Punk-Ass Book Jockey

From OTW News, an announcement that the OTW didn't go to Washington (to talk about the importance of fan vids) in vain: Copyright Office Cites Fan Vids In Recommending New Exemptions.

Man. This is why it's good to have (basically) a union, guys. One with lawyers on staff, and a large mandate.

Also, because we own the motherfucking servers.

THE OTW HAS BOUGHT THEIR OWN GODDAMN SERVERS

*brb, twirling forever*

Heads up, folks! As per cupidsbow's last entry, iMeem is shutting down it's user-generated vids section, ie - they won't be hosting songvids. I am unclear on other details about stuff they are already hosting, but I suspect that already-hosted stuff that doesn't meet their requirements is going to get TOS'd out the door.

This makes me very sad, not least because there's a lot of stuff that I don't have saved which I'd put on playlists there, and I don't know how I can save it. (If any of you know a way to rip vids from iMeem, I'd really appreciate it if you shared.)

I read that some folks are switching to Blip? Also, the guys from PirateBay are busy putting together VideoBay, which looks like it will be fan-friendly, but it's going to be a while before it's working as it should be.

I don't know 'bout you guys, but I'm going to send a portion of my discretionary income next month to the OTW, so that they can eventually own the damn servers, and we can stop worrying about this kind of silliness.