We have talked repeatedly of automated copyright enforcement, and how it often goes too far. […] That is what happened to the Hugo Awards when it tried to live stream the awards ceremonies on Ustream. After airing footage of Neil Gaiman’s award winning episode of Doctor Who, the show was flagged for infringement and pulled from the live stream — right before Gaiman got to speak. […]
By killing the broadcast of the show, Ustream’s bots ruined a very special occasion for a number of creative individuals. It blocked access fans of science fiction had to see their favorite writers receive the awards their craft had made possible. Such award shows are something to celebrate, but because of over enforcement, this show has become nothing but another casualty in the war on copyright infringement. […]
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