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by Bauzi » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:23 pm
Thx for the comments so far! I'm especially happy for Kev's comment. He is my target audience since he fully understands the lyrics. I don't think that I will put out a version with subtitles in English. It would feel forced for me and takes away so much from the actual flow of the vid. There is no need to justify the video to everybody ;D
The AMV got busted on YouTube. First it was a world wide ban. Well from that on it was kinda pointless to keep it up there. So I tried with a Fair Use Claim. It got rejected, the video removed and I got a full strike on my account. To anyone with similar problems: Don't try it. Banning it worldwide could be their way of saying: "Hey... we need some time to watch it first.". An AMV from a close friend got unbanned from a worldwide ban and he took no actions at all.
Eitherway I see censorship in the claims of UMG. There are plenty of other videos with the same song that got way more clicks and attention. My video just underlined the lyrics of the song, which are a very heavy critic on the media industry. Maybe they didn't want my voice to be heard. Maybe that's why they removed it from YouTube.
Lucky me: There are of course many other streaming sites and a-m-v.org. It shows me that a-m-v.org is still relevant for AMV exchange after all. All hail the org! Links to Vimeo are in the video description and the first post. Cheers!
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