Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' Video Taken Down On Internet Freedom Day
from the more-like-a-nightmare dept
We've been talking a lot today about Internet Freedom Day, and the anniversary of the SOPA/PIPA blackout. The folks at Fight for the Future noticed the proximity of Internet Freedom Day to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and decided an interesting form of celebrating internet freedom would be to share a video of MLK's famous "I have a dream..." speech. As you may or may not know, Martin Luther King Jr.'s heirs have been ridiculously aggressive in claiming copyright over every aspect of anything related to MLK -- and they seek large sums of money from people for doing things like quoting him. When the MLK Memorial was recently built in Washington DC, the family was able to get nearly $800,000 just to use his words and likeness.The FftF video was not just the MLK video, but contained some additional explanation of how expanding copyright laws could impact people for doing something as simple as sharing the MLK video -- and then it included some of the speech. So I guess it should come as little surprise that the "I have a dream..." video that FftF was urging people to share has already been taken down (it's unclear if the takedown was due to a notice or Vimeo being proactive).
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I effing hate copyright
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THEY are diluting, destroying, and disappearing HIS legacy made by HIM for THEIR personal greed...
no better than the MAFIAA, as far as i'm concerned; in fact, worse, i expect better of them than i do of the MAFIAA...
art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof
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I have a dream
Probably not in my lifetime though, and I'm only 30 :-(
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MLK? So what??
And since we have our fill of copyrights in the world, I guess it's safe to say that Martin Luther King Day just isn't that important. So who cares? Not important to me, then I don't have to give a damn.
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Part1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5_Yo5dVvr8
Part2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =QtfxuaBSZx4
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Re: MLK? So what??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs
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Re: MLK? So what??
I'm sure hitlers supporters had the same mindset when he was destroying other peoples rights.
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Annoying
So, Monday, I am celebrating Whoopi Goldberg Day. I hope you will all join me.
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I'm celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr day, but I prefer to dwell on the fact that if it wasn't for him, Nichelle Nichols wouldn't be the person she was. Look up the Star Talk podcast with Nichelle Nichols, and listen to her talk about her experience with MLK. Star Trek would have been an entirely different experience if she wasn't there, just as it would have been if George Takei wasn't there. I can't do justice to her story...
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SAD!!!!
No i won't, this is history, imagine if the history books could not be written because every person or entity in any history book sought financial gain from discussing their great great grandparents history, sickening and so so sad.
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I likened the Aaron Swartz situation the other day to losing the MLK of the web.
Question: what is after irony? because I think we have exceeded it here.
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I'm disgusted too
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Anyone that argues that King's speech should be in the public domain, will have to face off against the every copyright group in the US who will desperately defend their ability to protect their own copyrighted material. We already know they will fight tooth and nail to avoid ANY exception to copyright, even at the expense of the deaf. I very much doubt they will act any different to this "exception".
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im sure there father would be proud of what there doing...
but hey im just a white devil what would i know?
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There, their, and they're. Three different words. You used the wrong one...twice.
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I guess someone should tell Dr. Martin Luthor King that his "Dream is Dead"!
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managed to find a copy on youtube with over a million views that somehow hasn't been dmca'd.
original, not the internet freedom version, but still i was surprised to find it.
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Quick and dirty translation: "This video includes content from Screen Media Ventures, LLC, CD Baby, IODA and Diwan Videos, and one or more of these users have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."
So don't worry, somebody is taking care of the copyright.
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Both Flex and Moodswings merely sampled parts of the speech in their songs. They, their record companies, non-MLK co-writers, and publishers are not entitled to a dime from plays of this video. Yet they probably are getting paid, or have the option to be. I would like to see the King estate sue all of them.
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A holiday for some, but not really all of us..
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"The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom."
"one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today!"
See he was a visionary that wanted equality for all. He wanted all races and creeds to be united as brothers and sisters to live in harmony.
So no, you are incorrect, it is for everyone.
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Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech should be in the public domain because it should be a speech that everyone should be able to watch and hear. Inistead, his family wants to censor their father's own speech. WOW! Racism in Reverse.
Wouldn't their father be proud of them.
The Dream is dead!
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No no, racism would be if they were locking it up based upon the race of speaker, whereas locking it up due to thinking money is more important than history is just being a douche.
Remember, while every racist is a douche, not every douche is a racist.
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Don't others have this speech?
Also the speech was given at the Lincoln Memorial in DC, so does the Federal Government have some first dibs.
One way to solve the problem, as implied in some of the posts here, is that there never again be any presentation of Dr. King's writings, speeches, images, etc., anywhere. Of course, this would bury him from any future reference anywhere and prevent any royalties paid to the family. Sad.
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theft
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Hi
I'm dead, and I'm turning in my grave over those nappy headed relatives of mine who are still living off my coattails almost 50 years later. I'm sick they have monetized my speech as I meant for everyone to share freely in it. Don't make me get out of this here grave and go ghetto on your mofos.
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EMI Publishing are the actual owners
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ftfy Dr. King.
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I have a dream
I have a dream that my heirs will be lazy sitting on their asses charging people to hear these words.
I have a dream that only those rich enough to pay my heirs will be inspired from my great words.
Only when my heirs are filthy rich will we be free at last.
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Paid at last!
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Google it
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MLK #InternetFreedomDay video is back online!
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Lazy heirs
I have a dream, that they will do so at the cost of my dream.
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The preservation of culture
If the preservation of culture was left just to the creators and owners, so very much would be lost, as for far too many as soon as the item in question stops being profitable they cease to care about preserving it for the future, though they never stop trying to kill off any unauthorized versions.
Even today, there are a good number of books, games and videos that only still exist because someone broke the law and created a backup, or a copy of the original, though unfortunately far too much is still being lost as it's locked up beyond the point of recovery, or far past the point where it has any relevance at all.
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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
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This is already on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs&list=PLB3074A4B8F2B63DA&index=24
I 've watched it several times over the last couple years including in school. This whole debate is confusing to me.
You can watch many of his other speeches at this youtube playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB3074A4B8F2B63DA
Hope that works.
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More on Martin Luther King
I found some more source to read about Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Day 2015 speech
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