What What in the... Huh? - Polidicks

[quote=The Huffington Post]Did South Park copy YouTube? [img]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/219080/thumbs/s-YOUTUBE-VS-SOUTH-PARK-large.jpg[/img] Viacom, Comedy Central, and the producers of the contentious animated hit South Park are being sued for alleged copyright infringement. According to an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter, a 2008 episode of South Park featured a spoof of the viral YouTube music video "What What (In The Butt)," originally performed by Sam Norman and produced by Brownmark Films. In the South Park version, the character Butters performs a version of the popular song that closely resembles Brownmark's copyrighted version. The Hollywood Reporter explains the case against South Park: Brownmark Films filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in U.S. DIstrict Court in Wisconsin [on Friday], alleging that the infringement is "willful, intentional, and purposeful, in disregard of and indifferent to the rights of Brownmark." Brownmark is seeking a permanent injunction and maximum statutory damages. "What What (In The Butt)" has received almost 34 million views on YouTube and has been parodied many times by YouTube users. In June, Viacom, Inc. lost a "landmark copyright case" to YouTube. The cable giant had sought $1 billion from YouTube for copyright abuses, but a judge dismissed the suit before it went to trial. "Copyright protection is essential to the survival of creative industries," said Viacom's general counsel Michael Fricklas after a judge ruled in favor of YouTube. "It is and should be illegal for companies to build their businesses with creative material they have stolen from others."[/quote] Source: [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/16/south-park-sued-for-youtube-video-parody_n_783725.html[/url] This is so [i]gay[/i] Well at least Viacom is being sued.

[quote]The cable giant had sought [b]$1 billion[/b] from YouTube for copyright abuses[/quote] [img]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a194/tones13/tomcruiselaugh.gif[/img]

Viacom pissed me off. Sue them!

[quote="Viacom"]"Copyright protection is essential to the survival of creative industries," said Viacom's general counsel Michael Fricklas after a judge ruled in favor of YouTube. "It is and should be illegal for companies to build their businesses with creative material they have stolen from others."[/quote] While true... [quote="Bullshit Translator"]"We are not locking down the economy and creative industry enough. We must strive for even more control relegated to a few large companies over all creative industry. Hail money."[/quote]

You don't "copy youtube".

Tell them to fuck off CC, and give them bandages for their butthurt.

It's called a parody

[QUOTE=Ezhik;26101932]It's called a parody[/QUOTE] It seems that big companies have not heard of this word.

derp derp fair use doesn't exist

And Brownmark Films will lose because they do not have the money to compete with Viacom.

Parody laws will have the case thrown out.

What if the creators of South Park got sued for [I]everything[/I] they've parodied?

[QUOTE=bepassley;26102308]What if the creators of South Park got sued for [I]everything[/I] they've parodied?[/QUOTE] oh god

Is Justin Bieber going to come out of nowhere and sue them for using him in last week's episode 2 years from now when he isn't famous anymore?

[QUOTE=bepassley;26102308]What if the creators of South Park got sued for [I]everything[/I] they've parodied?[/QUOTE] Like a group of celebrities gathering their lawyers and megasuiting them fo.... Wait a minute.

[QUOTE=bepassley;26102415]Is Justin Bieber going to come out of nowhere and sue them for using him in last week's episode 2 years from now when he isn't famous anymore?[/QUOTE] He's going to say that he was greatly offended and emotionally scarred I bet. :mmmsmug:

Isn't YouTube a free-for-all in terms of content that is uploaded to it? You can't post something on YouTube and claim copyright infringement when someone posts it somewhere else/parodies it.

DON'T YOU DARE FUCKING SUE THE GREAT CREATORS OF SOUTHPARK. /c

youtube what are you doing

They are getting back at Viacom for taking advantage of Youtube's copyright service. You know, since Google makes enough money already there's no point in suing anymore.

what they're based in wisconsin [editline]16th November 2010[/editline] this is news to me

copyright laws need reform. I hate production companies so much

Viacom shouldn't be talking.

No copyright is important to the creative industry, i dunno what Viacom is talking about here.

[QUOTE=Kalibos;26103563]youtube what are you doing[/QUOTE] Youtube isn't suing them. The production company that made the video is.