Posted it on the Myspace InternetTV group :-) BTW... wasn't Myspace blocking YouTube before. (This isn't the first time they've done that.)
See ya On 2/2/07, Kent Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Cross Posted: http://www.askaninja.com/node/2836 > <http://www.askaninja.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 . 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.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! > > > Be Vocal > > Publish your opi- > > nions with a blog. -- Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. charles @ reptile.ca supercanadian @ gmail.com developer weblog: http://ChangeLog.ca/ ___________________________________________________________________________ Make Television http://maketelevision.com/ ___________________________________________________________________________ Cars, Motorcycles, Trucks, and Racing... http://tirebiterz.com/
