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Have Illegally Uploaded my Content?   August 1, 2012  Reblogged
from The Trichordist:  Click to visit the original post  By
Larry Cane of Tape OP Magazine (repost by permission, copyright
in the author)  I politely asked Youtube to remove a song by my
old band that someone had posted without permission. They took
it down but then apologized "sorry about that" and ran my
business name as if "blaming me" for removing content. Really?
Wow. Pretty damn impartial, huh?  Larry Crane of Tape OP
Magazine highlights what must seem like a curious practice by
YouTube. First thing--it's Google, so understand that they don't
care at all what artists think.  (For example, see YouTube's
arbitrary covenant not to sue and refusal to be audited in
YouTube's indie songwriter license of adhesion.) Having said
that, it will not be surprising to know that YouTube has long
employed a tactic that can be thought of as Chilling Effects
Lite. YouTube leverages the fact tha