You might have noticed that the soundtrack to our Sneak Peak isn't working. Here's the deal: Universal Music Group, the copyright holder for the Bob Marley song we used in the video, had the audio pulled from the embedded YouTube posting on grounds of copyright infringement.
Although we contacted UMG some time ago to inquire about using the song under Fair Use laws and precedents (which allow for the use of copyrighted works without permission under certain circumstances, including for educational and otherwise nonprofit, socially beneficial purposes), we never received any response.
We are currently reviewing our legal options during this little ordeal. But for now, we'll go out on a limb and say that we are extremely dissapointed with UMG's actions thus far.
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maybe they'll send you to a peruvian jail for educational purposes on obeying the law.
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