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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: bijou on April 22, 2010, 01:57:55 AM

Title: Hitler parodies booted off YouTube
Post by: bijou on April 22, 2010, 01:57:55 AM

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YouTube has recently begun removing videos that feature content from Constantin Films' 2004 film, "Der Untergang" ("Downfall"), despite the fact that many of these videos are parodies and thus constitute fair use of the material.

The "Downfall," or Hitler-parody, meme has been, arguably, a viral spate of publicity for Constantin Films in the past few years. The meme takes a now-infamous scene from the movie (the scene in which Hitler reacts to the news that Germany is about to lose the war) and puts satirical subtitles over the action (the movie is in German). Hitler parodies have been made for everything from "Hitler finds out Tony Romo dumped Jessica Simpson," to "Hitler is Fired from Whataburger," to, more recently, "Hitler Responds to the iPad." ...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36693704/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/


Grrr.

Title: Re: Hitler parodies booted off YouTube
Post by: littlelamb on April 22, 2010, 05:30:03 AM

Give me a break

Title: Re: Hitler parodies booted off YouTube
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on April 22, 2010, 09:08:02 AM

Fascist bastards!

Title: Re: Hitler parodies booted off YouTube
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on April 22, 2010, 09:14:23 AM

By that rationale, most of Mel Brooks' parodies should be booted as well.  Ridiculous.  :whatever:

Title: Re: Hitler parodies booted off YouTube
Post by: The Village Idiot on April 22, 2010, 10:52:13 AM

There are a whole lot of copyright material on Youtube, do they really pull anything when asked by the "owner"?

Title: Re: Hitler parodies booted off YouTube
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on April 22, 2010, 02:23:14 PM

Diese Entscheidung is gar verrueckte!

 :mental:

Title: Re: Hitler parodies booted off YouTube
Post by: Chris on April 22, 2010, 02:26:48 PM

This is why we can't have nice things.