Yes I can, but not this vid. I could override it by using a VPN provider that has IP addresses wherever I want to -- the US, the UK, anywhere. But they cost money and are illegal.
Germany has an institution called GEMA which wants money for all music played to an audience in Germany. YouTube ued to pay their fee, and then they tried to triple it or something, and YouTube said no. So GEMA said, no music then! And YouTube had to comply.-
The GEMA even makes them block music videos put up by the bands themselves, independently produced music, and creative commons music. All your music is belong to us -- the GEMA claims.
It's become the most hated organisation in all of Germany. Here you can see a protest against them where I was:
I am really shocked. The whole point of places like youtube is to be able to express yourself. And if the bands aren't objecting, why in the world should the govt care??? There are people who have established themselves on youtube and then gone on to get recording contracts. It really is like fanfiction in that sense.
That's why I say they're worse than the people going after illegal downloads: - they stifle creativity!! All the artists except the big mainstream ones are all against them. Their system is byzantine and absurd. They'll be first against the wall when the revolution comes, sort of thing.
I am really surprised to hear about that in Europe. I thought you guys were much more open to that sort of thing. America is the one that sees $ everywhere.
No, not really -- I work on the Internet, and I play there, but there is sports and baths and knitting and cat-cuddling and transport and brick-and-mortar shopping as well, to say nothing of the Little Lady and her littler brothers as well as the rest of the fambly, cooking and movies with the Nazgul, and the occasional medieval event. And visits to the doctor.
And you're in Germany so the Oscars probably don't mean much there.
They actually don't mean much here except for a huge amount of publicity.
But I was interested in it for the story line. It is only being released across the US now (for publicity purposes) so I took advantage of a Canadian stream to see it. Of course I am also going to see it in the theater as soon as it is out. That was my point -- that they aren't losing any money there. I was just dying to see it (it's the hunt for Bin Laden) and they kept postponing its release and teasing us so I watched it first online (twice) and now can't wait to see it when it finally gets here on Sunday. :)
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Sorry, I am humorless on that subject!
Oh I am chatting with my friend in Ireland.
Do you know this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=081bSYPvsoQ
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**hates hates hates**
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesellschaft_f%C3%BCr_musikalische_Auff%C3%BChrungs-_und_mechanische_Vervielf%C3%A4ltigungsrechte
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It's become the most hated organisation in all of Germany. Here you can see a protest against them where I was:
http://sethos.blogger.de/stories/2121233/
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Have you seen Zero Dark Thirty? (speaking of illegal downloads)
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That is all.
Just
wow
I thought you spent night and day on the internet? :D
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They actually don't mean much here except for a huge amount of publicity.
But I was interested in it for the story line. It is only being released across the US now (for publicity purposes) so I took advantage of a Canadian stream to see it. Of course I am also going to see it in the theater as soon as it is out. That was my point -- that they aren't losing any money there. I was just dying to see it (it's the hunt for Bin Laden) and they kept postponing its release and teasing us so I watched it first online (twice) and now can't wait to see it when it finally gets here on Sunday. :)
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Anything that is Muslim or Middle East gets my attention. :) I loved Argo as well.
Have you seen the Israeli series Hatufim?
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