Comments on: Where no China has gone before: Brazil bans YouTube

By: Mauricio cruz

Mauricio cruz — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:53:31 +0000

Since US make a lots of stupid restrictions what hell is the problem to block the site in Brasil? the judges dont have to know how the internet work, is the company’s problem to take care of is release on the site or not, we don’t care if is this dificult or not.
Google is the responsable to contract more portugueses speaker to keep the qualit of the site on portuguese speaker countrys.
I had work for Match.com and I know how disrespect the web companys in us treat the others countrys that is not us or UK.

By: O Blogue do Janio » ADSL users from BrT prevented from accessing YouTube

O Blogue do Janio » ADSL users from BrT prevented from accessing YouTube — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:33:28 +0000

[...] Since it was announced that Brazilian authorities were tending to ask for the backbones controllers to block access to a specific YouTube video (more details here: Where no China has gone before: Brazil bans YouTube), BrT customers are totally unable to access any YouTube contents. [...]

By: bc grote

bc grote — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:10:48 +0000

Well, Youtube’s website has been down for “scheduled” updates for well over 24 hours as of 1110PM PST on Friday 1-12-07. I can’t find any other reason for it to be down, updates shouldn’t take THIS long!

By: Tina Harris

Tina Harris — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:14:40 +0000

Brazilian justice is behind, no pun inended, regarding Internet matters. However, I believe it was the lawyer representing the couple in the water who was media smart. From what I understand, a partial sentence was given on Friday. The lawyer bragged about shutting YT down.
To me, it is pretty obvious the decision re.blocking all of YT in Brazil will not hold water. Besides, there are patches being used, and many comments pointed out the couple were on a public beach. The video is everywhere now. The couple sued but will lose in the end.
If the couple does win, it’ll be a second. Belgium won a bittersweet case against Google.
Congrats on your scoop, Cardoso.

By: BrasilTelecom Versus Youtube - Dudu Tomaselli

BrasilTelecom Versus Youtube - Dudu Tomaselli — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:44:03 +0000

[...] Já o Cardoso que mantém o JungleBook, foi citado também pelo Boing Boing. [...]

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:02:04 +0000

This woman should just say “Yes, I had sex on the beach.
So what?” She really has nothing to be ashamed or embarrased about.

The notoriety could help her career if she plays it right.

It may have been inappropriate if children had been present, but I see only adults in the video.

The creep hiding in the bushes with a camera is the one
who should be embarrassed.

Ironically, I never would have seen the video if she hadn’t made such a fuss about it.

By: Janio’s Blog » ADSL users from BrT prevented from accessing YouTube

Janio’s Blog » ADSL users from BrT prevented from accessing YouTube — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:50:18 +0000

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 23:41:58 +0000

It seems that in recent years there has been a significant increase in the numbers of people who feel it is their right to indulge in lewd sexual activity in open areas where unsuspecting citizens (including children)are likely to stumble upon them. This sexual activity is not only unpleasant and selfish, but is, in most nations, an illegal practice.

I think we need a ‘name and shame’ policy for people going around having sex in open places without concern for who may be watching. CCTV cameras should be placed on ALL beaches and in all parks and car parks etc and video footage of these perverts should be posted on a special website to discourage individuals from carrying out further disgusting, criminal acts of indecency.

Of course, rich people who think they are above the law will protest if they are caught - but justice must be seen to be done! There is no reason why certain perverts should be exempt from this necessary hard line just because they happen to be wealthy or influential.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 07:42:45 +0000

For a country that’s proud of the freedom of speech, Brazil has a quite strange version of freedom. You are free to say whatever you want but then you’ll go to jail for it. That’s not freedom.

A video taped on a public place means public domain. Thus censuring what has been taped outdoors would fall under Spain’s laws and not under Brazil’s laws.

This all seems to be plain simple politics. The big media companies like Rede Globo and Abril Cultural are losing market share the first time in 30 years! As Broadband Internet become a standard in Brazil. The big media conglomerates are trying at all costs to hold down the easy dissemination of information and this seems to be one more try to censure the Internet Democracy.

The government is also afraid of the increase amount of people that are freely talking about the wrongdoings and corruption in the government.

We’ll see an increasing amount of lawsuits against freedom. And Freedom of Speech in Brazil has always been masked with the “defamation” clause. The anti “Defamation” law means that no one can say anything that goes against the standard in any way. And even “whistle blowers” go to jail don the “Defamation” clause. That’s repression. Brazil is very close to China indeed.

My hope is that in the future the free nature of the Internet will make freedom of speech a standard. And will put those frivolous laws where they should be, in the history books along with the 60s repression.

By: Latina Viva

Latina Viva — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:53:58 +0000

YouTube banned from Brazil…

This is unbelievable… if you're not Brazilian. Sadly, we're used to all sort of stupid things coming from the Legislative, specially about Internet related issues. These folks know nothing about it, and they think it can be controlled as……