What a load of crap. Their excuse rings completely hollow to me.
I mean, it's pretty weak in and of itself. Then I consider the company VEVO keeps. That is, hugely powerful record labels that have bribed, coerced, and abused the American legal/political system to keep themselves between musicians and patrons for so many years. I don't know that a better excuse would have even helped. These companies, and their ilk, have lost all credibility with me as a consumer and American Citizen.
I view them as scumbags of the highest order. I am not alone and we're just waiting for them to screw up so we can take joy in the next step of their long, slow demise.
And screw up they did. Big time. The NFL may be the only people more psychopathic than Hollywood about their copyright. They actually say during their broadcast that you can't talk about the game without their permission, when you hear it sounds like something out The Onion or Brazil. I'd love to see VEVO get slapped with a fat lawsuit from the NFL. The enemy of my enemy is my friend and all that...
If you follow to yesterday's article about this you'll see at the bottom:
Update, 2/10:: ESPN says it will not be pursuing legal action. A spokesperson gave us the following statement:
“We’re disappointed the exhibitor took this route, especially at a festival for an industry whose jobs are most at risk if we are not able to curtail stolen content.”
I mean, it's pretty weak in and of itself. Then I consider the company VEVO keeps. That is, hugely powerful record labels that have bribed, coerced, and abused the American legal/political system to keep themselves between musicians and patrons for so many years. I don't know that a better excuse would have even helped. These companies, and their ilk, have lost all credibility with me as a consumer and American Citizen.
I view them as scumbags of the highest order. I am not alone and we're just waiting for them to screw up so we can take joy in the next step of their long, slow demise.
And screw up they did. Big time. The NFL may be the only people more psychopathic than Hollywood about their copyright. They actually say during their broadcast that you can't talk about the game without their permission, when you hear it sounds like something out The Onion or Brazil. I'd love to see VEVO get slapped with a fat lawsuit from the NFL. The enemy of my enemy is my friend and all that...