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Marc’s note: This morning I received an email from NASA’s YouTube channel informing me that they had uploaded a new video of the Expedition 29 launch. Great I thought, I’ll grab the code and post it to SpaceRef. But much to my surprise I could not view the video because the BBC claimed copyright. This would funny if it weren’t serious.

This is yet another YouTube failure of their copyright protection system. Many times I’ve seen this happen but this is a first for NASA. Basically the way it works is that content partners can sign up for YouTube’s Content Identification and Management System. The system basically allows the partner to dictate what it says is it’s content to protect the copyright. The problem however is that when a video of an event is available to many partners they will assign their own blanket copyright thus infringing on others use of the video. That’s what happened here. It’s a major problem with YouTube’s system. Perhaps Google will rectify this error.
You can watch the launch here.
Marc’s Update: NASA has pulled the video with the YouTube BBC message. It’s as if the launch never happened.
Marc’s Update Tuesday, November 15: The video is back up and live. Situation cleared up.

Marc Boucher is an entrepreneur, writer, editor, podcaster and publisher who has worked in space media for more than 25 years. In 1999 he co-founded SpaceRef with Keith Cowing. The new media company grew into a network that included NASA Watch and The Astrobiology Web. After selling SpaceRef, he joined Multiverse Media, which later merged with SpaceNews. There he helped steer the combined company toward more multimedia, a subscription paywall and intelligence products, and pushed for a mobile app. He is also the founder of SpaceQ Media, Canada’s space news and market intelligence publication.

Marc started his first Internet content business in 1992 and hasn’t looked back. When he’s not working, he loves exploring Canada and the world and expanding his photography skills.