YouTube Pulls Anti-Gore Ad For Supposed Copyright Infringement

YouTube watchers have often marvelled at the video website's floating enforcement of copyright laws - especially given this weekend's decision by YouTube to yank an advertisement created by the Competitive Enterprise Institute -- as reported by NewsBusters March 12 -- harshly critical of Nobel Laureate Al Gore's hypocritical views on global warming.

“NRECA’s claim of copyright infringement is without merit,” said Competitive Enterprise Institute General Counsel Sam Kazman. “Our use of this miniscule amount of material – from a film which NRECA itself posted on YouTube and distributes freely –meets every criterion of Fair Use. It seems the association’s real goal is not to protect its copyright, but to protect its politically correct image on global warming.”

Wouldn't you love to know how YouTube decides when to honor copyright infringement claims and when to ignore them?

[I'd say we do know]

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