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Viacom runs Web video, claims copyright

Nothing demonstrates the ridiculous state of copyright law better than this episode. North Carolina filmmaker Christopher Knight created a commercial as part of a campaign for a seat on a local school board last fall, and posted it on YouTube. Viacom's VH1 cable channel featured the clip — without Knight's permission — on its "Web Junk 2.0" TV series. Knight then posted the VH1 clip on Google's YouTube, only to have Viacom's lawyers demand the video's removal. Let's get this straight: Viacom is asserting that Knight is infringing its copyright by posting a video in which Viacom allegedly infringed on his copyright. More »

10:34 AM on Thu Aug 30 2007
By Owen Thomas
1,184 views, 1 comment

Latest by MotoTom: The problem is Knight's gripe that Viacom didn't seek his permission when he really doesn't have any facts about the deal between Viacom and Google/YouTube. You're giving YouTube the right (a non-exclusive right, but the right nonetheless) to license the more »