Sharing the music
As part of my renewed appreciation for the cloud, I’ve been uploading my collection of live television music performances, circa 2001-02, to my YouTube account. This is, of course, in blatant disregard to all copyright law. Sue me (or at least send me a strongly-worded takedown notice).
So far my efforts have been successful, save for live performances from Saturday Night Live. NBC Universal has a tight hold on those, and all four attempts I have made at uploading different clips have been rejected.
NBC, through Hulu, has made great strides in recognizing the usefulness of digital distribution. It’s disheartening, then, to find out that three-minute clips of shows aired over six years ago remain taboo.
October 8 2008
