Comments on: McCain Campaign Wants Special Exception From DMCA Takedowns on YouTube

By: Lauren Glenn

Lauren Glenn — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:25:04 +0000

I heard about this on CNet's podcast with Molly Wood. This is like the times when politicans get stuck in morning traffic due to government construction zones and THEN they realize how their decisions affect the rest of us. If anything, this should've happened much sooner. I wonder if this would be illegal if they showed people watching these news segments on a TV in the ad?

Either way, most of the people who voted for the DMCA probably never read the damn thing before signing it otherwise there would've been at least 1 dissenter.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:00:24 +0000

For an eye-opening discussion of the problem of copyright “overreaching” in this and other contexts, see Jason Mazzone’s article, “Copyfraud,” published by New York University. It is available for (free) download here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=787244

By: Could McCain’s Fury Ignite DMCA Revisions? « NewTeeVee

Could McCain’s Fury Ignite DMCA Revisions? « NewTeeVee — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:21:20 +0000

[...] way Congress and web hosts handle copyright claims. The suggestions come less than a week after the the McCain presidential campaign found itself on the wrong side of a takedown [...]

By: Vid-Biz: McCain, FYI, Redbox « NewTeeVee

Vid-Biz: McCain, FYI, Redbox « NewTeeVee — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:34:05 +0000

[...] McCain’s Special YouTube Takedown Request Denied; the presidential candidate raised the issue of how quickly political videos were yanked from the site, but YouTube rejected the idea of a [...]

By: David

David — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:12:51 +0000

I’m not terribly surprised, as politicians already manage to get “except for politicians” clauses in telemarketing laws and spam laws. Why wouldn’t they want the same for DMCA enforcement?

By: McCain Campaign asks YouTube to ignore the DMCA

McCain Campaign asks YouTube to ignore the DMCA — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:24:05 +0000

[...] (in part via NewTeeVee) [...]

By: uhhh

uhhh — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:57:28 +0000

how come we can’t print articles on newteevee ?

By: The Chutry Experiment » Back from Austin

The Chutry Experiment » Back from Austin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:48:30 +0000

[...] of copyright and the fair use of news clips in many of the viral videos. McChris reports that according to a NewTeeVee story, the McCain campaign has contacted YouTube asking them to evaluate the fair use of news material in [...]

By: Terror in the Heartland » Fair Use on YouTube

Terror in the Heartland » Fair Use on YouTube — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:42:49 +0000

[...] NewTeeVee has a story that describes how the McCain campaign has sent letters to YouTube, asking the service to evaluate the fair use of news material used in McCain-Palin advertisements. Apparently the service has taken down McCain ads after news organizations have sent YouTube DMCA notices because the ads poached materials from their broadcasts. [...]

By: Hendrik Rood

Hendrik Rood — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:41:16 +0000

I love these complaints. Effectively it puts both candidates campaign with their nose on the far reaching powers that have been given to the DMCA.

One thing I allways point people on, who ask why the European Parliament is so willing to intervene on international mobile roaming rates, is that they themselves are one of the groups that get hit by high roaming rates the most. That is a strong stimulus for political mind share.

So, watch the DMCA being altered in the forthcoming years, now that both parties have been confronted with the result of their legislation.

By: Tim Street

Tim Street — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:21:32 +0000

So are both campaigns doing something that is illegal by posting footage that they don't have the rights to on YouTube?

Are both campaigns in violation of US LAW?