Most of you know Beyoncé took an impromptu stage dive during performance last week. Good news: She was ringing the alarm at the time. Bad news: After Sony/BMG circulated a "takedown request," citing copyright infringement, the folks at Google/YouTube started removing versions of the video footage from their systems. As Wired notes-- albeit more elegantly -- what's the big deal?
In every clip I watched, the audio quality was terrible, and posting it should not be considered copyright infringement.In many versions, you can barely tell what's playing, due to the clip's short length and distorted sound. Regardless of whether the posting of low-quality audio or video clips should be considered infringement, Google/YouTube's takedown system will tighten up this fall when it implements the new content filters it has agreed to install. The thing is, if Beyonce takes another stage dive after this system is in place, people are still going to find out about it.And they're still going to want to see it, they'll just learn not to go to YouTube.
Were people watching the video to catch a crappy
clip from a widely available Beyoncé track or because the diva took a fall? Let's put it this way: The song she was singing was "Ring The Alarm." You've probably heard it. So, you totally won't wanna take the jump to see it again, live, with Beyoncé taking a little trip on YouTube.
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We rest, your honor. And hey nice job getting rid of those clips, Google.
