Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Youtube violates American Constitution and the 1st Amendment

Youtube. com, under the guise of the copyright law is violating the 1st Amendment (Free Speech) and the American Constitution. During the process of collecting (and archiving) information regarding recent events, several videos (shot by the protesters and comments on the events) were flagged by Youtube as copyright violations. (As noted by this email sent by Youtube to us.

YouTube

Dear iNewsNetworkDE,

Your video, Mike_Pence_on_Fox_News_Regarding_Iran_Protests, may have content that is owned or licensed by FOX News Network.

No action is required on your part; however, if you are interested in learning how this affects your video, please visit the Content ID Matches section of your account for more information.

Sincerely,
- The YouTube Team




Our reply was (and is);

News and information collecting for journalism and academic use is fair use protected by the 1st Amendment. iNN is a new internet news network we are collecting & reporting on events occurring globally and is protected by the 1st Amendment. Please don't betray the American Constitution!


How can we support others in their fight for freedom, when we routinely give up ours? Further, is Independence day, Memorial day, D-day just another day off? Where is our respect for those who fight and die(d) for our freedom?



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