This is how ridiculous the whole Intellectual Property Rights situation is
Watching the Microsoft Consumer Electronics Show 2012 presentation. Well, I'm trying to at least, because..
I'm sorry, but that's just stupid.
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Comment by Richard, on 10-Jan-2012 17:52
This isn't even new Juha.
Having been directly involved in these kind of keynotes, I can tell you that this is because the rights to broadcast this worldwide are either (a) prohibitively expensive or (b) not made available at all. This can also occur if you haven't got releases for the people appearing in the videos. MSFT parody videos are often the victim of this.
Curiously, you'll notice that Apple keynotes often used Disney content. Helps to have your CEO on the board of an entertainment content company to roll the rights.
Comment by M Freitas, on 10-Jan-2012 19:58
But seriously folks, how much would cost the license for a two minute video clip? Is not like they are screening the whole movie.
Comment by S Brown, on 11-Jan-2012 09:14
At least it's only the audio and video portion...
O_o
Comment by codyc1515, on 11-Jan-2012 16:18
Hang on, if they are "only" suspending the audio & video parts of the broadcast, what else is there that they aren't suspending?
Comment by Mike Clare, on 11-Jan-2012 16:18
More copyright lunacy - this time it's the watchers ballsing up their simple job and doing exactly what they tell everyone else not to do...
"Netherlands composer Melchior Rietveldt composed that ominous techno tune for a local film festival after being asked by anti-piracy group BREIN, who are funded by Hollywood. A few years later, he got himself a copy of Harry Potter on DVD and noticed his music was suddenly being used for much wider use than he had originally agreed to in contract. Which essentially means that when they say 'you wouldn't steal a television', that doesn't quite extend to intellectual property."
Edited - the TinyURL link didn't go anywhere, but here's a link to Pedestrian TV story with the same para as the excerpt above.
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Comment by Garry, on 10-Jan-2012 17:34
Steve Ballmer has just re-named Nev. from "Nevada" to "Never"