tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post4495910316394833036..comments2024-03-14T05:11:06.565-04:00Comments on The Knight Shift: VIACOM SITUATION UPDATE: YouTube has restored my clipChris Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07772661137673181295noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-82319947133852966522012-02-28T20:24:54.288-05:002012-02-28T20:24:54.288-05:00To think I came across your video after a case wit...To think I came across your video after a case with Copyrights, YouTube, and Viacom of my own, I was intrigued by your story. YouTube removing a video that viacom said was infringing their copyrights is one thing, but when in fact their use of your work was infringing your copyright, that's just unethical!! However, personally, if I were in your shoes, I would do more than filing a dispute;wizoomer95https://www.blogger.com/profile/14888425803708440830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-24719854099269733452009-03-16T09:16:00.000-04:002009-03-16T09:16:00.000-04:00Oh well. I stumbled on this quite late after the P...Oh well. I stumbled on this quite late after the Prince incident (or as I call him His Royal Uppity), causing every video with "His" music to get silenced in the audio.<BR/><BR/>Well, I have to contradict on one thing you said:<BR/>"I've got nothing against Viacom. And I wish that nobody else would have anything against Viacom, either."<BR/><BR/>But I *DO* have something against Viacom! Although Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-38249705962476923272008-08-04T10:49:00.000-04:002008-08-04T10:49:00.000-04:00Stumbled upon this topic very late. I have many t...Stumbled upon this topic very late. I have many tabs open in Firefox, and somewhat unsure how I got here (ever have one of those days?) <BR/>After saying that, the original reason for posting is that after reading this remark only (9-11-07), and not seeing any of the videos or previous posts, I can tell that you are a very special person. You were more or less minding your own business, maybe Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942336239698722598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-53577643518662704102007-10-29T20:45:00.000-04:002007-10-29T20:45:00.000-04:00TheReg cited you with: "I have nothing against Via...TheReg cited you with: "I have nothing against Viacom," Knight told The Reg. "We just wound up converging in territory no one had ventured into - and I'm glad we were able to resolve it."<BR/>I cannot beleive you REALLY said that. This is ball-less moronry at its worst !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-27751868753612288222007-09-14T20:55:00.000-04:002007-09-14T20:55:00.000-04:00Yes. I'm working on a couple of posts that will m...Yes. I'm working on a couple of posts that will more or less "chronicle" everything that happened in this situation. The counterclaim process - including the claim itself - is something that I'm aiming to have up here sometime tomorrow or Sunday.Chris Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772661137673181295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-80289495410349805712007-09-14T20:47:00.000-04:002007-09-14T20:47:00.000-04:00Is it possible for you to post some details of the...Is it possible for you to post some details of the counterclaim process?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-26358628201666780442007-09-14T09:41:00.000-04:002007-09-14T09:41:00.000-04:00It's worse than you know. Not only was Chris not ...It's worse than you know. Not only was Chris not elected, the guy who won the seat was caught stealing campaign signs on the night before the election.<BR/><BR/>More often than not, the bad guys win in almost every situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-19565028310481758842007-09-14T09:25:00.000-04:002007-09-14T09:25:00.000-04:00I think you have handled the situation with extrem...I think you have handled the situation with extreme grace, and have set a wonderful example to anyone who follows in your footsteps. You were picked on by the school yard bully and you didn't back down. No, you haven't gotten any monetary damages out of the situation, but realistically you weren't really damaged in the situation. The main thing you have done is set a precedence that will help Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-15460041700858154532007-09-14T08:06:00.000-04:002007-09-14T08:06:00.000-04:00Hey, good job getting the video back up, but it ma...Hey, good job getting the video back up, but it may not be permanent. Youtube is very.. inept. There was a video unjustly removed from a prominent user, JamesNintendoNerd. He filed a counterclaim, and the video was restored. One month later, they deleted it again for the exact same reason.<BR/><BR/>Heh, all I'm saying is, wait a few months, and the shitstorm may happen again. Youtube should take Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625198934392064352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-20401045792499901852007-09-14T06:53:00.000-04:002007-09-14T06:53:00.000-04:00I'm glad you won, and understand your decision to ...I'm glad you won, and understand your decision to not pursue the matter. However, if the shoe was on the other foot, you would receive no altruism from the other side. Future victims of said Goliath, et al., will not have this precedent set for defending future infringements upon their rights. I would not wish to pursue the matter either, but I like to believe I would follow through on principal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-61538878178110289842007-09-14T03:47:00.000-04:002007-09-14T03:47:00.000-04:00Grats on getting your video back up on YouTube. H...Grats on getting your video back up on YouTube. Has Viacom tried to contact you after YouTube put it back up? Or have they tried to take the video back down again? Kind of curious as to what their response is on it.- Mitch -https://www.blogger.com/profile/14670990200952229702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-75047812874111721972007-09-14T01:22:00.000-04:002007-09-14T01:22:00.000-04:00"People are threatened by the overwhelming power a..."People are threatened by the overwhelming power and rapaciousness of the corporate machines not guided by the goodness of humanity."<BR/><BR/>All it takes is the will to say "no". Even the least of us can do that much.<BR/><BR/>If this can be done, then all else follows.<BR/><BR/>But it's vital that in the process of saying "no", that we do not become that which we might be set against. That Chris Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772661137673181295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-66782133879354478472007-09-14T01:13:00.000-04:002007-09-14T01:13:00.000-04:00In this case, it's clear that you are much better ...In this case, it's clear that you are much better than Viacom. But should David turn the other cheek for Goliath? People are threatened by the overwhelming power and rapaciousness of the corporate machines not guided by the goodness of humanity.drthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06273463521498646348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-56460693480549048312007-09-14T00:04:00.000-04:002007-09-14T00:04:00.000-04:00I could have tried to "fight fire with fire". But...I could have tried to "fight fire with fire". But what might have possibly got me, other than *maybe* monetary damages?<BR/><BR/>Would that have *really* put a stop to things like this? Don't you think that instead of helping matters that it might have altogether WORSENED them in some or perhaps many ways?<BR/><BR/>Has it occurred to you that maybe there are OTHER ways of fighting, without Chris Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772661137673181295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-68961363739785016852007-09-13T22:28:00.000-04:002007-09-13T22:28:00.000-04:00Your 'don't hate corporations because they're peop...Your 'don't hate corporations because they're people too' addendum is vaguely insulting. Suggestions that 'you can find something good to take from them', are pretty patronizing, no?<BR/><BR/>You may deny the view that corporations are becoming too powerful, and feel no particular urgency or remorse in this, but others do. Other do, and they will react negatively and in my opinion they have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-22708395996057877272007-09-13T07:00:00.000-04:002007-09-13T07:00:00.000-04:00Well said, brother-man. Ask not for a lighter load...Well said, brother-man. Ask not for a lighter load but broader shoulders...<BR/><BR/>The long-awaited update will be happening later this week, by the way. Promise! :)qemuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387913633061269185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-12736008460920417552007-09-13T04:59:00.000-04:002007-09-13T04:59:00.000-04:00Do publish the arguments Viacom made against your ...Do publish the arguments Viacom made against your case, it would be instructive to know how a company might defend this kind of action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-47915693552489874002007-09-12T12:32:00.000-04:002007-09-12T12:32:00.000-04:00Nice work, young jedi.Nice work, young jedi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-3894277307201299462007-09-12T07:26:00.000-04:002007-09-12T07:26:00.000-04:00...that was one amazing commercial. i would have v......that was one amazing commercial. i would have voted for you!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127704922523221287noreply@blogger.com