How to block a referrer using .htaccess <http://www.bylandwaterandair.com/extras/code/htaccess_single_domain.php>
If MyHeavy is linking to the FLV files hosted by Blip, Google Video, and others, then those video hosts can implement the simple .htaccess rule and block the referrer links from MyHeavy, or serve alternate content to MyHeavy. As Lucas says, this is probably the most simple solution... -josh On 1/3/07, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Lucas Gonze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > This is a link being fetched on the client side, not a copy on the > > server side, so it's not a copyright issue. > > I see what you mean. They're pulling to the FLV file from blip.tv and > supimposing in flash they're own material on top. Regardless of the > method, the presentation and action is breaking the CC non-commercial > license. They are presenting through their flash player a video that > they are not licensed to present. Their flash player is displaying > frames of video without the rights to do that. Media (bytes) that > they don't have a right to is being pulled through their player which > resides on the client side. > > -- Enric > > > > > Iff someone has a problem with something that they can easily fix, > > they should do the fix. Anything else is willful. > > > > What you want video aggregators to do will break the web. The web has > > a mechanism for doing what you want to do, which is the Referer > > header. If you use the existing mechanisms, you can achieve what you > > want and preserve the web at the same time. > > > > The alternative course that you are pursuing will not work and will > > destroy the web. Using Referer headers will work and will preserve > > the web. > > > > -Lucas > > > > On 1/3/07, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If someone breaks a copyright whether individual or corporation and > > > seeks to profit by it, then it is the right for the copyright holder > > > to charge a value they want for their work. It is also a right to > > > demand this not happen. Or to put on notice for a suit. The person > > > whose material is being violated should not be considered guilty. > > > > > > -- Enric > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Lucas Gonze" <lucas.gonze@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Their service is a Flash app which plays an arbitrary FLV file on > > > any server. > > > > > > > > For example I can patch this URL of theirs for viewing Steve > Garfield > > > > stuff on blip: > > > > > > > > http://www.myheavy.com/video.php?video_url=http%3A//blip.tv/file/get/Stevegarfield-BehindTheScenesJohnEdwardsYouTubeAndTheCampaignWebsite426.flv&video_title=Behind%20the%20Scenes%3A...&video_desc=&video_author_name=Blip%20TV&video_author_url=http%3A//blip.tv&video_thumb_url=http%3A//blip.tv/uploadedFiles/Stevegarfield-BehindTheScenesJohnEdwardsYouTubeAndTheCampaignWebsite586.jpg > > > > > > > > To use this third party FLV instead: > > > > http://www.mediacollege.com/video-gallery/testclips/barsandtone.flv > > > > > > > > Giving this completely functional URL: > > > > > > > > http://www.myheavy.com/video.php?video_url=http://www.mediacollege.com/video-gallery/testclips/barsandtone.flv&video_title=Behind%20the%20Scenes%3A...&video_desc=&video_author_name=Blip%20TV&video_author_url=http%3A//blip.tv&video_thumb_url=http%3A//blip.tv/uploadedFiles/Stevegarfield-BehindTheScenesJohnEdwardsYouTubeAndTheCampaignWebsite586.jpg > > > > > > > > To make this problem go away 100% blip.tv just needs to do a rewrite > > > > rule to block myheavy.com. This will do the job without a crazy > lynch > > > > mob asking to extend the DMCA to be even more onerous and, given the > > > > blip guys' chops, will take less than ten minutes. > > > > > > > > The sky is not falling. Really. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
