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Tomorrow (technically later today since it's after midnight) I'll be catching a plane to Nashville where my buddy and I will be re-pursuing our music dreams. Already have some shows lined up and some open mics. Should be pretty dope. :cool4:

Gotcha. Now I can adjust it, move it around, maybe make it bigger etc. Thanks!

It shows up if I do a post preview but when I post, it isn't there...as you're about to see. What can I do to correct this problem?

Fair use was my primary argument when I disputed the initial claim. Unfortunately, that claim was denied. I do have the option to appeal that decision but there are some pretty harsh penalties in the event that it's denied, including removal of the video and a copyright strike against my YouTube account. I might contact EMI directly or at least try to find out which countries it's blocked in. Under the fair use clause, there is a very specific provision for memorial videos as well as what you stated in regards to using the content in a meaningful and different way.

They could always be resurrected as politicians. Might be a future there for them.

Except for that stuff about the Mayan Apocalypse. Hard to take them seriously when they couldn't even predict the demise of their own civilization.

Yes. I read it on the internet so it has to be true.

And sometimes I'm just randomly awesome. :pimp2:

I'm awesome, even when I'm random. :cool4:

Yeah it is. I didn't monetize the video and wouldn't have under any circumstances anyways because I don't believe it's right that anyone should be profiting from a tragedy. I made this video tribute strictly for the families and victims but didn't realize that using a popular song would result in any kind of copyright notice as it was uploaded from my own MP3 that I purchased. Fortunately, I didn't receive a copyright strike against my YouTube account but it's still disappointing to have it blocked in some countries when there are millions (billions?) of videos on YouTube that are choreographed with popular music. I doubt they all have licenses with the record label who owns the right to the song. :rolleyes:

Thanks for watching. This was very difficult for me to make (on an emotional level). I came up with the idea about a day after the shootings but as each new picture was released, I spent hours of gut-wrenching tears arranging them/choreographing them with the music. Such a terrible and senseless tragedy.

There are a lot of great storylines leading up to the big dance this year. Harbaugh vs Harbaugh, the last hurrah for Ray Lewis, and San Fran going for #6 with a quarterback who wasn't even the starter when the season began. Should be a good game.

Just posted it here: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96828

Sandy Hook Elementary Tribute (Coldplay - Fix You) This is a video tribute I made for the families and victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy. I put all my heart, soul, and endless hours of tears into making it. Feel free to rate and leave a supportive comment for them on youtube if you have an account. Thanks and God Bless. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHTP1xuDaGk]Sandy Hook Elementary Tribute Video[/ame]

If you think about it, I'm actually doing Coldplay and EMI a favor by giving them some free advertising. Not that they need it, per se, but in the "About" section of the video YouTube included its links to buy the single on iTunes and AmazonMP3. It currently has about 9,000 views and there are more than a few people who had never heard the song before (imagine that) who told me they planned on buying it. That might factor into why no additional action was taken against my account or the video. I'll post it on here a little bit later on today when I'm done with work. Thanks for the feedback!

So far [knock on wood] it hasn't been banned or removed and I've had it on YouTube for a little over a month. They've given me the option to appeal but I'm not going to do that just yet because it states that if I lose the appeal, I could either have my video littered with ads or removed altogether along with a copyright strike against my account. Do you think I'll put my video and/or my account at risk if I contact EMI directly or should I just consider myself lucky and leave it as is?

Hello Coldplayers. :cool: I recently made a video tribute using "Fix You" that I'll be posting on here sometime soon. YouTube has blocked my video in some countries though based on the usage of the song. This was done despite me crediting Coldplay and EMI while mentioning that I'm not claiming the song as my own property - even though the MP3 file that I used is one that I purchased from Amazon.com. There are countless videos all over YouTube with popular music that is used so does anyone here have any ideas as to how I can make the video available in all countries? Someone in the YouTube Help Center said that the only way to do this would be to pay for a relatively expensive licensing fee from EMI itself. :thinking: Thoughts/ideas/suggestions? Thanks!

Thanks for all the welcomes. :thumbsup:

I have very diverse music tastes and am actually a Christian Hip Hop emcee, but Coldplay is my favorite non-hip hop group. Thought I'd join this community and have a very special video to share that involves Coldplay's "Fix You". See you Coldplayers around. :cool: