MySpace Kills Internet Tube Song

Iria · Jul 13, 2006, 10:29 PM

Source: Wired News
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After hearing Sen. Ted Stevens' now infamous description of the internet as a "series of tubes," Andrew Raff sang the senator's words over a folksy ditty and anonymously posted it to MySpace, where about 2,500 people listened to the tune, thanks to a link from one of the net's top blogs.

On Tuesday, MySpace canceled the TedStevensFanClub account, telling Raff that MySpace, now owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., had received a "credible complaint of your violation of the MySpace Terms of Services."

The e-mail referenced a number of prohibited activities, including trademark and copyright violations. MySpace also reserves the right to remove any profile for any reason.

But Raff, a recent graduate from law school, didn't violate any copyright laws in using the Alaskan senator's words since government works can not be copyrighted. And he composed the music himself.

Blurayfan · Jul 14, 2006, 12:17 AM

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Jul 13, 2006, 10:29 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	MySpace Kills Internet Tube Song Source: Wired News ___________ After hearing Sen. Ted Stevens' now infamous description of the internet as a "series of tubes," Andrew Raff sang the senator's words over a folksy ditty and anonymously posted it to MySpace, where about 2,500 people listened to the tune, thanks to a link from one of the net's top blogs. On Tuesday, MySpace canceled the TedStevensFanClub account, telling Raff that MySpace, now owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., had received a "credible complaint of your violation of the MySpace Terms of Services." The e-mail referenced a number of prohibited activities, including trademark and copyright violations. MySpace also reserves the right to remove any profile for any reason. But Raff, a recent graduate from law school, didn't violate any copyright laws in using the Alaskan senator's words since government works can not be copyrighted. And he composed the music himself.

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