Thunderf00t vs. VenomFangX
THE APOLOGY
I will recap.
VenomFangX is a creationists that makes videos for youtube about why Christianity is so great and why “Darwinism” is so bad/evil/of the devil, etc.
Thunderf00t is a non-creationist (i.e. scientifically minded person) that routinely makes videos debunking various creationist claims. He often uses portions of those creationist video in his own, to comment on them. This is authorized under “fair use” in the U.S. Copyright Law.
VenomFangX decided to be an ass and started filing DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) take-down notices to YouTube about Thunderf00t’s videos where he used material from VenomFangX’s video.
VenomFangX was in the wrong because of the fair use doctrine, and filing DMCA notices where there isn’t a violation, is a violation! VenomFangX got some heat because of this, and ended up having to make this apology, seemingly supplied by Thunderf00t.
Browse around their other videos, they are quite entertaining.
I kept waiting to be rickrolled!
Lol! Is the punishment for serving a false DMCA takedown notice that you have to write a humiliating apology and videotape it for the world to see? If so the Church of Scientology has a lot of speaking notes to compile.
“I now understand that my theological views have nothing to do with the legality of my actions,” is my favourite part!
Posted by Magdalene on October 24th, 2008 10:21 pm