October 15, 2008 /

McCain Just Doesn't Understand Copyrights

McCain’s campaign is all pissy because YouTube is pulling their campaign videos that have DMCA complaints: After seeings its videos repeatedly removed from YouTube, John McCain’s campaign on Monday told the Google-owned video site that its copyright infringement policies are stringent to the point of stifling free speech, and that its lawyers need to revamp […]

McCain’s campaign is all pissy because YouTube is pulling their campaign videos that have DMCA complaints:

After seeings its videos repeatedly removed from YouTube, John McCain’s campaign on Monday told the Google-owned video site that its copyright infringement policies are stringent to the point of stifling free speech, and that its lawyers need to revamp the way they evaluate copyright infringement claims.

But lets have a look at the growing list of artists who have told McCain to stop using their music:

  • John Mellencam
  • Heart
  • Jackson Browne
  • the Foo Fighters
  • Van Halen

And now we can add Bon Jovi. Lets also not forget that FOX News even sent them a take down order.

So why doesn’t John McCain care about property rights of citizens?

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