To The Memory Hole And Back

by Ed Driscoll | December 25, 2008 11:28 pm




I originally produced the above clip, “Mugging For The Camera,” back in early April as part of my Silicon Graffiti series of videoblogs, and uploaded it first to my primary video server, where I posted it here[1] and it got a fair chunk of traffic in the Blogosphere. I then uploaded it to YouTube for hosting on my page[2] there.

Last year, one of the subjects of the video, television reporter Rebecca Aguilar, then with Dallas-based KDFW, received a firestorm of attention (here’s our post[3], which links to others) for her badgering tone when attempting to interview an elderly Army vet whose business was robbed on multiple occasions, and fought back. (She was eventually let go[4] by the station.)

In late March, when a TV station in northern California reported in a rather upbeat manner about the bravery of another elderly vet who fought back rather than be mugged, it seemed to be quite a contrast[5] to the report that aired in Dallas.

As part of my Silicon Graffiti[6] video series, I wanted to place those two video clips side by side, as well as include comments made by other journalists and bloggers, such as the proprietors of Breitbart.TV[7] (who are local television vets themselves), and Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit.com[8], all of which was clearly within the context of fair use.

On November 18, the page containing the above video was the subject of a DMCA take-down notice sent to YouTube by KDFW. YouTube, quite appropriately, took down the video and sent me a copy of the notice. My wife and attorney[9] sent a counter notice, and after waiting the appropriate time, YouTube restored the content earlier this evening with a note that my account would not be penalized, which means that this won’t count against me on YouTube’s “repeat offender” list.

As others have noted[10], YouTube is quick to pull videos whenever there’s a whiff of controversy or a dispute regarding them. But I’m glad to see this video back up–to the best of my knowledge, it’s the only record available on YouTube at the moment of newscaster Rebecca Aguilar’s original report, the others having been removed due to KDFW’s objections. (See here[11], here[12] and here[13].) But it’s also a reminder not to rely on the site as your primary or, especially, your only video host.

(Originally posted at Ed Driscoll.com)[14]

Endnotes:
  1. posted it here: http://www.eddriscoll.com/archives/013088.php
  2. my page: http://www.youtube.com/user/EdDriscollcom
  3. here’s our post: http://www.eddriscoll.com/archives/012150.php
  4. eventually let go: http://unclebarky.com/dfw_files/3e64c705d460bf76ce5ee3a44b19ac0d-583.html
  5. quite a contrast: http://www.eddriscoll.com/archives/012150.php
  6. Silicon Graffiti: http://eddriscoll.com/archives/cat_ed_tv.php
  7. Breitbart.TV: http://Breitbart.TV
  8. Instapundit.com: http://www.pajamasmedia.com/instapundit-archive/archives2/010603.php
  9. My wife and attorney: http://www.buslaw.com
  10. have noted: http://michellemalkin.com/category/web-20/youtube/
  11. here: http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2007/10/fox-news-doesnt.html
  12. here: http://texasfred.net/archives/653
  13. here: http://www.crimefilenews.com/2007/10/award-winning-tv-reporter-suspended.html
  14. Ed Driscoll.com): http://eddriscoll.com/archives/014528.php

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