Posted by Larry in AZ on 08/30/07 22:24

Waiving the right to remain silent, "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com>
said:

> "Larry in AZ" <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns999C6BE40BBFFthefrogprince@69.28.173.184...
>> Waiving the right to remain silent, useful_infos@yahoo.com said:
>>
>>> Story via http://Muvy.org
>>
>> My guess is that Viacom routinely complains about any of their stuff
>> appearing on YouTube without regard for content or origination. In
>> other words, they run on automatic.
>>
>> You probably have a case, but it'll cost you...
>
> First of all, it's not the poster who was complaining about the Viacom
> situation. The poster is a spammer just trying to draw hits to his
> website.

That occurred to me, Paul, but I let it go for the sake of the discussion.

> Second, I was curious so I looked at the videos that were involved. The
> person complaining does appear to have a basis for alleging infringement
> by Viacom. And Viacom does appear to have a basis for alleging
> infringement as well.

Yep - I assumed that too. Viacom's wraparounds would be their property.

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Larry Jandro
Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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