Soulja Boy fjerner fanvideoer

Se først den “Originale” Soulja Boy Video (der iøvrigt ikke kan embeddes som andre YouTube videoer).

Se så Kevin Driscoll der lærer nørder på ROLFcon at cranke som SouljaBoy:

Det er dette klip, Youtube - sammen med en række andre, der bruger SouljaBoys musik - nu fjerner. Heldigvis ligger klippet også på blip.tv der har en lidt mindre lægge-sig-på-ryggen-agtig position ifht. DMCA.

Se så Kevins svar til Soulja Boy, efter at YouTube med kryptiske argumenter fjernede klippet.

Det kunne tyde på at Kevin er blevet offer for Youtubes automatiserede takedown-procedure - eller også har advokater i Soulja Boys entourage ikke forstået hvor Soulja Boys berømmelse stammer fra:

"DeAndre Ramone Way (born July 28, 1990), better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, dancer, and record producer. In September 2007, his single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was initially self-published on the Internet, and it became a number-one hit in the United States for seven non-consecutive weeks starting in September 2007"

siger Wikipedia

Mere her

Forresten gælder mindst ligeså skizofrene forhold DRs indhold på YouTube - men det er er en helt anden historie, som fortjener mindst en selvstændig blogpost.

Thanks, Fred

Another case of insanely stupid Apple DRM

A couple of weeks ago I started having problems with my Macbook Pro. For a few days, I seriously thought about getting the new model. Now I am happy I didn't. It appear the new MBP has hard-coded DRM that prevents playback of iTunes content on "non-verified" units, such as projectors. This probably applies to other fields too.

So, if you are a good boy and buy an episode, say, of The Wire - and try to play it in your home cinema - chances are you get this error message;
This is just absurd. Only consumers can make Apple understand that unless you put real alternatives to "piracy" out there, you are paying lip service to the principles of "creativity" and "genius" you used to tout. Even if this is another stupid idea imposed by the studios, Apple should leverage their power to oppose it.

Read the story at Ars Technica

UPDATE: see 35 Days Against DRM — Economic Boycott of DRM This Gift Giving Season and 35 Days Against DRM — Day One: MacBook