söndag, januari 31, 2010
Gallefoss vs Timbaland - Newsflash
Due to international and Internetional demand, which I hereby respectfully acknowledge, this will be my first blog-post written in English.
My initial post about the injustice towards Glenn Rune Gallefoss was very well received and got a lot of attention. Earlier tonight I was notified by a reader that the YouTube-embedding of Nelly Furtado's "Do It" featured in the post did not work. After checking it out it appeared my reader was correct. It did not work! What made it so much more interesting was that the cause was due to the clip having been blocked by explicit request from Vevo. Currently this is what meets the eye when you try to watch the embedded original clip from within Sweden:
I get a strong feeling the shit has finally hit the fan...
Obviously someone at Vevo and/or their part-owner Universal Music Group thought pulling the video was indeed the right way to go. I beg to slightly differ but what could I possibly know about the Information Era that the big four doesn't already know (or at least refuse to absorb)? Anyway, here is another embedding of the same clip, i.e. Nelly Furtado and "Do It" (once again stay alert at about 18 seconds into the clip):
So what, if anything, caused such a reaction? After all, the copyright industry and it's lobby is well known for it's persistent efforts on sending out takedown notices on YouTube, MySpace and other similar communities.
What makes this one stand out is that it was their own video. Obviously, I don't know so I can only speculate that the following might have something to do with it considering the timing of Vevo/Universal:
- The post generated plenty of traffic for a few days (and for a Swedish blog) with the average being around 600+ visits/day and the most at close to 900 visits.
- It received a lot of attention generating plenty of linking in the Swedish blogosphere.
- Among linkers were Pirate Party leader Rick Falkvinge, vice party leader Anna Troberg and last but not least famed Swedish award winning blogger Emma "Internet Boss" Opassande.
A big thank you to the following bloggers:
Anders Widén, Anna Troberg, Dynamic Man, Emil Isberg, Ett Otygs Funderingar, Felten Fabulerar, Full Mental Straightjacket, Janne Lindgren, Janssons Egna Blogg!, Keep On Balping, Kryssa Mattias, Maloki, Mattias Bjärnemalm, Opassande, Rick Falkvinge, Röd Libertarian, Sagor Från Livbåten, Scaber Nestor, Smurftapet, Sugbloggen, Sultans Blogg, Syrrans Granne, Thomas Tvivlaren (I), Thomas Tvivlaren (II), Viktualiebrodern, Yami Och Pandorna.
A special thank you to the members of the demoscene for all the support and the many ways of gratitude and appreciation I have received. If you are a fan of the great remix-culture of the demoscene please support it's many brilliant musicians. Plenty of excellent chipmusic can be found at Remix64 so head over there after reading this post!
It is time to wrap this up but before I do so I want to prolong a sincere message to Timbaland and Universal Music Group on behalf of The Pirate Party of Sweden and many, many more all over the globe:
It is too late to apologize! Just show Glenn Rune Gallefoss the money and respect his rights of attribution.
Do It!
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The revolution is here so please, help our struggle for freedom, integrity and peer2peership!
The Pirate Party is a grassroots movement originating from Sweden though now being copied in several other countries and places throughout the globe (and most likely New Caprica City). We recently entered the European Parliament (Amelia & Christian) and are now setting sails for the Swedish Parliament which - The Internets willing - will be entered by fall this year.
Recommended reading: Brazil is thinking of copyright reform. The United Kingdom is heading deeper and deeper into the Orwellian path. Record labels face $6 billion damages for pirating artists. Last, Edwyn Collins' copyright is being infringed upon by Warner the copyright dinosaur.
Etiketter: copyright, Edwyn Collins, Glenn Rune Gallefoss, Nelly Furtado, Per Sundin, Piratpartiet, remixkultur, scenen, The Big Four, The Internets, Timbaland, Universal, Val Riksdagen 2010, Vevo, YouTube
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#: Kommentar från
chipflip, 2010-02-01 06.07
removing "your own" content on youtube is getting pretty advanced these days, with automatic frequency analysis and whatnot. and since vevo's business model is based on moving content from youtube to vevo, it seems pretty likely that this was a coincidence. but, for the sake of data-drama, i hope not. :)
#: Kommentar från
Henrik Sultan, 2010-02-01 06.37
Jag märkte att videon var borta men reagerade aldrig på att det stod vevo :P haha
Go get em!
#: Kommentar från
Thomas Tvivlaren, 2010-02-01 08.47
@Chipflip: I too hope not! :)
@Henrik Sultan: In any which way I possibly can... ;)
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