed for never aired as it was supposed to be in Season 3 of the show, which famously (and tragically) never happened because Dave Chappelle decided to walk away from the show.Either way, it's actions like these that make people distrust and dislike big companies like Viacom even more. Here was an easy way to do something good. Viacom could have (and probably should have) celebrated this tribute, even to the point of directly calling attention to Brenna's YouTube upload. Instead, it went legal, and comes out looking like an unsympathetic bully.
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Filed Under: adam yauch, chappelle show, dave chappelle, mca, neal brennan
Companies: viacom
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"As long as the MAFIAA exists, the human race will never be free."
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The MAFIAA can lick my dirty dog's butt for all I care.
Hey RIAA,MPAA, and you others:
You will never see a dime out of my wallet for the rest of my life.I will buy and support INDIE and refuse to go near your greedy controlling Industry.
Two Big Fingers in the Air !
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See it here:
http://vimeo.com/41805627
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Re: Thank you
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Its up again.
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Corporations celebrate profits and nothing else.
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Your efforts are duly noted and totally not appreciated.
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Give me one good reason why people in 2012 must adhere to broadcast schedules when determining what to watch. Go on. Make a good argument. I want to know what benefit I receive from being told to watch this show at 2100 CE.
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Then they have the cheek to complain about the immorality of copyright infringers.
Hypocrisy, thy name is................
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Chris Dodd?
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Comes out looking like...
"and comes out looking like a bunch of fuckheads"
FTFY
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Referring to companies in third person
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I disagree with this to a certain extent. I mean, yes, at the bottom of it is people. However, there is no single person, and there is no single point of responsibility.
People in groups behave very, very differently than individuals do. At best, a corporation is people behaving as a group. It is no longer flesh-and-blood human beings in the sense we think about it, but a "social being" with a distinct personality, goals, and even emotions that often do no correspond with any individual that is a part of it.
With corporations it's even worse, as there are specific legal constraints that the people who work in it must adhere to. Every day, people in corporations take actions that they personally disagree with because they are required to by these constraints.
This is the part I disagree with the most. Socially shaming the members of a corporation is largely worthless. The corporation will continue as it does regardless of how embarrassed the people who work for it are. If the employees are embarrassed enough, they'll quit and be replaced by someone else who will act as the corporation requires.
The only effective way to influence corporate behavior is by affecting the only thing any corporation truly cares about: their profit margin.
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That there is no point of responsibility (or accountability) and they only means of influence is through the profits, are the two biggest "flaws" of a corporation. And they were written that way intentionally and specifically so that individual people could escape responsibility and accountability for the actions as a business. Society makes humans accountable and holds them responsible for a reason, we should not allow organizations to operate with out them.
I know, 'good luck to me', I'm a bit of an idealist.
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I've worked at several large corporations: pipeline companies, chemical plants, huge refineries. In most cases, there is a person who is responsible. Someone ordered the Deepwater Horizon to start pumping which lead to the spill. Companies prefer to show a unified face, so you may not ever know his/her name.
Social shaming is highly effective. I have personally worked with TransCanada on their XL pipeline to make it safer. Everyone involved wants these pipelines to be leak-free. Sure, you have management who want to make sure you put the cheapest pipe in the ground that will work, but they do this in your interest too. Do you want to spend $20/gallon to have gold plated pipelines?
Hitting them in the pocketbook is also very effective. Bailing out banks during the crisis was by far the most idiotic thing done. Instead, banks were bailed out and more regulation was put in; both which will only make things worse.
Ultimately, people are responsible for their governments and businesses in their communities. If you don't want Gates or Jobs to be rich, don't buy Microsoft or Apple.
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so hands up those who actually think that Viacom gives a flying fuck about how they look and what they could have done?
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Well since the first time it aired was on the internet, we, the internet, now own the copyright. Ta Daa!!!
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Stop using youtube
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