Published: 11 Jan 13 13:01 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20130111-47273.html
Germany's music royalties authority GEMA has declared that negotiations with YouTube have broken down, and wants to haul the internet video platform before the arbitration board at the German Patent and Trademark Office.
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BTW the GEMA block is easy to get around if you want to...
@keeps71, how do you get around the block?
you can get Netflex ect.
I was using DT as a provider but found they were slow, switched to Cabel Deutschland and it rocks,,
Sooo many videos blocked which are about something else entirely but the have music on them, so you don't see anything. Back then, I could at least watch what the video was about.
Rightly said, GEMA is a money hungry, greedy bunch of !@#$%^ who like many other groups in Germany are trying to suck the German residents of their right to do anything!!! Democracy? Yea right...
I sent GEMA an email the other day letting them know exactly what I think of their extortion / protection racket,.
Via the medium of colourful language I also informed them that EVERY time I see a GEMA blocked song, I download it and send it to as many torrent sites as I can.
Parasites.
This may not be the same subject but on the same theme,you ran a article called
"Parents not liable if kids download illegally"
Published: 16 Nov 12 .
Could you please look into this again as I believe many courts are not following what you reported this is a important issue and you could clear it up for me.
GEMA are just contemptible blocking things they have no right to touch ,I am waiting for W.A. to make his comment and I know I'll agree and support him.
wa
F*ck you, pay me.
And why not?
Incidentally, almost all the money these organizations collect is effectively for foreign content.
You could also use Ultrasurf, it is free and just for youtube and Hulu, it does the job. I wouldn´t use it on anything that you have to give a password to as they probably sniff packets but, just to watch videos it is ok. (also, if you get a warning on Hulu that you are hidden, just click on a different server to bypass it). As i said, no passwords.
I hadn't even seen your comment when I posted mine, but thanks for the support nonetheless. Good timing I guess. Have a guten Tag.
wa
That is probably why ' this video contenet is not currently available in your country'....LOL !!!!!!!
WAKE UP artists, GEMA is killing your career.
by switching your IP location with VPN (i.e. UK, US, NL etc).
I can suggest HMA (~$8-11 per month) or seed4.me (~$3 per month + free week).
@whiteriver don't be fooled by free 'unblock' addons and software,
thease are most likely adware or spyware.