I am quite disappointed that the administration opted to censor my film based on the fact that it contained "copyrighted music," and offered no further clarification other than to point me to the FAQ entry that lists some URL's to online spots for music that is considered acceptable. What makes no sense about the explanation is that all published music is copyrighted. The following is the entire note that I received from the site administration:

"I had to remove your videos from the gallery this morning as they both contain copyrighted music and we can't allow that on the site. I really enjoyed both of them and would welcome you to repost them without sound or using a source we've listed in FAQ #852"

Notice the clearly worded "they both contain copyrighted music" statement that offers no clarification other than to say that copyrighted music is not allowed on the site? This makes absolutely no sense to me as, like I said, all published music is copyrighted.

Music from bands that are signed with the big labels, indie bands, bands that publish solely online, and whatever else, is all copyrighted. The only difference between these groups is that some are backed by the monolithic recording industry whereas the others are small bands with little, to no, money in their pockets. Regardless, they are all afforded the protections that copyright law offers, especially if they took the time to physically register their copyrights on paper and file with the copyright office.

I am not writing this out of some perverse desire to start any upheaval. Sometimes, writing about a situation is healing, and helps me better comprehend the situation itself. In this case, I am truly confused about this situation because the offered explanation makes absolutely no sense.

But I digress. I do not care any longer.

I have not posted here in over a year so it probably does not matter, but this is more than likely the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back. I will most certainly not post here again, which is sad if you really take a step back and think about it.

So anyhow, enough of that crap; just had to get that off my chest before I post the link to where the video is now located. I seriously hope that everyone does get a chance to check the deviantART Summit video out. Like I said before, the summit was a lot of fun, and finally turning the video in to a digital creation was a lot of fun as well.



Check out the deviantART Never Before Seen Footage over at YouTube: [link]

If you would like to download the full, higher-than-YouTube-quality version then grab a copy of it from here while supplies last: [link]

Sports Day 2007, if you care to see my son Anthony running around the track at school during Undokai, then check it out here: [link]

Thanks to all. Enjoy!



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