Monday 1 August 2011

No Sun vidpass

This could be a first.

A Kings of Leon video clip used online by the Toronto Sun has been blocked by a copyright claim by Vector Entertainment.


Torontosun.com does check for copyright restrictions before using video clips from other sources, right?

Posted by Toronto Sun Family at 14:47

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous2 August 2011 at 14:52

    re: "Torontosun.com does check for copyright restrictions before using video clips from other sources, right?"

    Of course not. The Toronto Sun also does not check on copyright issues when it steals pictures/text from other web sites.

    However in this particular case, the Sun has little to do with the copyright claim. The Sun is just linking to a Youtube video (which is legal to do) and
    relying on the "ignorance is bliss" defence: if it's on the Web, it must be true and okay to use.

    Also, why does the Sun web site use a meaningless file photo from the US, when the rock group has been in Toronto many times (as recently as 13 weeks ago)? Why not use a local picture? Too much trouble to look it up in the computer system?

    The fun part: let's see how long the dead video and the now incorrect text sit on the page.

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