Blogger is simply doing their job but do wish they would do a better job of vetting the complaint since often times its lawyers send complaints without any real thought given, nor care really, to the validity of the complaint. In this case, I think the content holder would be Paramount as the footage is Transformers, and MTV doesn't really have grounds to complain. Its mindless crap like this that further proves that copyright law needs to be rebuilt from scratch.
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What!? Screw the greedy bastards at MTV. What harm did that post cause? Absolutely none. Matter of fact, it drew attention to MTV.com and was probably the only reason anyone watched any bit of that stupid awards show (which actually is just a glorified commercial, with zero meaning). Biting the hand that feeds, I see. Copyright laws have purpose, but obviously can be abused.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, go ahead a pull the post. I've already seen the movie and don't need to look back at MTVs chopped up presentation. Plus, this blog has got much better clips, especially that "Super-Trailer". So the sight can do without copies from those greedy fools. Although that's what I come to expect from the Viacom people. They just want more and more money, that's what it's all about.
So pull the post (so you don't have to pay them ***kheads), and then post something insulting of the CEOs at Viacom along with a link to a Viacom or MTV sights that will straight-up screw with 'em. Their audience reads this blog, and their audience should be able to express their dissappointment.
haha! i downloaded that clip AGES ago!
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