Viacom Claims Song About Shit

\r\n\r\nViacom is infamous for its indiscriminate YouTube takedowns, but this is just bullshit. YouTube comedian Cory \”Mr. Safety\” Williams wrote a song called Make Poop that just got taken down by Viacom. Yes, you read that right — Viacom claims a song about shit.\r\n\r\nThe chilling effect was immediate. Williams, a YouTube partner who derives advertising revenue shares from his videos, pulled all his music off YouTube.\r\n\r\n

NO MORE MUSIC VIDEOS FROM ME:\r\nI have removed 20 of my music videos from YouTube in fear of having my account deleted. In 2006, I wrote a song called \”Make Poop\” and posted a video of me performing it live in front of a crowd. Viacom accused me of copyright violations (for an unknown reason) and YouTube removed the video. I recently recieved a message from YouTube warning me of the consequences of this accused violation. So I have decided to remove all my music videos to help insure my account\’s security on YouTube. I left \”The Mean Kitty Song\” up, but I will be posting my music videos elsewhere. To the fans of my music, I\’m sorry. I\’ll have a new post about this on my website soon.

\r\n\r\nFight back, Cory. Contact the EFF. File a DMCA counternotification. Sue Viacom for DMCA abuse. Viacom has lost indiscriminate claims before. You don\’t need to take this crap.