Local Newscast Uses DMCA to Erase Air Crash Reporting Blunder
by David Kravets
Wired.com
July 22, 2013
Local San Francisco television news station KTVU has embarked on a novel use of copyright law to cover up embarrassing footage. It has been issuing takedown notices to YouTube for videos showing its anchor literally reading fake names of pilots involved in the recent airline crash at San Francisco International Airport.
The wrong names of the pilots for Asiana flight 214 that anchor Tori Campbell read on air were “Captain Sum Ting Wong,” Wi Tu Lo,” “Ho Lee Fuk” and “Bang Ding Ow.”
Some of the YouTube videos, uploaded from last week”™s newscast, leave behind a message: “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by KTVU.”
While many of the videos of the segment were still live on Google-owned YouTube, the reason why the Fox affiliate has been demanding their removal doesn”™t concern copyright. Continue reading “Fox News: Luv Yu Lon Tyme”