http://www.disclose.tv/news/Ron_Paul_Channel_Banned_from_YouTube/84917 (link is external)
Ron Paul Channel Banned from YouTube
May 1, 2012 - If you consider and go to one of the renowned Ron Paul (link is external) YouTube (link is external) channels http://www.youtube.com/consumer/RonPaul2008dotcom (link is external) you will get a message that says, “RonPaul2008dotcom has been terminated because we received multiple third-party claims of copyright infringement regarding material the user posted.” It seems the Ron Paul (link is external) channel had collected 1000's of videos of Ron Paul (link is external) appearances, speeches and much more in this channel.
It looks that this account is not immediately run or owned by the Ron Paul (link is external) 2012 Campaign, “Restore America Now.” The channel was run by Ron Paul (link is external) fans and usually aggregated network Tv appearances from news interviews and coverage from network Tv. It’s suprising the thousands of movies had lasted this extended without DMCA requests right to YouTube (link is external) officials.
The Ron Paul (link is external) campaign has nevertheless to acknowledge this well-known Ron Paul (link is external) YouTube (link is external) channel was shutdown or that they have any issues about it. Customers on the other hand at sites like The Day-to-day Paul & Ron Paul (link is external) Discussion boards are unbelievably upset and attempting to figure out what they want to do to get the channel reinstated.
One post on DailyPaul.com is titled: The Largest Ron Paul (link is external) Channel on YouTube…Removed?! It goes on to say, “RonPaul2008dotcom Has always been my supply for watching video’s from existing to years back. Acquiring thousands of movies, millions of views, and hundred’s of 1000's of subscribers.. Youtube has made a decision to shut the account down……. To all these who added movies, to it.. Thank you… But, Youtube, have to be attempting to censor ron paul even more…… IM SO P***ED Thousands OF Videos GONE!!!!”
The elimination of this social footprint could be a blow to the Ron Paul (link is external) 2012 campaign if the numbers quoted over are genuine. With hundreds of thousands of subscribers there are undoubtedly some consumers that will eliminate communication with the Ron Paul (link is external) political campaign right when the Presidental 2012 race is heating up.
Some of the more well-known comments from the forum address the existing YouTube (link is external) Ron Paul (link is external) Channel banning:
“Interestingly Google (employees) are one of the largest donors to Ron Paul, maybe they won’t be so happy about this either.”
“Although this was a great channel, it wasn’t the YouTube (link is external) channel for the Ron Paul (link is external) campaign. It was from a Ron Paul (link is external) supporter. The campaign’s channel is youtube.com/ronpaul”
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Help him win. He deserves this. He does more than speak for peace - his voting record is near perfect for peace and civil liberties.
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