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Copywrong
Viacom are not big fans of YouTube, as you may have heard, but I think that Comic Relief may have something to say as well, if user katiewalker9876’s attitude is anything to go by.
She’s been very good and has bought the Proclaimers / Peter Kay / Matt Lucas Comic Relief video - and very good it is too. Well worth the £1.89 that iTunes offer it for, and all for charidee to boot. What’s not so great is that she’s then posted it on YouTube and for everyone to freeload.
But wait! It’s OK! Because she’s done that so that she can (and I quote) “give people a chance to see it before they buy it… and PLEASE BUY IT. It’s for charity.”
And because it’s for charidee, she’s not infringing anyone’s copyright. How do I know this? She tells me: “This video may not be coyprighted to me BUT… I downloaded it from the iTunes Uk Store this evening! So don’t take it off for copyright infrigement because I’ve downloaded it legally! Thanks.”
Well, that’s alright then.
This seems to be indicative of the common feeling on the Net; because so much of it is free - blogging, video diaries, info sites like Wikipedia - people seem to think that everything is free. It’s not; you don’t have a right to download someone’s work for free - if they want to let you have it for free that’s fine, but intellectual property has a value. Most companies - and charities - want to protect that value, so that they can stay in business. If you promote piracy, expect to end up with nothing to watch, read or listen to before very long.
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