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As a result of the DMCA, two of Pothholer54's videos were taken down, but due to the ripple effect the atheist community on YouTube vastly mirrored the videos to keep the material online. Potholer54 and Amenakin never came to an agreement, and YouTube initially rejected his counterclaim and said his videos were in violation of Amenakin's copyright. Lawyers Potholer54 consulted said this would mean YouTube was rejecting its 'safe harbor' status. | As a result of the DMCA, two of Pothholer54's videos were taken down, but due to the ripple effect the atheist community on YouTube vastly mirrored the videos to keep the material online. Potholer54 and Amenakin never came to an agreement, and YouTube initially rejected his counterclaim and said his videos were in violation of Amenakin's copyright. Lawyers Potholer54 consulted said this would mean YouTube was rejecting its 'safe harbor' status. | ||
| − | YouTube must keep its own hands free of legal disputes over copyright and a position of strict neutrality. All copyright flags are automatically honored, which is what makes false-flagging an effective tactic. Counter-claims can be resolved just as quickly, and can | + | YouTube must keep its own hands free of legal disputes over copyright and maintain a position of strict neutrality. All copyright flags are automatically honored, which is what makes false-flagging an effective tactic. Counter-claims can be resolved just as quickly, and can involve YouTube putting the two parties in contact, to settle it in a court case if they wish to pursue it. This position of neutrality is what keeps YouTube free of copyright lawsuits, and became a key point when YouTube was sued by Viacom over the videos YouTubers posted. By making ''any judgment'' on copyright on its own, YouTube can potentially lose this immunity to lawsuits. |
Potholer54 reported this incredible decision to YouTube's legal department and other possibly interested parties, and, lo and behold, his videos were restored and Amenakin's claim of copyright violation was deemed in error and Potholer54's videos were restored, without penalty to his account. Potholer54 made sure to note that Amenakin and he never came to an agreement, other than on the gross prejudice and abuse some people were flinging around. | Potholer54 reported this incredible decision to YouTube's legal department and other possibly interested parties, and, lo and behold, his videos were restored and Amenakin's claim of copyright violation was deemed in error and Potholer54's videos were restored, without penalty to his account. Potholer54 made sure to note that Amenakin and he never came to an agreement, other than on the gross prejudice and abuse some people were flinging around. | ||
Revision as of 02:15, 12 November 2011
Potholer54 is a Australian YouTube rationalist with over 52,000 subscribers. He is a journalist for 20 years, 14 years as a science correspondent, and holds a geology degree. Potholer54 is a firm defender of science and a staunch critic of pseudoscience, creationism, and global warming denialism.
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Golden Crocoduck Awards
Every year, Potholer54 hosts the famed Golden Crocoduck Awards where the viewers vote for the dumbest creationist. Every time, Potholer54 presents multiple candidates, educating the audience who they are and what ridiculous things they have said or believe, and let the audience vote in October to name who wins the Award. Pothole54 chooses both mainstream creationists and creationists only known on YouTube. Such examples of the nominated creationists include Lee Strobel, Ray Comfort, Chuck Missler (the Peanut butter guy), Kent Hovind and others. Youtube creationists include VenomFangX, NephilimFree, emptywithoutchrist, truthfulchristan, and much more.
The Crocoduck idea came from creationist Kirk Cameron who claimed that "evolutionists" have been searching for a "missing link" for years, and throughout the fossil record we have never found a half-duck half-crocodile.
Climate Change
Potholer is a well known defender of climate change and has made many excellent rebuttal videos explaining when and where are denialists wrong. Potholer explains how greenhouse gases work, looks at alternative theories to climate change, and debunks the huge number of urban myths that are zipping round the Internet.
Amenakin and DMCA
In September 2011, Potholer54 nominated a Muslim woman Amenakin for the Golden Crocoduck Awards. Potholer54 made a video refuting the video Amenakin made that won her the nomination. Potholer54 choose Amenakin because not only was she a creationist, but rather she was one of the few female creationists. Potholer54 was not being misogynistic, rather he held that the nominates for many years have been dominated by men and Potholer54 simply wanted to even it out a bit. Amenakin is also a Muslim and a cosmetic saleswoman with thousands of subscribers.
Shortly after Potholer54's rebuttal video was posted, it was falsely DMCAed by Amenakin. Her supporters (vast majority were theists) argued Potholer545 attacked her religion. However, Potholer54's video made no such attack on Islam, rather it's main focus was on the theoory of evolution. Amenakin's arguments against the theory of evolution came from a book by creationist and Holocaust-deniar Harun Yahya. Potholer54 argued that if he had read a propaganda book claiming Islam was evil, Amenakin and many Muslims would be frustrated that he took that road than actually read the Qur'an - which Potholer54 argued was exactly what Amenakin did, she read a propaganda book rather than reading an actual science journal or text.
As a result of the DMCA, two of Pothholer54's videos were taken down, but due to the ripple effect the atheist community on YouTube vastly mirrored the videos to keep the material online. Potholer54 and Amenakin never came to an agreement, and YouTube initially rejected his counterclaim and said his videos were in violation of Amenakin's copyright. Lawyers Potholer54 consulted said this would mean YouTube was rejecting its 'safe harbor' status.
YouTube must keep its own hands free of legal disputes over copyright and maintain a position of strict neutrality. All copyright flags are automatically honored, which is what makes false-flagging an effective tactic. Counter-claims can be resolved just as quickly, and can involve YouTube putting the two parties in contact, to settle it in a court case if they wish to pursue it. This position of neutrality is what keeps YouTube free of copyright lawsuits, and became a key point when YouTube was sued by Viacom over the videos YouTubers posted. By making any judgment on copyright on its own, YouTube can potentially lose this immunity to lawsuits.
Potholer54 reported this incredible decision to YouTube's legal department and other possibly interested parties, and, lo and behold, his videos were restored and Amenakin's claim of copyright violation was deemed in error and Potholer54's videos were restored, without penalty to his account. Potholer54 made sure to note that Amenakin and he never came to an agreement, other than on the gross prejudice and abuse some people were flinging around.