Comments on: YouTube Lets Users Mute Rather Than Take Down

By: Fooling YouTube Audio Fingerprints: Speed Works, Volume Doesn’t, And All That Matters Is the First 30 Seconds

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:47:26 +0000

[...] its artists from the site and user uploads that contain tracks from the company’s albums are automatically muted. But rival Universal Music Group recently announced a planned new joint music video venture with [...]

By: Is SonicSwap the Boxee of Music Videos?

Is SonicSwap the Boxee of Music Videos? — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:59:30 +0000

[...] Skilken said SonicSwap has run into issues where its player will pull up a track that has the audio muted, one of YouTube’s efforts to placate copyright owners. SonicSwap was also on the verge of [...]

By: To Hold onto Music Content, YouTube May Ditch Long-Held Hub Strategy « NewTeeVee

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:31:29 +0000

[...] music video publishers by amping up curation tools on its music page and offering features such as muting infringing music in other people’s [...]

By: American Idol A Video Fail: Station Conversation | Viral Video Maker

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:54:02 +0000

[...] on YouTube’s part to quickly avoid copyright infringement, and surely not a coincidence that they implemented this latest technology feat the day American Idol returned to [...]

By: FanTrust » Blog Archive » American Idol A Video Fail: Station Conversation [NewTeeVee Station]

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:07:09 +0000

[...] move on YouTube’s part to quickly avoid copyright infringement, and surely not a coincidence that they implemented this latest technology feat the day American Idol returned to Fox. Jill: I just don’t get why Fox is so squinchy about this. [...]

By: FanTrust » Blog Archive » American Idol A Video Fail: Station Conversation [NewTeeVee]

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:06:45 +0000

By: American Idol A Video Fail: Station Conversation « NewTeeVee

American Idol A Video Fail: Station Conversation « NewTeeVee — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:00:39 +0000

[...] on YouTube’s part to quickly avoid copyright infringement, and surely not a coincidence that they implemented this latest technology feat the day American Idol returned to [...]

By: American Idol A Video Fail: Station Conversation - NewTeeVee Station

American Idol A Video Fail: Station Conversation - NewTeeVee Station — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:39:48 +0000

[...] on YouTube’s part to quickly avoid copyright infringement, and surely not a coincidence that they implemented this latest technology feat the day American Idol returned to [...]

By: aaaaaaaaaa

aaaaaaaaaa — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:02:28 +0000

If you bump into a muted video on youtube, post this comment:

"We love music! We can't stand by silently while the music industry continues its decades-long effort to lock up our culture! If you think that it sucks that audio had to be disabled here BOYCOTT MUSIC INDUSTRY!

Only buy audio-cds second-hand from now on (Use amazon's second-hand section or ebay from apparently private persons)
Don't download from online music stores anymore
Support self-marketing bands
Spread this message here on every muted video you encounter"