ONE MILLION PEOPLE PETITION GOOGLE TO ALLOW THIRD PARTY YOUTUBE RECORDING
* German graduate student ‘amazed’ at response to ‘Freedom on YouTube’
campaign
* Viral growth and international attention makes campaign the third
ever to reach one million signatures on Change.org
A million people have signed a German student’s Change.org petition calling on YouTube to allow users to record content from the site for private use.
Philip Matesanz, a 21-year-old computer science student from Hanover in Germany, wants Youtube to officially allow its users to make private recordings from the site. He argues that given Youtubes huge and growing control over online broadcasting, individuals should be free to record content for private usage.
Philip said: “In the past people have been able to record TV shows and CDs using home recording equipment. Now, Youtube wants to block users doing the same from its site. I launched this petition to make the point that changing technology should not affect peoples’ rights as a consumer. I have been amazed at the response to my petition but surprised that the company has not responded. I would very much like to sit down with them and discuss this issue.”
Petition link: http://change.org/FreedomonYoutube
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Hashtag: #freedomonyoutube
