You got this Denis! You did everything right and we appreciate your work regardless of how ridiculous that situation is. We appreciate you!
4 years ago
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Chin up, mate. You have our support and appreciation of your superb work.
4 years ago
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Don't be down. This clash between science and other interests has and will ever exist. You have many better videos and you will have better ones. Keep it up.
4 years ago
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Why must there always be these narrow-minded, egotistical bastards in the way of enjoyment. You were not stealing from them, you just enhanced their work so that we can sit down in total wonder at an age that we will never see but only dream to experience. Thanks for everything you do ‼️
4 years ago | 7
You’d think they’d actually be grateful for the free restoration work!!
4 years ago | 15
Not surprise as old institution have very narrow way of thinking. Love your work keep going
4 years ago | 6
I think historical documents like this should be considered as a legacy for all humanity. So we all have rights to see these videos. Shame on them
4 years ago | 3
You are a hugh inspiration and I want to thank you for your efforts.
4 years ago | 1
The Lumiere Institute should file lawsuits against EVERY UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD! As they all use that train arrival clip to teach students about film history. BTW, they don't use the DVD, they go to YouTube.
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That makes me very angry to hear this - this is just corporate bullying. These institutes have done NOTHING to enhance or increase the enjoyment of these videos. And they use the name of the Lumiere inventors despite inventing absolutely NOTHING themselves. I'm sorry for your trouble and I really hope it gets sorted out, because you've done amazing work for the public and I hope you get to do more. Your work should be supported, not bullied and blocked.
4 years ago
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Travesty! You have done well, Denis. Try to stay positive and keep going.
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No domino el inglés así que expreso mi apoyo en mi lengua. No me parece justo que un video de hace casi 100 años todavía implique una lucha por parte de una empresa que con su dinero tiene todas las de ganar. El trabajo que haces contribuye mucho a que tomemos interés por videos antiquísimos, verlos remasterizados resulta genial, es como acercarte de forma más fiel al momento en que se realizó la grabación. Tienes el reconocimiento y apoyo de tu público, no te desanimes =). Sigue adelante con tu trabajo y gracias por realizarlo. ¡Éxitos!
4 years ago | 1
That's very sad. Your work is excellent and has piqued the interest of many subscribers who would never have otherwise shown any interest in the Lumiere Bothers' work.
4 years ago | 1
Hi Denis, Thank you for your hard work. I believe you inspired a lot of people (and me personally) to dive into machine learning. Keep doing what you do!
4 years ago | 5
Denis Shiryaev
🚂 Hello all,
you may be wondering why I haven't been uploading new videos for a while, and why one of my most popular videos, Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat not available any more on my channel.
Back in March, I received a letter from a lawyer representing the Lumiere Institute in France, demanding that I take down this video as the copyright belonged to them. I have hired a lawyer to investigate this claim because I thought it was in the public domain when I chose to enhance it. The lawyer did some research and confirmed that the video is in the public domain as Louis Lumière passed away more than 70 years ago. She also noted that I have never had advertisements on my historical videos as I personally believe that it is wrong to put advertisements on historical footage that belongs to the public. Through my lawyer, I answered to the Lumiere Institute that we considered this video to be in the public domain and I was using it only to demonstrate how amazing neural networks are. (And I think many of you agree).
Shortly after sending the letter to the Lumiere Institute, I received a DMCA claim from Youtube to take down this video. Youtube removed the video and gave my channel a strike - in order to use my channel I was then required to suffer through the copyright school of Youtube - essentially a cartoon about copyright done in the style of Happy Tree Friends. Were it not for COVID, this may be the most unpleasant experience I've had all year. To add salt to the wound, I noted that several other versions of this video were still available on Youtube, and no one had been forced to take them down.
I felt the situation was quite unfair as my intention was to show off the technology using one of the earliest videos in the world, which again, we thought was already in the public domain.
I decided to file a counterclaim to Youtube that the copyright strike was a mistake, and reviewing it, Youtube agreed, removed the strike, and restored the video.
However, the Lumiere Institute again contacted my lawyer and demanded again that I personally need to remove it. In seeking a positive outcome for all parties involved, I suggested that I would add information from Lumiere in the title, description, or thumbnail of the video to clarify the difference between the video version they are selling on DVD, and my technological experiment.
A few weeks ago they contacted me again and gave me a final warning that if I did not remove the video they would take me to court and then gave me seven days to respond.
While I still think this is unfair and am deeply disappointed that we couldn't come to a mutually beneficial agreement, I have decided that I will take down the video of "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat" until 2024, the original copyright expiration date the Lumiere Institute lawyer mentioned in their first letter. I'm not in a place morally or financially right now to continue this fight, as it would be just me fighting against an established institution (and I don't speak French).
This is why, from today, the video is no longer accessible on my Youtube channel. As an AI enthusiast just looking for ways to make machine learning and history accessible to a broader audience, this is very disappointing and honestly makes me quite sad. This is why I'm taking a small break before uploading new videos as I want to take time to consider the future direction of the channel.
I want to thank everyone who watches, follows, and comments on my videos as this is the main reason why my channel became popular and why I'm still committed to doing machine learning experiments and sharing them with the public.
BTW I still love trains 🚂
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