Comments on: MTV bleeps out file-sharing sites? Probably

By: F

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:16:14 +0000

you will see the real kidding

By: dosyaat

dosyaat — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:14:37 +0000

thank you

By: okan

okan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:52:17 +0000

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By: SanalSahne.Tr.Gg

SanalSahne.Tr.Gg — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:09:08 +0000

Thank You

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:20:53 +0000

MTV is still around?

By: whiskey

whiskey — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:36:26 +0000

By bleeping the names it makes the song more timeless… Like a fill in the blanks for your favorite music downloading sites.

Why, because if we had it the RIAA way, any form of music is piracy unless it’s filled with DRM (and they are sure thinking of ways to sue you even if you sing it or play it on a guitar for your own amusement).

By: whiskey

whiskey — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:28:18 +0000

As far as I (and many other techcrunchers are concerned) Mike Arrington can say whatever the bleep he wants!!!

Full disclosure? Who the bleep are you, huh? How about that for disclosure?

By: surelooksgood

surelooksgood — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:14:41 +0000

same problem in Europe

By: AppleGazin

AppleGazin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:52:44 +0000

They can bleep all they want, all they are doing is ruining the experience. If anyone wants to know the lyrics they can just Google it.

Maybe the guys who bleep the stuff out are still using dial-up.

AppleGazin

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:50:08 +0000

MTV still has videos? How ’bout that! I know they *used* to. But I stopped tuning in years ago, when it turned into just another reality/drama station.

So… what does MTV stand for these days? Money TV? Moron TV?

Oh wait, the topic is the bleeping thing… who cares…

By: Jishnu

Jishnu — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:34:39 +0000

To spin off Philip’s comment, it could just be the whole “we’re scared of trademark usage” that causes them to blur out tshirts, lyrics, etc. that have trademarks in them.

By: egitimbilgisi.tr.gg

egitimbilgisi.tr.gg — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:48:35 +0000

Thats stupid. Like anyone doesn’t know about file sharing and that censoring this song is deterring people from downloading songs. Come on.
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By: Philip Kaplan

Philip Kaplan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:25:14 +0000

MTV bleeps all brand names and fuzzes-out logos on clothing.

This makes sure advertisers can’t get on the air without going through MTV itself.

If they didn’t do this, “product placement” would be huge in music videos and lyrics.

By: DEAFWISH CVO

DEAFWISH CVO — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:59:16 +0000

Speaking of censoring, I tried to watch the video, copy write prevents me from seeing it in Canada.

By: Cheryl Erber

Cheryl Erber — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:30:31 +0000

Are you kidding? Are there really people out there today who think mainstream media represents some type of free press? Let’s get real. All media outlets, TV, film, radio, newspapers, magazines and web are owned by a handful of companies who all answer to the same master… control. This type of censorship happens more than you fat & happy Americans will ever know, and it’s not just little things like lyrics, it’s a pervasive bill of goods we are all sold every day.

The few windows that were opened in the early days of the internet got shut hard and fast and soon no one will remember that early freedom, so back to the American serfdom, everyone.

By: ampersand

ampersand — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:17:36 +0000

I remember MTV bleeping some pretty ridiculous things back when I was actually in the habit of watching MTV. They bleeped out “gun” from a System of a Down song.

By: uniqueGifts

uniqueGifts — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:43:33 +0000

Thats stupid. Like anyone doesn’t know about file sharing and that censoring this song is deterring people from downloading songs. Come on.

By: COED MagazineMTV Launches New Music Site, Censors Music «

COED MagazineMTV Launches New Music Site, Censors Music « — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:06:54 +0000

[...] can be found in Weird Al Yankovic’s “Don’t Download This Song.” As pointed out by CrunchGear, MTVmusic bleeped out the names of file sharing sites to deter people from using non-MTV affiliated [...]

By: Mike Weiss (Former CEO, Morpheus)

Mike Weiss (Former CEO, Morpheus) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:32:26 +0000

When the video first was released by Weird Al, Morpheus sought permission from Sony Music to distribute the video as a promotion for Weird Al. Unfortunately Sony denied the request. There were no bleeps of the names of Morpheus or the others when the video was first released so it seems a bit odd that Weird Al would censor his own song over a year after release. Also Wilson Sonsini was the first law firm (along with the EEF) representing Morpheus, but Arrington was not on the case. MTV is not owned by the record labels so it also seems odd that MTV would censor the video. But what is interesting, after 7 years and the tens of millions of dollars spent on litigating Morpheus, Kazaa and Grokster to death (not to mention a very odd ruling by the US Supreme Ct), and Limewire’s legal process trailing by a few years–that someone someplace believes that by bleeping out these names will have any effect on the future of the music industry when all the litigation did not. Just weird…but lots of weird stuff goes on behind the scenes.