Paul, thank you for your videos, particularly the videos you have made over the past few months. They provided me with some hope while I was in exile. At least one major Youtuber was talking about reforms that were desperately needed on Youtube.
I am appealing to you to reconsider your decision of abandoning Youtube. You have over 38,000 subscribers. Your voice still matters here, Paul. Please consider what I have to say before you walk away.
Youtube suspended my account in December for posting a copy of this video by Firefly515. About three minutes into the video you can see Firefly begging everyone who watched the video to repost it to their channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtKXb2UrNeI
Read through my correspondence with Youtube's copyright department. Watch Harry, they Youtube Lawyerbot, in action (or maybe that should be "inaction"). I have never seen more pathetic public relations in my life.
http://www.themaskedanalyst.com/Correspondence%20with%20Youtube%20Legal.htm
The link below is to the first in a series of videos that I made upon the end of my suspension. The videos explain in detail how I was suspended and how the DMCA can be abused to get Youtube to suspend anyone's account. I explain how Youtube's enforcement policy goes well beyond what the DMCA requires. I also explain in detail why Youtube is so special and I raise the question of whether there should be government regulation of Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4vza4QZCmM
Here is my website where I take an in-depth look at the DMCA, Fair Use, and the purpose of copyright law. I examine case law to back my claim that the DMCA is unconstitutional. And I provide several case studies of DMCA abuse.
http://www.themaskedanalyst.com/
Tags: appeal to renetto DMCA abuse suspension Fair Use copyright law leaving Youtube
