Viacom is a bunch of bastards

[Diet Kolos]

We all watch Youtube, yes? We all occassionally watch an episode or clip of MST3K on Youtube, yes?

Then we all know how annoying it is when a video, especially an MST3K one is taken down "due to copyright infringment from Viacom International". Even when you know that it ISN'T owned by Viacom. Like the Sci-Fi episodes.

In any case, Viacom's been in a 3 year lawsuit with Youtube over its content being on their site. Well guess what?

Apparently, Viacom hired marketing companies, no fewer than EIGHTEEN, to upload their OWN content (South Park, etc) and disguised it as average user uploads in order to get views.

There's more, read about it here:
www.cnbc.com/id/35932202

[MonsterX]

Nothings shocking.

[GProopdog]

agreed, does this sort of thing *really* shock anyone?

[cinestertheater]

Weird, I was just reading about this on Reddit. I lawl'd, like we really need another reason to hate Viacom.

[Shep]

I hate the Viacom, but then a lot of us still have hard feelings over the war

[PimPamPet]

Not really surprised by this, just another stupid marketing tactic that makes no sense.

[bobjohnson]

Mar 18, 2010 12:38:53 GMT -5 Diet Kolos said:

We all watch Youtube, yes? We all occassionally watch an episode or clip of MST3K on Youtube, yes?

Then we all know how annoying it is when a video, especially an MST3K one is taken down "due to copyright infringment from Viacom International". Even when you know that it ISN'T owned by Viacom. Like the Sci-Fi episodes.

In any case, Viacom's been in a 3 year lawsuit with Youtube over its content being on their site. Well guess what?

Apparently, Viacom hired marketing companies, no fewer than EIGHTEEN, to upload their OWN content (South Park, etc) and disguised it as average user uploads in order to get views.

There's more, read about it here:
www.cnbc.com/id/35932202

I think since they used to be on CC, which was back in the day a Warners/Viacom partnership that they have some finger in the pie of MST3K.

Otherwise true, the youtube thing is stupid.

[audreyii]

Enough said.

[Mitchell]

Mar 29, 2010 19:57:58 GMT -5 @audreyii said:

Enough said.

That guy is really annoying. The jump cuts and over-enunciation are too distracting.

He's factually wrong about a some things in the clip concerning good-faith fair-use and liability, even if it wouldn't be surprising if Viacom tried anything and everything.