Anger at YouTube Stammer Clips

In the September 27th issue of the BNA Internet Law News e-mail was a story about how the British Stammering Association has been protesting against YouTube. Stammering, as defined by Websters Dictionary states stammering is a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds, also known as stuttering. The reason the the British Stammering Association is protesting against YouTube is because YouTube has classified people who are having trouble speaking in the category of "comedy". When using YouTube, you can search certain topics such as comedy, music, sports, people, and many more.
The British Stammering Association is very upset because they think that stammering is a serious issue and is not something that should be laughed at. They are also questioning YouTube whether they are encouraging their users to laugh at deaf or blind people as well, whether those videos should also be categorized as "comedy". YouTube replied to this remark by saying the none of the videos that they are upset about violate the terms of use. One of the associations supporters argues that stammering shouldn't be a joke but those people should receive help and not criticism.
In my opinion, The British Stammering Association does have a good point, but since those videos do not violate the terms of use, then there is not much they can do. Stammering is a problem in our society for many people, and those people should receive help, but as for YouTube they don't have to change anything. It is sad that people find stammering comedic, but people do and if that's how they characterize it, then that's how they characterize it.

BNA Internet Law News.

The Name of the article I found interesting in the BNA Internet Law News is titled "Prince Lashes Out at YouTube, eBay, and the Pirate Bay. The article talks about how Prince, a famous musician, is filing a lawsuit against these three websites. One of Prince's representatives informed him that these websites are not abiding by correct copyright laws. Prince is upset because those websites are wrongfully making profits off of his music. Prince hired a British based company to track down all the content that is shared illegally. This company claims that in the last week they have taken over 2000 infringing clips of Prince off of YouTube, but by the next day there are already another 100-200 clips available.
The article later goes on talking about how this may be a hard case for Prince to win. All of the websites argue that they are not breaking any of the copyright laws. A lot of Prince's fans may become angry with him because they may think he is doing this out of greed. Also, a lot of people are taking the side of the websites, because all of those sites have so many users and none of the want to see these sites get shut down. In my opinion I can understand why Prince wants to file a lawsuit and I feel he may win this suit. I feel this way because if he has proof that they are allegedly breaking copyright laws, then he is all set. These websites work in the way that other people add the clips and movies to the site and they can be viewed by others thereafter. Since this is the case, the owners, or employees of the sites should view all of these clips before adding them just to make sure they abide by all of the standards. If this were the case then this wouldn't be an issue.

Mijovi

In regard to the e-mail you sent about the energy drink Mijovi and the rock star Bon Jovi, i think Mr. Carrington will win the case. I don't think Bon Jovi will be successful in proving that the energy drink represents him and not Mr. Carringtons companion. The only thing that i could think of is if Mr. Carrington would have to change his slogan of "itsmilife". I feel this way because that is very similar to one of Bon Jovi's songs. Overall i don't think the energy drink itself will be affected in any way.

Article about Facebook.com

After reading the article relating to Facebook.com it is clear that there are issues with facebook that relate to law. One of the issues that was mentioned is cyberstalking. When students create a facebook account, they create a profile about themselves involving personal information and also with pictures. Often times people browse around facebook and look at their friends profiles, but there are other times where people will stalk other people. For it to be considered cyberstalking, it usually involves one person harassing or for the person to be threatening. If a person is harassing someone or posing a threat to someone they can report their "stalker" to facebook and depending on the severity of the situation, facebook will do whatever is necessary.
Often times there are privacy issues with facebook as well. There are some people who will browse facebook and get other people's information, which could be information that the particular person wouldn't want that person to have. Facebook does allow you to put certain privacy settings on your profile so you can prevent this, but there are instances where this can happen. This issue can lead to more severe things, if a person gets someone's address or phone number, there is potential for that person to stalk or harass the person. Before people create a facebook account, these are some of the issues that people should be aware of.

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