• “Space Oddity” Tribute
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[QUOTE]On May 12th, 2013, the day before his trip back to Earth, Hadfield shared a music video of himself covering David Bowie’s 1969 pop hit “Space Oddity” onboard the ISS (shown below). Within the first year of its YouTube premiere, the music video garnered more than 22 million views.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]On May 13th, 2014, Hadfield tweeted a link to the YouTube video and notified his followers that the music video will be taken offline today, following the expiration of the year-long license that was acquired.[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;KaOC9danxNo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo[/video] Kinda sucks that NASA had to enforce a 'license' on something as beautiful as this.
Was gonna rate this late, but they're seriously taking this down today? Such a shame.
Yeah, because of the license with bowie or something. It's a cover, isn't that protected under Fair Use?
[QUOTE=bdd458;44801427]Yeah, because of the license with bowie or something. It's a cover, isn't that protected under Fair Use?[/QUOTE] No, covers are not automatically protected under fair use. In fact, most people vastly overestimate the range of fair use. Usually if you are an unknown artist making a cover or something and sticking it on soundcloud for free you aren't getting sued, but when we are talking 22 mil. views, record companies definitely take notice. I think it's incredibly stupid regardless. I'm glad this will probably be rehosted around 8 bajillion times on different video sites anyway.
We've reached the point where make music videos in fucking space and yet all people care about is this licensing bullshit.
I've downloaded it. Don't know if i can upload it anywhere due to licensing, but I'll keep it just in case.
[QUOTE=Sharker;44801839]We've reached the point where make music videos in fucking space and yet all people care about is this licensing bullshit.[/QUOTE] If anything is a sign we need copyright reform, I think this is it.
[QUOTE=Samg381;44801304][video=youtube;KaOC9danxNo] Kinda sucks that NASA had to enforce a 'license' on something as beautiful as this.[/QUOTE] It was probably the CSA not NASA considering their logo is all over the video. Either way it is silly.
:( I listen to this cover all the time.
It's pretty funny that when you search "ground control to major tom" this video comes up first with 22.8Mill views where as the one below which is actually the original song only has 1.3mill. Still, there will be plenty of re uploads once it's gone.
Chris Hadfield is such a sincere guy. This video about him is definitely worth watching. [video=youtube;FbpIwT9nV3Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbpIwT9nV3Y[/video]
[QUOTE=Croix;44801654]No, covers are not automatically protected under fair use. In fact, most people vastly overestimate the range of fair use. Usually if you are an unknown artist making a cover or something and sticking it on soundcloud for free you aren't getting sued, but when we are talking 22 mil. views, record companies definitely take notice. I think it's incredibly stupid regardless. I'm glad this will probably be rehosted around 8 bajillion times on different video sites anyway.[/QUOTE] yeah but what about artists that do covers as a bonus track for albums? you know, ones that get sold?
[QUOTE=bdd458;44802558]yeah but what about artists that do covers as a bonus track for albums? you know, ones that get sold?[/QUOTE] They have made some sort of arrangement with the rightsholders.
[QUOTE=bdd458;44802558]yeah but what about artists that do covers as a bonus track for albums? you know, ones that get sold?[/QUOTE] They've paid for the licensing. Either that or they are some small band who don't really need to give a shit because copyright holders won't pay any attention to them anyway.
you learn something new everyday.
Let's just ignore the fact of scientific history, being the first music video in space and such, just to enforce a stupid bullshit licence. Amazing.
do they really [I]really[/I] think a video like this will just... disappear. like come the fuck on. it [I]will[/I] be uploaded. if people want to see something, people will find a way to see it.
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[QUOTE=Tmaxx;44803022]do they really [I]really[/I] think a video like this will just... disappear. like come the fuck on. it [I]will[/I] be uploaded. if people want to see something, people will find a way to see it.[/QUOTE] Make sure of it, I'd much rather see hundreds of people try to save it!
Downloaded. Can't believe something as incredible and historic as this is subject to licensing crap. One could say they could've chosen a less-restricted song, but no other song would be as perfect a choice as this.
And there (temporarily) goes a piece of space history.
Thar she blows.
OH HEY WHAT'S THIS [url]http://mfi.re/watch/a18eb4346zacpqq/Chris_Hadfield_-_Space_Oddity.mp4[/url] It's impossible to delete something popular on the internet, someone will have downloaded a copy or it will have been mirrored somewhere. The fact that copyright law hasn't been modified to meet the standards of current technology is a testament to how arcane it is
It's still on youtube. It's on the company that made the guitar he's playing's channel.
[QUOTE=vladnag;44802253]It's pretty funny that when you search "ground control to major tom" this video comes up first with 22.8Mill views where as the one below which is actually the original song only has 1.3mill. Still, there will be plenty of re uploads once it's gone.[/QUOTE] What are you talking about? There are two different versions - one with 6 million, one with 9 million views. There are numerous unofficial uploads. Anyway, Space Oddity is great whoever is singing it: [video=youtube;cYMCLz5PQVw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYMCLz5PQVw[/video] Sad to see this one go, though.
[QUOTE=C0linSSX;44804244]OH HEY WHAT'S THIS [url]http://mfi.re/watch/a18eb4346zacpqq/Chris_Hadfield_-_Space_Oddity.mp4[/url] It's impossible to delete something popular on the internet, someone will have downloaded a copy or it will have been mirrored somewhere. The fact that copyright law hasn't been modified to meet the standards of current technology is a testament to how [B]arcane[/B] it is[/QUOTE] I think you mean "archaic". Arcane would mean it's magical.
[QUOTE=Reds;44805070]I think you mean "archaic". Arcane would mean it's magical.[/QUOTE] It's magically horrible.
[QUOTE=Reds;44805070]I think you mean "archaic". Arcane would mean it's magical.[/QUOTE] I think you should look in an arcane tome known as a dictionary.
It's already been reupped several times.
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