Have you ever hummed or whistled a tune from a song you heard on the radio? Have you been known to sing old ’80s songs while walking down the street? Ever serenade a loved one in a public venue?
If so, you have been warned: the RIAA may be sending you a cease-and-desist letter.
YouTube, currently one of the most popular websites on the Internet, is now the target of man’s best friend. Users of the website, whom have uploaded videos with copyrighted music playing in the background, are now being legally threatened for misuse of intellectual property.
Note: SatireWire serendipitously predicted this years ago. One wonders exactly what physical theft took place and what measurable damages were incurred.
See also: The DMCA, The Most Creative Solution To Preventing Creativity
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Ironies among ironies:
1. I always find it funny that immigrants who fled countries that have zero respect for private property and are thus poorer and more miserable want our government to have zero respect for private property.
2. Note that not one protestors has offered to buy the property. This includes Hannah and Glover who have considerable resources themselves.
3. These same folks pay large taxes to the California and LA. Do they think that if the tax burdens were lowered that they might have the money to buy the property.
4. LA stole it using eminent domain in the first place. So the only person who should get the property back is the rightful owner, what is that bad?
It’s one thing if actual music videos are uploaded to YouTube, and people get in trouble for that.
But background music? That’s nuts.
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