Universal Sends DMCA Takedown On 1980 Report 189
An anonymous reader writes "For many, many years, every time some new technology has come along, the music industry has insisted that it's going to "kill" the industry. The player piano was supposed to kill live music. So was the radio. And, of course, every time this happens the press is willing to take the industry's word at face value. In 1980, the news program 20/20 posted a report all about how "home taping is killing music," with various recording industry execs insisting the industry was on its last legs unless something was done. Someone posted that 20/20 episode to YouTube a few years back, where it sat in obscurity until people noticed it a couple weeks ago. And suddenly, Universal Music issued a takedown notice for the show. Universal Music does not own 20/20, and there were only brief clips of music in the show. It appears the only reason for Universal to issue the takedown is that it doesn't want you seeing how badly it overreacted in the past."
++good (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Or maybe (Score:3, Funny)
The script for the cease-and-desist letter is part of the submit button
Re:People send takedown notices almost randomly (Score:1, Funny)
And on porn sites you get ads about cock-sucking when viewing cock-sucking videos.
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
... the Carriers Of Milk In Cities (COMIC) today lashed out at refrigerator manufacturers and cardboard container manufacturers for "killing the milk industry".
Ferb Nordquist, the head of COMIC said in a statement that was hand carried to every major news outlet, "We, the milk carriers, bring milk to the masses. Without us, there would be no milk. The refrigerator and cardboard manufacturers are putting a stake in the heart of the milk industry. This is really the beginning of the end for milk."
No cows were available for comment.
Re:In other news... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:People send takedown notices almost randomly (Score:4, Funny)
This sounds quite interesting. Is there a way I can randomly claim ownership of YouTube videos, and derive revenues from their viewers? Or do you have to be someone special to get in on that?
Re:Has anything really changed? (Score:1, Funny)
Have you seen an episode of MTV cribs lately where they have musicians on there?
To be quite honest, I haven't seen any musicians on that show.
Time to poorly execute a meta-joke. (Score:5, Funny)
the Streisand effect
Well, that's just great. If you hadn't said anything, this phenomenon could have remained in relative obscurity. However, because you brought it up, now everyone's gonna know about the Streisand effect. Way to go.
Re:++good (Score:5, Funny)
Wouldn't that be good+1? Like a counter...
no, ++good increments the value of good, _before_ you miss the joke
Re:In other news... (Score:3, Funny)
This would make more sense if you put the missing N back on the end of your username.
Re:Time to poorly execute a meta-joke. (Score:5, Funny)
The REAL reason for the takedown... (Score:4, Funny)
...was to cover up the HORRIBLE taste in clothing of all of the record execs in 1980. Just wow.
Re:Or maybe (Score:2, Funny)
They had to do this, as it was totally killing DVD sales of the report.
Re:hmm (Score:3, Funny)
I suggest this 3 part plan: 1. Buy a new radio.
2. Drop old radio into a lake or river while the new radio watches.
3. Explain to the new radio that if it's musicians lose all talent and play the same crap over and over the same thing will happen to it.