Please Vote For Me (an awesome film shot in my hometown)

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We loved this film due to it's comedy and seriousness it conveys on the issue in it's text. It was shot in Hankou in my hometown of Wuhan, China.

It was entirely shot with 2 HVR-Z1C HDV cameras.

This film's Cheng Cheng actually reminds me of my cousin, Sun Sun, Also in Wuhan.

Freedom of Speech post: YouTube and Fair Use

With the introduction of the new YouTube content recognition system later this year, Fair Use is at far more risk on that site.

Although YouTube touts: "It's not a filtering system. The technology doesn't block uploads, It makes it much more effective and quicker to get us to remove inappropriately uploaded content. It's very much compliant with the DMCA.",
Copyright owners might abuse this system to their advantage.

Remember the Viacom video takedown on YouTube? Here's a video showing how even Non-Viacom videos were taken down in the takedown. (courtesy of EFF)



Wake up, If you created a AMV or edits including their content, even though they qualify for Fair Use, they have a far better chance now to take your video down stripping your Fair Use rights.

The risk to Fair Use on YouTube WILL rise if this system is implemented, copyright owners are starting to ignore Fair Use and your videos may be at risk.

And if you own any Fair Use videos on YouTube, Take this seriously.

I demand that if more than hunderds or thousands of innocent Fair Use videos are taken down within the first week or two weeks that the system is implemented that it be terminated. If it is not terminated, then the EFF will have to take action against it.

Update: EFF talks on this issue

Shaw ends their Free HD "PREVIEW"...

...and I'm pissed.

They were supposed to give local channels free with the purchase of a HD terminal, not a free preview for one year!?!

Anyways, this sucks terribly and I have to return my HD cable box because of it cause there's no more HD channels and we can't pay the ridiculous amount for getting them back!!!

If you feel this is wrong for the consumer, create a petition against Shaw. Here, I'll give you a link to a website to start one: http://www.petitiononline.com

Man is this unright... Now I have to get an ATSC tuner to get broadcast HD.

Update: Turns out the authentication stuff on my box maybe expired and wasn't renewed. Anyways, the HD's back now.

A movie for the serious...

The Boy Inside is a film that the serious person should definitely see that describes the issue of being the parent of a child with A.S.

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It was shot in Vancouver and I highly recommend it.

Guess who subscribed to my Youtube channel?

...The TechTV Call for Help guy!

Yeah, he subscribed to my channel!

Though it's hidden on his page, I saw it in my "My Subscribers" page #5! (or 4 for the public version of the page)

See it for yourself!

And To think I used to see his show on TechTV...