As bloggers continue to slog through increasing regulation, scrutiny and in some cases deletion (here) I received this from google (big brother, busy suspending anti-Obama blogs).
Youtube removed my Hagee video(s)( three 9 minute videos of of the his AIPAC speech - that great inspiring speech from AIPAC 2007. They cited copyright infringement. Whose? There were 6,000 people there.
And it was such a great speech. "Israel you are not alone" listen to it here. (You know Atlas is always one step ahead :)
Download JohnHageeAIPACSpeech-all-20min.mp3 (I love Hagee, what a friend Israel has. My only regret is that no one will be able to see that wonderful speech.)
Oh and they said - any other infringement and they will delete my account and all of my videos. I am beyond caring at this point
YouTube | Broadcast Yourself™
Dear Member:
This is to notify you that we have removed or disabled access to the following material as a result of a third-party notification claiming that this material is infringing:
Atlas Shrugs: John Hagee's Fiery Speech AIPAC Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDRxmqOn7x4
Please Note: Repeat incidents of copyright infringement will result in the deletion of your account and all videos uploaded to that account. In order to prevent this from happening, please delete any videos to which you do not own the rights, and refrain from uploading additional videos that infringe on the copyrights of others. For more information about YouTube's copyright policy, please read the Copyright Tips guide.
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Sincerely,
YouTube, Inc.
Repeated incidents? this speech was 20 minutes on 3 videos -- three videos removed. Does that connote repeated incidents in youtube vernacular?
Remove other copyrighted material? I didn't know speech in front of thousands was copyrighted material! Most of my videos are me and my opinion. So it can't be long now.
BTW, motionbox (my first video hosting service) deleted my account 5/31 -- too many views they said I said, ok, I am paying 29.95 for Premium membership annually (the highest price plan), how much would it charge me for the extra bandwidth? "
"1,800 a month" they said
bye bye said I
A lot of shit is happening under the radar. If you you haven't seen my videos at youtube, check them out here. get it while you can.
UPDATE: The other Pamela who is my partner in crime (just a figure of speech) and a great American who videos the rallys (many of which I run at Atlas), as well as serving on the Stop the Madrassah coaltion is facing a war of attrition as well over at Motionbox.
Very active in the Saudi Hate school in North Virgina, she ran all the ISA videos. Well, somebody didn't like it - because she just heard she is threatened for removal all of the views as well.
I am still removing my videos from MotionBox.
It's is quite obvious the issue had to be a complaint from ISA. Motionbox never made an issue of any of my videos that you posted [at Atlas] that had at least 5,000 hits. The ISA videos seemed to start my issue (which had over 11,000 hits ).
I'm getting screen shots of each set of videos and I'm almost done. Then I don't care either!
UPDATE: Wait, there's more. I contacted an Atlas reader and fellow youtuber, AmYisroelChai -- whodownloads my vidsand helps me in ways too numerable to count. I sent him a copy of this post, hoping he had downloads (he downloaded all my vid off motionbox when the I lost my privileges there) so I thought download my youtube vids and perhaps could upload them elsewher. Anyway, I sent him a copy of this post and received this in my email blox:
I was in Canada for a week (got back last week). When I returned, I went to upload a video to Youtube, I was greeted with the message "Your account has been permanently disabled". No explanation or anything. Just gone.
AmYisroelChai had the best videos.
Now I'm mad
UPDATE: So is Pamela, she posted the following:
HEADS UP, AMERICA!
In case you aren't aware, there is a concerted effort going on...sneakily...under-the-radar...to shut down the blogs as well as our videos access.My friend Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs is posting what's currently happening. We all need to publicize this.
Recently, I was forced to remove two videos from the ISA(Islamic Saudi Academy) protest in Fairfax, Va.(as well as a Gathering of Eagles video of the family in Pennsylvania being assaulted) Until the ISA videos I have had many videos get high volume hits (Cindy Sheehan videos in particular)) Not a peep from MotionBox until the ISA videos.
I am done downloading copies of my videos OFF motionbox (doing screen shots of each folder) I was given a reprieve as long as I removed the offending videos,BUT, I was told they would be watching my account....(Big Brother is alive!) I'm prepared to be shut down. I expect that!It's getting worse, America.
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Since she [Atlas] has now posted about my harassment you can talk about my harassment to your hearts content!!Conservative blogs are being shut down ....slowly but surely for 'violations'.
Some of us have already lost our video accounts. (they don't like our content)
What happened to Freedom of Speech?
What's next...the internet?!
PLEASE. Let me know if YOU or anyone you know has had similar experiences.
WE MUST get this info "out there".
ATLAS is doing that for us.
It's so important!!
