Is the FBI being used to create and Maintain Business Monopolies
By EvanHunter
@EvanHunter (4026)
United States
April 23, 2012 5:46am CST
About a month ago I started a discussion on how the FBI was involved in the arrest and confiscation of money and property of Megavideo and Megauploads owner and executives. This was done because of international copy right laws.
Recently I noticed that YouTube allows its user to upload up to 12 hours of video per video now. This happened around September 20th of 2011. Since that time there has been numerous posting of full length movies that are done by individuals who have no rights whatsoever to the movies. But YouTube has no bothered to take them down or police them.
Again I am left wondering why the FBI is being used to enforce international copy right laws in Hong Kong and New Zealand but it is not being enforced here in the United States. Does anyone really think executives of YouTube/Google will be arrested?
Or as I asked in the title do you think that YouTube is gaining a monopoly on uploaded videos with the FBI's help? If so should they switch the name of YouTube to GovernmentTube?
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
23 Apr 12
I think the government is less interested in copyright law than it is in shutting down websites and servers that host websites that might be critical of the government. The copyright law excuse is merely a way to do this without being accused of quashing free speech. Youtube isn't the big target here.
In Sweden, a new religion has just been recognized by the government. It is called Kopimism, or The Pirate religion. They believe in free distribution of information and data, in other words, no copyright law at all. Just a weird side note.
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
23 Apr 12
I guess I'm weird then, because I was just wondering how information can be copyrighted?
It's a difficult and dangerous (to liberty) road to go down. Copyright laws have been used in the past (Edison vs. Tesla) to steal another's ideas. How DO we police the 'idea'.
I would compare it to the thought crime law recently passed, they call it the Hate Crime law, but I have serious problems with it. Not because I am for 'hating' but because I am against the government in any way shape of form getting inside my head. No one can claim to know what another thinks. And claiming they can only allows them WAY TO MUCH power.
You may think I am stretching this to much, but I see it as basically the same thing. How can one person claim to have had an IDEA first, before anyone else and make money from that IDEA that anyone can come up with at any given time? In the information age we live in, ideas and thoughts and words and all that comes from them cannot be policed without the loss of some freedom.
@EvanHunter (4026)
• United States
23 Apr 12
Out of all the videos I have seen pulled form YouTube none of them were what I consider to be copyrighted movies but all political in nature. I think you hit the nail on the head. It's not so much to do with copyrights as it is a way to selectively shutdown any criticism that they can't control.
I looked up Kopimism http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Kopimism-religion-Sweden-copy/2012/04/22/id/436647 it seems it has already started here in the US. Wonder how long until they are raided like Branch Dividians in Waco.
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
24 Apr 12
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47138446/ns/politics-the_new_york_times/#.T5WXHvXYHu9
