Watts Up With Watts?

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In July, as part of my "Climate Denial Crock of the Week" video series,
(http://www.youtube.com/user/greenman3610) I published
a piece that criticized and parodied the work of well known climate denier Anthony Watts, and his "SurfaceStations.org" project.

On July 26, Watts made what I regard as an improper "DMCA" claim against the video, and
had it removed from YouTube.
The DMCA, (Digital Millenium Copyright Act), was originally intended to
protect copyright owners from internet abuse, but
has been occasionally used improperly, notoriously by authoritarian religious groups and cults,
in order to restrain criticism and free speech on the internet.

After some investigation of related cases and obtaining additional opinions as to relevant
copyright law, I confirmed my original belief that my videos in no way violate copyright law,
especially in light of the principles of critical review, parody, and transformational use of
material.

In accordance with established YouTube guidelines, I filed
a "counternotice", affirming that, "under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a
result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled."

As of today, I have received the following confirmation from YouTube:

"In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we've completed
processing your counter-notification regarding your video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcxVwE...

This content has been restored and your account will not be penalized."

I wish to extend my sincerest gratitude to YouTube, to all those who advised and supported me in this effort, and most especially, to Anthony
Watts and SurfaceStations.org, for providing invaluable exposure to my
video series, and greatly increasing my traffic and visibility.

• Category

  Science & Technology

[Alexander Adams]

Also, NASA has faked data before. But yes, global warming does exist - I am unsure on the cause.

[greenman3610]

oh, right. those moon landings.

[Quotatron3000]

And isn't there a conflict of interest, in having NOAA based temperatures, which NOAA admitted sourced from faulty weather stations and thus 'altered' (?) to fit, be verified and checked by none other than... NOAA itself? NOAA finds NOAA based temperatures not incorrect. Would a bank find itself guilty of fraud?

[Quotatron3000]

The final claim, 90 percent of changes "in the direction expected as a response to warming..." doesn't clarify anything of how direction was determined, how the predictions were formed... the statement itself is ambiguous and ripe for cherry picking and texan sharpshooter fallacies (a bird flew up, I guess it's due to warming, a bird flew down, I guess it's due to warming).

[Quotatron3000]

Actually, nice attempt at a fallacious red herring, but he means the altered temperature data from October.

(But of course, try to form a guilt by association fallacy to irrelevant moon landings...)

[Alexander Adams]

Watts doesn't deny global warming, only that its exaggerated. He is updating his study, this year, by the way. Lets are what it says.

[Samsgarden]

Deniers mentioned in the first 22 seconds.

Not getting off to a good start are we?

[cr4yv3n]

1000frolly is an anti-global warming idiot. I ran into him on basically ALL videos who show ignorant politicians, usually right-wing ones, crying about he "evil conspiracy" of global warming.

*facepalm*

[cr4yv3n]

Don't let this video disappear. The hordes of ignorant morons who trump the "global warming conspiracy" flag are crawling around youtube like roaches.

[BrooklynJared]

Boring!!