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VIACOM CHARGES MAN WITH VIOLATING HIS OWN COPYRIGHT, after he YouTubed their program that used his video.
No, you can’t make this stuff up.
UPDATE: On the other hand, you can put it in perspective — which, thankfully, Evan Brown has done.
September 4th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
I blame you…specifically…just because I can.
Crazy lawyer type.
May 20th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
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