The news broke today about Universal going after MySpace for copyright violations, this after making a deal with GooTube. The only question I have is did
Universal serve MySpace with a the appropriate notice to remove copyrighted content. If not, Universal could have jumped the gun.
According to AdHurl MySpace is siting the protection of the Digital Media Copyright Act (DMCA),legislation limiting the liability of sites like MySpace and YouTube when users upload unauthorized content. TheAlphaMarketer believes Universal is intentionally testing the DMCA legislation, pointing out that the decision in this case with be an indicator for the future of the industry.
While Universal is suing MySpace, YouTube continues to make deals to licence the copyrighted content on the the video sharing site. There has been some backlash though, from some of the original users of YouTube, who feel like they are being neglected as the site and its recent benefactor shell out the bucks to media giants. Some even questionYouTube's ability to maintain its mass media status.
SocialRiots visited the case against vlogger and citizen journalist Josh Wolf, who will remain in jail until July because the courts refuse to recognize him as a journalist. Although my lay-opinion probably matters little, I am inclined to think that this is a gross violation of the First Amendment and other precedents giving those who gather news certain protections. Of course there is still the question, are bloggers (or vloggers in this case) journalists and do they "gather news"? I assert that it does not matter whether or not they are journalist but rather if they can be considered news gatherers.
The other big story of the day was the announcement that Clear Channel Communications accepted a $19 billion buy-out despite the conglomerate's obvious falling market value. AdHurl author wants to know why, calling Clear Channel programming "rubbish."
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Universal serve MySpace with a the appropriate notice to remove copyrighted content. If not, Universal could have jumped the gun. According to AdHurl MySpace is siting the protection of the Digital Media Copyright Act (DMCA),legislation limiting the liability of sites like MySpace and YouTube when users upload unauthorized content. TheAlphaMarketer believes Universal is intentionally testing the DMCA legislation, pointing out that the decision in this case with be an indicator for the future of the industry.
While Universal is suing MySpace, YouTube continues to make deals to licence the copyrighted content on the the video sharing site. There has been some backlash though, from some of the original users of YouTube, who feel like they are being neglected as the site and its recent benefactor shell out the bucks to media giants. Some even questionYouTube's ability to maintain its mass media status.
SocialRiots visited the case against vlogger and citizen journalist Josh Wolf, who will remain in jail until July because the courts refuse to recognize him as a journalist. Although my lay-opinion probably matters little, I am inclined to think that this is a gross violation of the First Amendment and other precedents giving those who gather news certain protections. Of course there is still the question, are bloggers (or vloggers in this case) journalists and do they "gather news"? I assert that it does not matter whether or not they are journalist but rather if they can be considered news gatherers.
The other big story of the day was the announcement that Clear Channel Communications accepted a $19 billion buy-out despite the conglomerate's obvious falling market value. AdHurl author wants to know why, calling Clear Channel programming "rubbish."
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