Forgot your password?

typodupeerror

Comment: Loved My Nexus - Shame The Screen Breaks So Easily (Score 1) 58

by szyzyg (#41620019) Attached to: Google Wades Further Into Hardware With "Nexus Call Center"

It's a great tablet, but, the screen cracked when I pushed the power button and rendered the touchscreen inoperative, currently ASUS is telling me that any screen damage resulting from use is not covered under warranty.

Here's a video of the damage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3-nbnPyZYM

Comment: Re:financial impact (Score 5, Interesting) 455

by szyzyg (#41430073) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How To Fight Copyright Violations With DMCA?

I originally found out about this other video after Youtube's content identification system identified *my* video as infringing on *their* video and disabled revenue sharing, that took a month to sort out during which I was unable to monetize my work. (also, I suspect that this possible infringing status flagged my account and resulted in several of my other videos submitted during that period being denied monetization).

Anyway, yes, offended and it cost me a bit of revenue

Youtube

+ - Ask Slashdot: How Do I Deal With Organizations Double Down On The DMCA Process?->

Submitted by
szyzyg
szyzyg writes "I've created som popular science videos showing how asteroid discoveries have happened over the last few decades. However I've run into a problem with a religious orgnization which borrowed my video and redubbed it to promote their religious message. Ultimately I filed a DMCA takedown request via Youtube's site, it's as easy as filling in a form and the video was removed. But this organization has since submitted a counterclaim claiming 'under penalty of perjury' that they do in fact have the rights to this work, and youtube has reinstated the video. It looks like the only way I can pursue this further is to spend the money to take the organization to court and get an injunction, but even if I did so I'd have to pay court costs up front and since they're based in another country I'd have a difficult time actually collecting any money from the other party. It feels like this other group is simply gambling that I won't spend the time and resources to take further legal action, the DMCA is supposed to provide equal protection but the more lawyer you have the more 'equal' you are. So does anyone have any suggestions for how I should proceed here?"
Link to Original Source

People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens are fulfilling the first requirement of sanity in our time. -- Norman Cousins

Working...