As many of you know, the other day we found out that YouTube pulled down our review of “Reno 911: Miami” because Fox Studios sent them a copyright infringement notice. This of course was nonsense since our use of the trailer footage in the review was totally legal and well within the boundaries of “Fair Use” since the trailer footage was being used in the context of legitimate commentary.
As you guys know, I can be pretty harsh to studios when they act in certain ways… but if I’m going to do that, I have to give them props when then either do the right thing, or take strides to correct something they’ve done. In this case, Fox took it upon themselves to make sure our review was put back up, and contacted us to apologize for the incident. The following is an excerpt from their letter:
We just learned that a takedown notice was sent on Fox’s behalf regarding a review of “Reno 911: Miami” that you posted to YouTube. This takedown notice was sent in error and has now been retracted, and we expect that YouTube will re-post your video. The notice was sent because of an administrative error, and not because of the nature of your review. Of course, we recognize your right to criticize our movies, and we appreciate your interest in our work. I apologize on behalf of Fox for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
It should be noted that I didn’t write to Fox, they simply took it upon themselves to right the wrong, and for that I give them kudos. Incident closed.
