YOU CANNOT WIN THIS BATTLE. STFU AND STOP WASTING YOUR TIME VIACOM.

As if you don’t make millions of dollars of revenue already. Some 13 year old uploads 2 and a half minutes of a TV show…. OH NO! THE SKY IS FALLING.

FCK OFF.

I know its annoying, but things are changing and the best thing that the producers can do is adapt to the new landscape.

The stakes are high.

We’ve got people who want to restrict free publishing of anything and everything.
members:
Disney, Viacom, etc. – copyright holders
communist and totalitarian regimes
Nations and organizations that restrict free religious speech
the political correctness crowd

We’ve also got others that want publishing to be wide open and unrestricted.
members:
google and other net service companies
evangelical christians throughout the world
the government of Denmark
child pornography trafficers
software pirates
people that just want to access “out of print” otherwise unavailable media

I’m sure that most people will find things they like and don’t like on both “teams” above. Weather you tend to prefer one side or the other depends on your priories. If you are a media producer you will most likely be on the first “team”. If bringing the world to know Jesus is your thing you will likely lean towards the second. (maybe). Your advocacy is a personal thing.

No matter what “team” you are on, I strongly recommend that you recognize that it is becoming harder and harder to restrict the free flow of information and adjust your career to make the best of it. Like surfing, you can really go a long way if you ride the wave rather than try to fight it. On a personal note, I hope you find a good wave and ride it well.

The point that I am trying to make is that the google vs viacom conflict is actually a subordinate fight to the free speech vs controlled speech conflict. Although Viacom may be right legally and ethically, they are wrong when it comes to their causing resistance to free speech. Having corporations or governments reviewing what media viewers access would have a silencing effect on what is expressed & viewed.

Hope you find a good wave and can go far with it.

It is unfortunate that it is more difficult for people who make media to get big $$$$ for it but they might want to make stuff that is good enough that the consumer actually appreciates it and wants to make a gift. I buy media from people who carefully produce it and I don’t share it because I care about the producers. I know them personally. I don’t know big media personally nor do I care about them. They don’t care about me, in fact quite the opposite. They are just filling up the cable/satellite bandwidth with lots of crap I don’t want and would rather not pay for anyway. Besides, people should create media because they have something important to express that they want others to understand, not just to get paid for it. The best media is free because it comes from the heart of the producer. It may be more “cheesy” than commercial stuff but it is more genuine.

On the technical side, if the lawyers get too thick and the lawsuits get to extreme, expression can be done on a DARKNET which preserves privacy and thus protects the publisher. Encryption and other kinds of anonymising technology can create free speech in China and preserve it in the “free” world as well.

It is not a matter of for or against media producers, its about who get to be the producers. I say it should be everyone. Ideas must flow, and flow they shall.

Call up your cable/satellite TV provider and DISCONNECT all Viacom networks or the whole service if that is what it takes. It will put more $ in your pocket too.

If you must watch TV, Get it from free over the air sources with an antenna. You’ve still got ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, & PBS. They are going Digital too. If you feel you absolutely MUST have more, you may want to consider getting therapy. TV is fiction. The real world is what matters.

Get your Information from other sources like reputable web sites, good books, and friends and family. If you have something to express these three sources can also be channels.

Television is a 20th century dinosaur. ( Unless you have complete control of what is on, the TV is your enemy)

Why they ruin everything that’s good and young people like…bastards.

YOUTUBE rulez.

There’s a google more people who love YouTube than love Viacom. (exaggerating a small bit there. )

We (those who demand free speech) will ultimately overcome.

Resistance is futile.

Time, Human Spirit, & Technology are your enemy.

Be afraid.