Faith in Action

I was so excited when I got my IMac because I knew that I could begin taping interesting programs on TV with my VCR/DVD recorder and then upload them for public consumption. I have so many DVDs lined up and ready to be uploaded to my youtube page. One of the programs that I was excited about getting online was the BET Interview with presidential hopeful - Barack Obama. The show was entitled “What’s in it for us?”

I burned it, uploaded it, and in a matter of 2 days I had hundreds of viewers to the show and one request that I upload part two of the program. I did and then it happened.

YouTube got a tap on the shoulder from Viacom and sent me the following email:

YouTube | Broadcast Yourself™

Dear Member:

This is to notify you that we have removed or disabled access to the following material as a result of a third-party notification by Viacom International Inc. claiming that this material is infringing:
Barack Obama on BET: What’s in it for us?

Please Note: Repeat incidents of copyright infringement will result in the deletion of your account and all videos uploaded to that account. In order to prevent this from happening, please delete any videos to which you do not own the rights, and refrain from uploading additional videos that infringe on the copyrights of others. For more information about YouTube’s copyright policy, please read the Copyright Tips guide.

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Sincerely,?YouTube, Inc.

WHO KNEW THAT VIACOM VISITED MY YOUTUBE PAGE? AND who knew that I couldn’t upload programs that come across my television that I’m offering free to the public? Well - I guess now I know.

Sorry family - guess you’ll have to wait until BET repeats the program.