Posted on 02/09/2021 3:21:47 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Police officers in Beverly Hills have been playing music while being filmed, seemingly in an effort to trigger Instagram's copyright filters.
Last Friday, a man entered the Beverly Hills police department, only to be treated to a mini DJ set that could potentially get his Instagram account banned.
Sennett Devermont was at the department to file a form to obtain body camera footage from an incident in which he received a ticket he felt was unfair. Devermont also happens to be a well-known LA area activist, who regularly live-streams protests and interactions with the police to his more than 300,000 followers on Instagram.
So, he streamed this visit as well—and that’s when things got weird.
In a video posted on his Instagram account, we see a mostly cordial conversation between Devermont and BHPD Sgt. Billy Fair turn a corner when Fair becomes upset that Devermont is live-streaming the interaction, including showing work contact information for another officer. Fair asks how many people are watching, to which Devermont replies, “Enough.”
Fair then stops answering questions, pulls out his phone, and starts silently swiping around—and that’s when the ska music starts playing.
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Assuming that Fair wasn’t just trying to share his love of ’90s stoner music with the citizens of Beverly Hills, this seems to be an intentional (if misguided) tactic to use social media companies' copyright protection policies to prevent himself from being filmed.
Instagram in particular has been increasingly strict on posting copyrighted material. Any video that contains music, even if it’s playing in the background, is potentially subject to removal by Instagram.
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Ha ha
Is Sublime known to be particularly touchy about copyright?
And they call cops stupid.
ASCAP goes after the cops in 5... 4... 3...
They should play Eagles music. That band is jihad about Copyright.
If Devermont was well known to the police as an activist and troublemaker, then maybe perhaps his ticket was unfair. Oh well.
And Prince when he was living.
Vice is trash
I always played “Desperado.”
Prince. Totally unrelated but there was a Jeopardy answer a week or two ago. About a song that made the Top 10. And then 17 years later it made the Top 10 on the charts again and then 17 years later this very same song once again made the top 10
“What is 1999?”
(when it first came out. Then in 1999. Then when Prince died.)
I don’t know but find the ones who are.
Great pick! Ska is not dead. Well, mostly not dead.
ping
>>They should play Eagles music. That band is jihad about Copyright.<<
Last I heard, they are suing the Philly football team. Word is the suit says “we don’t care who came first.”
I’m sure a good beating and a night in lockup with bubba would fix his little problem.
Johnny the Snitch: How should I know?
[Dick Clark gives Johnny a bribe]
Johnny the Snitch: Nothing but a modern offshoot of reggae, updated white rock influences, definitely upbeat. It'll never become really popular because even though they've made the back beat more conventional, it's still too exotic for mass acceptance.
Dick Clark: Johnny, I also need some more of that secret formula enternal youth cream you have.
I’d just play Micheal Buffer “let’s get ready to rumble” on repeat.
Police Sqaud!
Yes, but that’s not important now.
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