GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum - NBC, who fought YouTube for awhile has their own copyright issue now

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THE latest skit-turned-video-cult-classic from "Saturday Night Live" is Andy Samberg' s "I Ran So Far," and it's burning up the Internet, bringing well-earned attention to the comedic talent - but it is also leaving NBC's legal eagles a bit red-faced.

It seems NBC never secured the digital rights to the background music used during the video and therefore couldn't up load the piece onto its YouTube channel or post it on its own Website.

In fact, the NBC legal team didn't even know it had a problem until after it sent the short along to YouTube - forcing it to hastily pull it down, according to published reports.

A satirical love song to Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, "I Ran So Far" uses a brief music loop, or sample, of the 2001 Aphex Twin song "Avril 14th." Aphex Twin, whose real name is Richard D. James, is a pioneer in spacey ambient and drum-and-bass music.

James also samples music himself.

NBC's digital rights snafu is particularly delicious because it comes after the network and other major television conglomerates bitterly fought YouTube over controlling video content. NBC was protecting its rights but now must follow the rules to protect itself from being sued by James.

Not having the video on its site likely cost the network tens of thousands of hits.

While NBC's very own legal department has stopped the "I Ran So Far" upload, it hasn't prevented independent YouTube users from recording and uploading the skit. It is still readily available on YouTube and one of the hottest views on the site.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10072007...digital_ri.htm

kinda funny how these things work sometimes....