Dear Miss Stewart, First, I'm sorry addressing to you thru this post comment area, but I wasn't able to find another way of reaching you. Also, I apologize for taking your time with that many, many words. I would also like to congratulate you on your excellent presentation about youtube approach to copyrights, and the highlights on the incredible technology framework that lies behind copyrights protection at youtube. The point is that I had a recent experience, I would risk say, similar to the example you've used in your presentation: I uploaded a small piece of a Sony Pictures documentary (11 minutes of a 1:50 movie) just to illustrate the point that I was trying to address in a post to my blog. After the video was first blocked by Youtube, I followed Youtube copyrights procedure by claiming an exception to my case, arguing that actually I was "selling" Sony movie, because anyone who would eventually see the video in my blog, would certainly be interested in either buy or rent Sony DVD. Yesterday I received an email from youtube confirming the blockage, which I accept and understand: it just means that Sony doesn't share the same understanding that I do (although I don't see that much difference from the example you've used in your presentation, besides the fact that I'm light-years behind "the happy couple" in terms of audience :)) What really shocked me was the way Youtube addressed me: tough words, menaces of deleting my account if I fall again on copyrights "infringement" (but I didn't !, I politely asked Youtube, consequently Sony, the right to let the small video be there!), and least, but not last, forcing me to join a kind of class on copyrights at my Youtube account, something that seems to be mandatory) In other words, I don't care that much if Youtube and Sony really don't share the same flexible approach that you suggested every copyrights owner should have, so I don’t care if Youtube finally and definitely blocked “my” video. But I’m not a criminal, I tried a negotiation, and I was polite and followed the procedures, even more, I wasn’t in the position of forcing anything, so I really don’t understand why should I be treated like a kind of criminal, with menaces and rude words. Let’s admit, this maybe is a communication problem, and Brazilian Youtube branch didn't get to know your thoughts, so they simply take the traditional “black-or-white” approach that divides the world into good and bad guys according to Sony understanding. You’ve ended your excellent presentation by urging the world to be happy. Well, because the way I was treated by Youtube (again, not because the video removal itself, but the rude words and procedures following the removal), I’m not happy. Your girl should be attending Harvard Business School classes by now, amazing! Best regards from an unhappy youtube user, Gustavo Lapido Loureiro (glapido youtube user) Note: Had I your email and I would follow you up with the Youtube reply to my exception request, to show exactly what I mean by rude words.
Dear Miss Stewart,
ReplyDeleteFirst, I'm sorry addressing to you thru this post comment area, but I wasn't able to find another way of reaching you. Also, I apologize for taking your time with that many, many words.
I would also like to congratulate you on your excellent presentation about youtube approach to copyrights, and the highlights on the incredible technology framework that lies behind copyrights protection at youtube.
The point is that I had a recent experience, I would risk say, similar to the example you've used in your presentation: I uploaded a small piece of a Sony Pictures documentary (11 minutes of a 1:50 movie) just to illustrate the point that I was trying to address in a post to my blog.
After the video was first blocked by Youtube, I followed Youtube copyrights procedure by claiming an exception to my case, arguing that actually I was "selling" Sony movie, because anyone who would eventually see the video in my blog, would certainly be interested in either buy or rent Sony DVD.
Yesterday I received an email from youtube confirming the blockage, which I accept and understand: it just means that Sony doesn't share the same understanding that I do (although I don't see that much difference from the example you've used in your presentation, besides the fact that I'm light-years behind "the happy couple" in terms of audience :))
What really shocked me was the way Youtube addressed me: tough words, menaces of deleting my account if I fall again on copyrights "infringement" (but I didn't !, I politely asked Youtube, consequently Sony, the right to let the small video be there!), and least, but not last, forcing me to join a kind of class on copyrights at my Youtube account, something that seems to be mandatory)
In other words, I don't care that much if Youtube and Sony really don't share the same flexible approach that you suggested every copyrights owner should have, so I don’t care if Youtube finally and definitely blocked “my” video. But I’m not a criminal, I tried a negotiation, and I was polite and followed the procedures, even more, I wasn’t in the position of forcing anything, so I really don’t understand why should I be treated like a kind of criminal, with menaces and rude words.
Let’s admit, this maybe is a communication problem, and Brazilian Youtube branch didn't get to know your thoughts, so they simply take the traditional “black-or-white” approach that divides the world into good and bad guys according to Sony understanding.
You’ve ended your excellent presentation by urging the world to be happy.
Well, because the way I was treated by Youtube (again, not because the video removal itself, but the rude words and procedures following the removal), I’m not happy.
Your girl should be attending Harvard Business School classes by now, amazing!
Best regards from an unhappy youtube user,
Gustavo Lapido Loureiro (glapido youtube user)
Note: Had I your email and I would follow you up with the Youtube reply to my exception request, to show exactly what I mean by rude words.