Hold up guys:
I watched GCA's video, titled 'Michelle's story', and I noticed something odd in the background when they put up the SFP logo up. The video in the back of a guy loading a Colt 1911, AR-15 and others was from one of Steve Lee's music videos, "Life is good" (The hickok45 song). So, I found Steve Lee's email address and asked him on it.
My email:
Hi Steve, long time fan of your singing and your coolness in
general, especially when you're another fellow Aussie.
Have you seen Gun control Australia's video they have up their site? Because
it contains part of the music video you did with Hickok45 titled 'Life is
good' (Great song btw). My question is, did you give permission for them to
use that footage for their video? It doesn't seem like they asked anybody
for it, but instead clipped it and put it up between 0:25 and 0:33 to make
guns look 'scary' and the shooters and fishers party logo shoved up there
too so that they look 'evil'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EB_p5ee9mIWas there copyright on that song and the music video? Because if so, I think
it would be most appropriate to get them to take it down.
See what you can do, and thank you for reading.
Steve got back to me pretty quick:
Hey (heckler's real name)
Thanks for noticing this and taking the time to let me know. I have email
Borsak and asked him if I should make them take it down or not, which you
are right, its a breach of copy write. The video is pretty lame and they
will probably put it up again but it will be a hassle for them as they will
have to pay to re edit the clip and it will cost they. I think they have
little money and very little pull. I think we should mess with them just for
the hell of it. In fact Im a little chuffed they watch my videos, i hope
they stay up at night thinking about me.
Thanks again
Steve
Well folks, GCA has again, dun goof'd.
But on a more serious matter, they have seriously breached copyright laws, and they can be penalized for doing so. So this is another way to reduce the already shattered reputation and power of these people. You'd think they wouldn't be so careless and stupid to do what they have done, but it turns out, they really did stoop low again.
So, cheers and glad I could help