YouTube’s well within their rights to refuse to leave a video up, or to re-post it after fair use has been reasonably well-defended. But it’s another reminder that when stuff is free for consumers, the interests of the producers providing the content will always take precedence.

You’ve got to click through and read this Techdirt article by Jonathan McIntosh of Rebellious Pixels.

Also consider reading my article "The Pinterest (Er, Tumblr) Problem, Fair Use, and a Suggestion for Change". I argue that fair use, which is an affirmative defense asserted only after infringement has essentially been admitted to, should instead be an affirmative right requiring dispute by the rightsholder.