americablog.blogspot.com— A cease-and-desist letter from YouTube has ordered the original video to be removed of Bill Maher's original interview with Larry King where he mention that Mehlman was gay.
Nov 9, 2006View in Crawl 4
Whatever happened to fair use? If CNN broadcasts this clip on the public airwaves, doesn't it become public domain news footage that can be rebroadcast in the context of news and analysis about the clip? It's not like YouTube was airing an entire segment, just a newsworthy clip.
"Whatever happened to fair use? If CNN broadcasts this clip on the public airwaves, doesn't it become public domain news footage that can be rebroadcast in the context of news and analysis about the clip? It's not like YouTube was airing an entire segment, just a newsworthy clip."It's probably not an issue of fair use, it's probably an issue of cover-our-own-asses-so-we-don't-get-sued-for-libel. As long as they make an effort to remove the material from circulation, they can testify in court that they've done all they could do, and the fall goes directly on Maher.And secondly, just because it goes across the "public" (aka Licensed) airwaves doesn't make it "public domain". Public Domain is material without copyright, the material CNN releases is released under copyright. I'm not sure how strong your Fair Use argument would go when you're just wanting to view said clip, maybe if you were using it in your own news segment or something of the like could you argue you're using the material in this manner, but Fair Use doesn't cover private viewings, as much as we wished it did. (You could make the same specious argument to listening to music you've recorded off the radio; while the RIAA /probably/ won't come bashing down your door (as their is no good way to tell that you have been doing this), it's not exactly legal under the current copyright laws in America).Don't like it, Change it, you've got the power. Elect people who will fight for your beliefs on copyright. Join the EFF and donate to the cause.
Inaccurate again...CNN asks that ALL of hteir programming be removed.Also...this is not censorship. It is about not letting one failure of a comeduian libel someone.It is called RESPONSIBLE journalism. Something that Bill Maher knows noting about.
Interesting that people are worried about being sued for calling someone gayProviding you can prove it to be true it is not libelous to call someone gay, not sure about in the USA, but there's certainly precedent for it over here in the UKMost people wont risk having their personal life examined in court for it, can't think of a worse way to be outed
rinaldo2Nov 9, 2006
Whatever happened to fair use? If CNN broadcasts this clip on the public airwaves, doesn't it become public domain news footage that can be rebroadcast in the context of news and analysis about the clip? It's not like YouTube was airing an entire segment, just a newsworthy clip.
geminitojanusNov 10, 2006
"Whatever happened to fair use? If CNN broadcasts this clip on the public airwaves, doesn't it become public domain news footage that can be rebroadcast in the context of news and analysis about the clip? It's not like YouTube was airing an entire segment, just a newsworthy clip."It's probably not an issue of fair use, it's probably an issue of cover-our-own-asses-so-we-don't-get-sued-for-libel. As long as they make an effort to remove the material from circulation, they can testify in court that they've done all they could do, and the fall goes directly on Maher.And secondly, just because it goes across the "public" (aka Licensed) airwaves doesn't make it "public domain". Public Domain is material without copyright, the material CNN releases is released under copyright. I'm not sure how strong your Fair Use argument would go when you're just wanting to view said clip, maybe if you were using it in your own news segment or something of the like could you argue you're using the material in this manner, but Fair Use doesn't cover private viewings, as much as we wished it did. (You could make the same specious argument to listening to music you've recorded off the radio; while the RIAA /probably/ won't come bashing down your door (as their is no good way to tell that you have been doing this), it's not exactly legal under the current copyright laws in America).Don't like it, Change it, you've got the power. Elect people who will fight for your beliefs on copyright. Join the EFF and donate to the cause.
gemini25rbNov 10, 2006
Is it just me or did that summary make no sense?
Closed AccountNov 10, 2006
Inaccurate again...CNN asks that ALL of hteir programming be removed.Also...this is not censorship. It is about not letting one failure of a comeduian libel someone.It is called RESPONSIBLE journalism. Something that Bill Maher knows noting about.
sockpuppetsNov 10, 2006
Die in a fire.
spudnicNov 10, 2006
Interesting that people are worried about being sued for calling someone gayProviding you can prove it to be true it is not libelous to call someone gay, not sure about in the USA, but there's certainly precedent for it over here in the UKMost people wont risk having their personal life examined in court for it, can't think of a worse way to be outed