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[ NNSquad ] Jim Cramer Stock Manipulation Video Pulled from YouTube, But ...
Jim Cramer Stock Manipulation Video Pulled from YouTube, But ...
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000520.html
Greetings. The now notorious Jim Cramer Stock Manipulation video that
I recently noted -- http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000518.html --
(apparently taped in late 2006, and on YouTube since last year) has
suddenly been pulled from YouTube due to copyright claims by
TheStreet.com. Fascinating that this occurred only after it received
so much negative attention on everything from my blog, to CNN, to Jon
Stewart, ... to just about everywhere else.
This isn't to say that TheStreet.com shouldn't be able to assert a
copyright claim if they so choose -- even if doing so will likely
bring about exactly the reverse of what they presumably intend. It's
a hopeless attempt at damage control. Does anybody really believe
that removing the video from YouTube at this point will do anything
but extend the controversy, or that interested parties don't routinely
archive videos that have a high probability of being suddenly blocked
on YouTube? Trying to wall people off from that video now only makes
it that much more of a "must see" attraction!
Remembering my maxim that, "It's impossible to successfully censor the
Internet by trying to remove materials that have attracted attention
after being posted publicly" -- it's certain that plenty of copies are
around for diligent searchers to locate with comparative ease.
And even if the Lords of Censorship begin attempting legal actions to
try censor search engines themselves on a large scale (a not necessarily
unlikely scenario given some popular sensibilities), Jim Cramer's "how
to" video on stock manipulation will still likely take its place in
the pantheon of Internet video wonders that will never die.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@vortex.com
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
- People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, NNSquad
- Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
Founder, GCTIP - Global Coalition
for Transparent Internet Performance - http://www.gctip.org
Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com