Megaupload sharing site shut down

[Adam]

I think you'll find that's the same with most companies, henceforth why my website will not get shut down because I am not besmirching their name, quite the opposite.

However, like that green power ranger said, back on topic.

[Chippiewill]

That constitutes fair use.

It's profiteering on intellectual property that is owned by others isn't fair use (Note, Habbo makes allowances for fansite donations and it is very restricted).

Do Habbo fansite get shut down? No, it's pretty much free advertising for them.

There is explicit permission which Habbo used to spell out very clearly in their Fansite Way, it's a bit hidden nowadays but it's still there.

See a pattern? Yeah, nobodies going to shut down my site unless I besmirch the company it's pretty much advertising. Which isn't going to happen.

Although putting up youtube videos of with no production value add really isn't very fair to the copyright holder.

I think you'll find that's the same with most companies, henceforth why my website will not get shut down because I am not besmirching their name, quite the opposite.

If you are causing people to spend less of official WWE stuff and more on say, "Premium Membership" due to the youtube videos and other stuff you provide they'll hand you a takedown notice.

I would expect the real reason for no takedown to be the fact you only have 200 members.

However, like that green power ranger said, back on topic.

I wouldn't call David a power ranger, maybe a mutant ninja turtle?

[Kasabian]

I liked Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but I think he's more of a teletubbie.

Either way, there will always be alternatives to Megaupload - I know of 2 that have been set up recently by people on another forum.

[Adam]

It's profiteering on intellectual property that is owned by others isn't fair use (Note, Habbo makes allowances for fansite donations and it is very restricted).


There is explicit permission which Habbo used to spell out very clearly in their Fansite Way, it's a bit hidden nowadays but it's still there.


Although putting up youtube videos of with no production value add really isn't very fair to the copyright holder.


If you are causing people to spend less of official WWE stuff and more on say, "Premium Membership" due to the youtube videos and other stuff you provide they'll hand you a takedown notice.

I would expect the real reason for no takedown to be the fact you only have 200 members.


I wouldn't call David a power ranger, maybe a mutant ninja turtle?

I ain't going to break down your post because there's no need, HOWEVER I'll make 2 points.

Numero, uno - YouTube videos with content claims have adverts on them which make the company (in this case, WWE) money. they make money from the videos I upload of their content. I'm giving them money. It's not profiteering.

In any case, the biggest wrestling forum on the internet (wrestlingforum.com) has a VIP membership scheme and has been going strong now for about 9 years, hell they even link to copyrighted material that DOESN'T earn the WWE money. And that forum has over 200,000 members.

Your logic is flawed. The website, the YouTube channel, whether it be directly or indirectly is making the WWE money. Pretty sure a company wouldn't shut down a forum that does that.

[Recursion]

I ain't going to break down your post because there's no need, HOWEVER I'll make 2 points.

Numero, uno - YouTube videos with content claims have adverts on them which make the company (in this case, WWE) money. they make money from the videos I upload of their content. I'm giving them money. It's not profiteering.

In any case, the biggest wrestling forum on the internet (wrestlingforum.com) has a VIP membership scheme and has been going strong now for about 9 years, hell they even link to copyrighted material that DOESN'T earn the WWE money. And that forum has over 200,000 members.

Your logic is flawed. The website, the YouTube channel, whether it be directly or indirectly is making the WWE money. Pretty sure a company wouldn't shut down a forum that does that.

That's the same as me running an upload website with free hollywood movies and crying out "FREE EXPOSURE!!!!"

[Chippiewill]

WWE makes far less money off the video than they lose from people who cancel cable subscriptions because they can watch a ten minute mash-up for free.

That wrestlingforum has a crucial difference in that it doesn't depend on content they do not own and the videos on there appear to have added production value which constitutes fair use.