Most people couldn't write this stuff, but hey, at least the ones who are were sort of present here.
http://io9.com/5940036/how-copyright...he-hugo-awards
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No, you're not reading a science fiction story. In the middle of the annual Hugo Awards event, which thousands of people tuned into via video streaming service UStream, the feed cut off. Just as Neil Gaiman was giving an acceptance speech for his Doctor Who script, "The Doctor's Wife." Where Gaiman's face had been were the words, "Worldcon banned due to copyright infringement."
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Wrote Macworld editorial director Jason Snell: Ustream just shut down the #Hugos live stream because they showed clips of the TV nominees. Automated copyright patrols ruin more things.
— Jason Snell (@jsnell) September 3, 2012
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The point is, our ability to broadcast was entirely dependent on poorly-programmed bots. And once those bots had made their incorrect decision, there was absolutely nothing we could do to restart the signal, as it were. In case anyone still believes that copyright rules can't stop free speech or snuff out a community, the automated censorship of the Hugo Awards is a case in point.
Robots killed our legitimate broadcast. Welcome to the present.
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I've at times felt like starting up a thread to just collect all the copyright stories in the last few months that I've heard that vary from the infuriating to the insane to the ridiculous.
This covers at least two of those variations. Since I really don't care about award ceremonies generally it's hard to be infuriated by this personally, but seriously, there's some unbelievable poop going in the name of copyright protection right now.
Copyright Robots Kill Hugo Awards Live Stream
