tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317454414785359981.post486494370831438233..comments2012-01-15T20:46:42.902-08:00Margaret Gould Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659923670918656182noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317454414785359981.post-89431009215635931402011-07-07T04:23:30.933-07:002011-07-07T04:23:30.933-07:00Dear Miss Stewart,<br />First, I&#39;m sorry addressing to you thru this post comment area, but I wasn&#39;t able to find another way of reaching you. Also, I apologize for taking your time with that many, many words.<br />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.<br />The point is that I had a recent experience, I would risk say, similar to the example you&#39;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.<br />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 &quot;selling&quot; Sony movie, because anyone who would eventually see the video in my blog, would certainly be interested in either buy or rent Sony DVD.<br />Yesterday I received an email from youtube confirming the blockage, which I accept and understand: it just means that Sony doesn&#39;t share the same understanding that I do (although I don&#39;t see that much difference from the example you&#39;ve used in your presentation, besides the fact that I&#39;m light-years behind &quot;the happy couple&quot; in terms of audience :))<br />What really shocked me was the way Youtube addressed me: tough words, menaces of deleting my account if I fall again on copyrights &quot;infringement&quot; (but I didn&#39;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)<br />In other words, I don&#39;t care that much if Youtube and Sony really don&#39;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.<br />Let’s admit, this maybe is a communication problem, and Brazilian Youtube branch didn&#39;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.<br />You’ve ended your excellent presentation by urging the world to be happy.<br />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.<br />Your girl should be attending Harvard Business School classes by now, amazing!<br />Best regards from an unhappy youtube user,<br />Gustavo Lapido Loureiro (glapido youtube user)<br />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.Gustavohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13905785056414423910noreply@blogger.com