#WTFU

I think it's no surprise that a lot of people watch Youtube and have favourite channels the they go for laughs, education or anything else. In my case, I do watch a lot of channels that do parodies, reviews and the like. Such channels like Game Grumps, JonTron, Screen Junkies, Cinema Sins and so on. I even watch smaller channels that do stuff like this, such as Your Movie Sucks, I Hate Everything and the like. However, there is a growing problem when it comes to companies firing unjust claims and removal of channels that have no right to get such backlash from companies that try to silence their voice, especially when it comes to reviews and critiques. However, when it comes to this eternal struggle that Youtube has yet to step in, the media companies who puts pressure on many of these Youtube channels have too much power. The Nostalgia Critic, had recently put up this video on Channel Awesome and his Youtube channel which points out the struggles that other reviewers and content creators go through and what needs to be done.

What's worse is that media companies are also doing harm when it comes to copyrighted characters and extending the ownership of such characters. This might seem a little different from the previous video, but it does show how much power corporations have when it comes to licensing and controlling the output of their work. Works in the public domain are those whose exclusive property rights have expired, forfeited or are inapplicable, thus can be used freely by the public. Works in the public domain include certain songs, plays, stories, characters and silent movies which fall under this category. Disney, a company that has enough money owning the licenses to characters from Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars-- extended the ownership of Mickey Mouse . . . as explained by Adam from TruTV, who also works on College Humour (sorry, my computer settings are set to Canadian English, which means humour has a fancy 'u' in it compared to the American spelling of humor).

It's quite safe to say that content and copyright laws are out of control and giving media corporations and companies too much power that they abuse without thinking twice about their actions. We, who are influenced by media and the words of others, need to take a stand and help those affected by this conflict with all of the support they need. We have a voice and our voice calls for fair use. #WTFU