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Re:Company ‘Hijacks’ Blender’s CC By-Licensed Film, YouTube ... by counttheforks on Monday December 05, 2022 @09:05AM (#33865785)
YouTube is a company, not a human being.
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Re:Company ‘Hijacks’ Blender’s CC By-Licensed Film, YouTube ... by SpelingBeeChamp on Monday December 05, 2022 @09:16AM (#33865892)
> YouTube is a company, not a human being.

The compelled speech doctrine applies to companies.

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Re:Company ‘Hijacks’ Blender’s CC By-Licensed Film, YouTube ... by smoldesu on Monday December 05, 2022 @09:22AM (#33865967)
It's also a right that you waive by uploading videos to YouTube and agreeing to limit your liability as-per the TOS: https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms

See the entry "Limitation of Liability"

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Re:Company ‘Hijacks’ Blender’s CC By-Licensed Film, YouTube ... by counttheforks on Monday December 05, 2022 @10:05AM (#33866530)
Companies can't speak. Only the humans working there can.
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Re:Company ‘Hijacks’ Blender’s CC By-Licensed Film, YouTube ... by squarefoot on Monday December 05, 2022 @11:50AM (#33868058)
Unless they're all replaced by AI some years in the future. Good luck countersuing a bunch of GPUs gone rogue.
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