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Rand Paul Censored by Youtube ContentID Copyright Enforcement System

posted by takyon on Wednesday April 08 2015, @10:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-have-a-vision-for-SIGNAL-LOST dept.

tt2800038 writes:

Not too long ago both Rand and Ron Paul were pushing a copyright maximalist agenda. Today the chickens have come home to roost. Rand Paul's presidential announcement has been blocked by a copyright claim from Warner Music Group due to a clip of a song used in the announcement. Even more apropos of the (less and less as time goes by) libertarian-leaning Republican candidate, it wasn't a DMCA takedown raining on his parade, but the purely private ContentID system that Youtube put in place in order to appease the copyright cartel.

Here is a transcript of Rand Paul's announcement.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 09 2015, @02:14AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 09 2015, @02:14AM (#168110)

    The last time[,] there actually *was* one candidate that I actually approved of, even though she had no chance

    I'm wondering if that was Green Party candidate Jill Stein--the gal who, when she debated Mitt Romney in the race for governor, was described by The Boston Globe as "the only adult in the room". [google.com]

    -- gewg_