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-K --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > We have posted and sent emails. > > Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Micki Krimmel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 17:08:39 > To:[email protected] > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Myspace Will Censor You > > i <3 kent > > On 2/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED]: <mailto:tim%40frenchmaidtv.com> com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]: <mailto:tim%40frenchmaidtv.com> com> wrote: > > > > Thanks Kent. > > > > We will get right on it. > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Kent Nichols" <digitalfilmmaker@: <mailto:digitalfilmmaker%40gmail.com> gmail.com> > > Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:37:16 > > To:videoblogging@: <mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [videoblogging] Myspace Will Censor You > > > > Cross Posted: http://www.askaninj: <http://www.askaninj:> : <http://www.askaninj: <http://www.askaninja.com/node/2836> a.com/node/2836> > > a.com/node/2836 > > <http://www.askaninj: <http://www.askaninj:> : <http://www.askaninj: <http://www.askaninja.com/node/2836> a.com/node/2836> a.com/node/2836 > > > > > > > Let me start off by saying we love all of our friends and fans that > > we've made through Myspace. > > > > But sometimes Myspace the company does some gross stuff that violates > > the spirit it was created under and the values of the Internet itself. > > > > Over the last few months there has been a lot of debate over Net > > Neutrality, which basically boils down to one company blocking access to > > to another companies servers in order to gain a business advantage. This > > debate has usually focused on the companies that charge for bandwidth > > like AT&T, but recently Myspace has pioneered a new form -- blocking > > sites that users link to in their bulletins and profiles. > > > > Right now if you link to anything at a site like "http://revver:: <http://revver:> < > > http://revver: <http://revver> > . com" > > (remove the spaces) Myspace will delete the link. Try it. That sucks > > right? > > > > Revver is not the only site. There are dozens of smaller video and > > photo sharing sites that they are doing this to. > > > > Why should you care? > > > > Ask A Ninja was created because we were in control of where we posted > > the videos. That's a big deal because if we're forced to put them on > > MySpace video then FOX could take the episodes and make money off of > > them without paying Douglas or me anything. Which isn't fair and takes > > away the incentive to create cool shows for you to watch. > > > > Why is this against Net Neutrality? Because videos from Myspace Video > > and Youtube are not effected. It's only these smaller, more innovative > > companies that haven't been sold for billions of dollars. > > > > Here's what you can do: > > > > Copy this bulletin. Repost it. Blog about it. Make Tom put up a little > > fix it bulletin saying he's sorry. > > > > Once you've reposted this, send a message to Tom > > (http://myspace.: <http://myspace.:> : <http://myspace.: <http://myspace.com/tomanderson> com/tomanderson> com/tomanderson) like > > this (or even better, write your > > own): > > > > I'm sending this message to request that MySpace stop blocking videos > > from sites like Revver. Choosing the video-sharing service that is right > > for me is very important and is why you built Myspace. What I like most > > about MySpace is that I can generally do what I want here. I like that > > Myspace is a relatively open platform where I can communicate with my > > friends (and promote my stuff) in all sorts of ways. I feel good about > > sharing videos from Revver because I know they respect copyright and > > look out for independent artists. Please bring back Revver! > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- > www.mickipedia.com > www.worldchanging.com > http://blog.: <http://blog.revver.com> revver.com > > NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency > may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do > this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse or > protection from this unwarranted intrusion save to call for the impeachment > of the current President. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
