04-26-2011, 09:17 PM
(04-26-2011, 03:34 PM)Infinity Wrote: One thing I really hate is the damn sound copyright claims, for some reason i'm allowed music on some videos, but not others. Everyone does it too, so why should it matter? (Mostly WMG and UMG I think they are) I understand why record companies wouldn't want it. But what can they do to stop it? There was no such copyright control on youtube before they came along, and everything was fine.
It's not even newer music either, so I don't understand why they feel the need to put a copyright claim on a video. What if I bought that music off iTunes? I should have the right to use it for personal purposes, and technically videos on youtube would be included by law.
You make a some-what valid statement in regards to the possibility of you purchasing it on iTunes, but the thing you must remember is that the majority of others watching haven't and are being exposed to the published material free of charge.
If I was the head of a record company I personally wouldn't do anything about copyright violation on YouTube. It's going to happen no matter what, so why not take advantage of it and use it as a means to promote your artists and get them out there? Might as well.
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