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Samsung 'blocks' exploding Note 7 parody videos

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Re: Samsung 'blocks' exploding Note 7 parody videos

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

gambiting wrote: post #42
cmdrfred wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your getting downvoted beacuse morals only apply to people in the same social caste as you. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn_suicides

And I am sure that employees working at factories that make parts for other manufacturers absolutely never kill themselves due to their work, and that foxconn never supplies parts for anyone else but Apple? Let's be realistic for a second.

The context is tech companies (making phones) that are immoral in addition to Samsung. Complaining that someone singled out Apple Computers is missing the point badly.

No-one is saying your beloved Apple is the only company that hides behind corporatism as an excuse to be shitty, they're saying Apple is also such a company.

Re: Samsung 'blocks' exploding Note 7 parody videos

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Post by pixelbath »

turblety wrote: post #4

By uploading a parody video of a Samsung Galaxy exploding, I don't understand how there is a law being broken? Can someone explain how this is a copyright issue?

This is not a copyright issue, which is the problem here. YouTube allows "copyright holders" to file a DMCA claim which usually results in an immediate takedown and strike against the video uploader's account.

It's a bit draconian, but you can thank US legislation for that beauty.

Re: Samsung 'blocks' exploding Note 7 parody videos

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Post by 1_2__3 »

jnagro wrote: post #5
turblety wrote: post #4

By uploading a parody video of a Samsung Galaxy exploding, I don't understand how there is a law being broken? Can someone explain how this is a copyright issue?

You're right. Satire is fair use.

This isn't even a fair use defense, and I'm utterly baffled why anyone (let alone most people) in this thread seems to think it is.

Copyright does not protect Samsung from having their products rendered (in other words, I'm not breaking the law by drawing a picture of a Samsung phone) or their name mentioned.

Copyright does not protect marks, that's Trademarks.

Copyright does not protect basic look and feel.

There's no fair use defense here because there is no legitimate claim of infringement. Just because someone at Samsung clicked the "this is infringing" box does not A) make it true, or B) require the video author to defend themselves.

This is basically like Samsung trying to DMCA a newspaper from mentioning their name or publishing a picture of their phone.

Re: Samsung 'blocks' exploding Note 7 parody videos

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Post by JoelBennett »

dasboth wrote: post #31
milankragujevic wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have to bitch about Samsung once more, because their batteries are absolute shit and puff up even if charged with their original charger in the original phone, and so innocently the batteries' warranty is 6 month but they puff up and decrease in capacity dramatically after 7-8 months of use.

I have to agree. I should have learned my lesson after the Galaxy S2 Mini I had, but I went and got the S4 Mini anyway. I regret it now - after 18 months it barely lasts a day with me not doing much with it and gets very hot. Last Samsung I bought for a long time, that's for sure.

It getting hot just sitting there would be more a sign of some background process that is running the CPU at full tilt. I've had the same thing happen to a Blackberry and a Nokia Windows Phone.

Either way, it's a crummy situation to deal with. Sometimes rebooting helps.

Re: Samsung 'blocks' exploding Note 7 parody videos

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Post by the8472 »

jMyles wrote: post #34

I love you all. :-) Here we are again, and this thread is full of comments about whether this was afoul of DMCA or whether there's a way to adjust the system so that these claims will be more costly to the claimant. We need to break open the head here, people! We're scientists, right? Step back from your political ideologies and your fears and tell me what the real problem is with this biological system. Right: it's…

step 1: roll out IP multicast

step 2: ...

Re: Samsung 'blocks' exploding Note 7 parody videos

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Post by cortesoft »

nailer wrote: post #26
dragonwriter wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Has it changed the financial incentives? If not, why would it change the results?

That's why we have 'I understand incorrectly flagging may delay response' which would change the financial incentives. If Samsung waste Google's time with false takedowns of satirical content, Google won't be able to respond to, eg, companies marketing fake Galaxy phones or similar as fast as they would otherwise. Likewise if trolls incorrectly flag videos critiquing them Google won't be able to respond as quickly to…

I think the person you are responding to's point is what does Google gain by changing its takedown procedure? Does Google really care if they take down some non-infringing content? Is it going to hurt their traffic that much?

Re: Samsung 'blocks' exploding Note 7 parody videos

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Post by dasboth »

JoelBennett wrote: post #55
dasboth wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have to agree. I should have learned my lesson after the Galaxy S2 Mini I had, but I went and got the S4 Mini anyway. I regret it now - after 18 months it barely lasts a day with me not doing much with it and gets very hot. Last Samsung I bought for a long time, that's for sure.

It getting hot just sitting there would be more a sign of some background process that is running the CPU at full tilt. I've had the same thing happen to a Blackberry and a Nokia Windows Phone. Either way, it's a crummy situation to deal with. Sometimes rebooting helps.

Yeah when I notice it getting hot I usually reboot to kill any background processes. Typically what happens is I put it away and pick it up half an hour later only to see that it's dropped like 10% battery. My next smartphone purchase will be almost entirely based on battery life.
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