Crabby Blogging Lady

SINCE WHEN?!

Henson from Henson’s Hell recently lamented his “YouTube Partners” rejection when he applied to be a YouTube pal. His crime? HUMMING a song– the song YMCA by the Village People.

From the YouTube Idiots: “Dear ScoobyHubby, (This is my UserName on YouTube): Thank you for your interest in the YouTube Partner Program. Our goal is to extend invitations to as many partners as we can. Unfortunately we are unable to accept your application at this time. The partner program is designed for users whose videos consistently comply with the YouTube Community Guidelines and Terms of Use. At this time, your account history indicates that it has not always fully complied with the rules that govern our site.”

Henson: Now you may wonder what they are referring to when they say I have “not always fully complied with the rules that govern our site”. The only time I ever had an issue with YouTube was when I uploaded a video that was a parody of the Village People song “YMCA,” in which I hummed a sixty second version of the tune while little animated rubber ducks performed a rousing dance number. (See photo above) In the video, I didn’t sing any of the lyrics or even play the real music…I just hummed it. Several days after I uploaded it, I received a very nasty e-mail from YouTube saying that “SCORPIO MUSIC S.A. / CAN’T STOP PRODUCTIONS INC.” (the company that owns the rights to YMCA) had the video taken down because of copyright infringement.

WHA?!?!

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Since when is humming a song copyright infringement?! These people are INSANE! Next thing you know, we’re going to be thrown in jail for THINKING a song in our heads! HOW DARE YOU THINK THAT SONG IN OUR HEADS! YOU MUST PAY FIRST!

I can see it now! They’ll be implanting our foreheads! They’ll be injecting our brains with mind-reading microchips, suddenly and stealthily– right through our computers! GAH!!! Mind melded zombies will be roaming the streets, forced to pay SONY and BMI for the right to think Tequila or The Sweet Escape or Henry the Eighth.

This could create a horrible legal morass. What happens when a song is stuck in our heads? Is something like that considered a sale?! Who pays? Who is to blame? The legal implications are DISASTROUS!!! It’s a slippery slope we’re heading for, people.

P.S. Then again, I could be completely wrong. The reason for Henson’s rejection could be, perhaps, misconstrued. Maybe in a few days YouTube will issue a public apology and finally confess to the world that the real reason for Henson’s rejection is because of his goofy username. ScoobyHubby.