Perez Hilton vs. YouTube
Unless you’ve somehow managed to avoid the most popular gossip blog on the web, you likely know that Perez Hilton’s YouTube account was suspended on Monday and then reinstated yesterday. According to tvweek.com, YouTube emailed Perez a notice of potential copyright infringement regarding a clip of an allegedly drunk Liza Minelli and subsequently disabled his account because it considered him to be a “repeat offender.”
At the time of his suspension, Perez claims he was unaware of any prior offenses:
Now, however, Perez blames YouTube for not emailing him at more than one account to notify him of the alleged violation. ”I literally get 4,000 to 5,000 e-mails a day. They sent it to my regular address,” he told tvweek.com.
Um, I’d think Perez could afford to hire an assistant to keep track of his emails…he also might want to get someone else to brief him on YouTube’s copyright policies and procedures so that he’s not surprised by their standard practices. He can find them right here.
Having said that, if I were YouTube, I’d be rolling out the red, pink, or blue carpet - whichever matches Perez’s hair color of the week — to make sure he can post videos and draw infinite hits to my site!
In fact, Perez, if you were to send your users to popsquire, I’d send you a million emails if we ever had an issue. I promise!
xoxo
Popsquire
