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Tropic Thunder Viral Video – In Trouble for Going Viral – See Video

6/14/2008 by

A comedy sketch that aired during the MTV Movie Awards in which Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. talk about making a viral video for their upcoming Tropic Thunder movie was pulled off YouTube after it became a viral video itself.


According to several tech websites, YouTube removed the video after receiving a “takedown notice” from Viacom, MTV’s parent. The takedown was originally reported by the website BeyondMadisonAvenue.com, which commented that it appeared to be,

“the epitome of irony. A viral video about virals not being allowed to go viral.”

Viacom, which has sued YouTube for $1 billion alleging copyright infringement, apparently has not demanded that the video be withdrawn from other video websites, including FunnyOrDie.com.

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Topics: Jack Black, MTV, Robert Downey Jr., Wired Gossip, Wired Movies, Wired Videos
 


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Liz | June 14th, 2008

Youtube is just an easy target because it’s so massive. I’ll admit I’m still a little confused as to why a video that’s viral in nature is being copyright-enforced by Viacom…do they intend to make money off of it somehow?