Edgeman
Chico,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, August 04, 2009
There are limitations to Fair Use, it's not a free-for-all. If the OP was pasting a little too much text out of an article, then he could very well have exceeded a reasonable amount of material that otherwise could have fallen under "Fair Use". It's YouTube's call if they want to risk any potential consequences.
ReactorCore
Victoria,#3Consumer Comment
Mon, August 03, 2009
Just because YOU think YouTube *seems* like a publicly owned commodity, doesn't mean it is. Because of this, you can simply consider yourself a GUEST at their service, and like any host at a privately owned facility or household, they can tell you to get the hell out whenever they choose, and for ANY reason... They could even claim that you're too ugly to rub elbows with the (alleged) "beautiful people" there. They owe you NOTHING. As for the people whining and moaning about copyright as a "rebuttal", look into something called "fair use", which is allowable if the author is using text, images or video clips or excerpts in order to prove a point or for editorial/commentary purposes. The person quoting the text would have to lift a LARGE percentage of the text wholesale in order for your pissing and moaning about "copyright" to hold water.
Ashley
Springfield,#4Consumer Comment
Mon, August 03, 2009
"" While your average website may be able to deny service on a whim, YouTube is now so large and ubiquitous that it is essentially a public utility, i.e. they must observe certain criteria and respect the common weal. "" This is YOUR opinion, unfortunately the law does not recognize them as a "public utility" They are a private company, and like any other private company they can bar whomever they want from their service. They do not provide any sort of essential service to even be remotely called a utility.
Hugh Jass
Franklin,#5Consumer Comment
Mon, August 03, 2009
that's COPYRIGHT. Don't insult others when you can't spell 6th grade words properly.
Hugh Jass
Franklin,#6Consumer Comment
Mon, August 03, 2009
that's COPYRIGHT. Don't insult others when you can't spell 6th grade words properly.
Hugh Jass
Franklin,#7Consumer Comment
Mon, August 03, 2009
that's COPYRIGHT. Don't insult others when you can't spell 6th grade words properly.
Nancy
Steilacoom,#8Consumer Suggestion
Sat, August 01, 2009
Those articles that you cut and pasted, did you get PERMISSION from the magazine or author to do that? If not, then that is copywrite infringement. If you are soo d**n smart, you should know that. UTube is NOT publiclly owned. They can bar anyone at any time for anything.
Edgeman
Chico,#9Consumer Comment
Sat, August 01, 2009
YouTube is not a public utility or even close to it. It is a privately owned website and they do not owe you a membership. What are you going to sue them for? Out of curiosity, did you paste copyrighted text into your comments?
Sylver8248
Murfreesboro,#10Consumer Suggestion
Sat, August 01, 2009
What will be the basis of this lawsuit you intend to file?
Sylver8248
Murfreesboro,#11Consumer Suggestion
Sat, August 01, 2009
What will be the basis of this lawsuit you intend to file?
Sylver8248
Murfreesboro,#12Consumer Suggestion
Sat, August 01, 2009
What will be the basis of this lawsuit you intend to file?
Sylver8248
Murfreesboro,#13Consumer Suggestion
Sat, August 01, 2009
What will be the basis of this lawsuit you intend to file?