MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech is copyrighted. Share it anyway.

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Today we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the defeat of SOPA. On Monday we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We're asking everyone to engage in a small act of civil disobedience and share this video of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech.

Dr. King's call for racial justice is as relevant today as it was in 1963. But the video can't be watched online by a new generation, because it's copyrighted until 2038. Had SOPA and PIPA passed last year, you could have gone to jail for sharing this video, and entire websites could have been shut down just for linking to it. This speech is too important to be censored by a broken copyright system.

As Dr. King once said, "...one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."

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[compwiz101]

Copyright was originally created to protect content creators from having competition copy their works before they could get their own money out of it.

Now it is the strong arm tactic of big business to suppress the sharing of information and to squeeze cash out of anything they can.

[human9666]

this day is for everyone. That was the point of his speech.

[ian rose]

So who owns the so-called copyright ??

[Jerrald Cobb]

While the original video is back up, I AM STILL PISSED OFF THAT THEY WOULD PULL THIS COPYRIGHT BULLSHIT ON AN OLD PUBLIC SPEECH.

[ave de haro]

Viva mexico cabrones!!! I had to watch this video because a class

[Bluedawneyes]

At 11:16 they sounds like monkeys cheering.

[Krystal Hunt]

Why are you so angry? Did you place a vote on the last two elections? Do you feel like your vote didn't count? Did you vote for the other party because you truly believed in their policies and beliefs? I understand freedom of speech, but I feel it shouldn't be applied to people like you.

[Krystal Hunt]

What if you go back to your forefathers homeland? Do you even know your bloodline well enough to ensure you don't have a little African in you? What would you have to say for yourself then? What would you do if they did all go back to Africa? I'm sure you wouldn't be satisfied because you would have one less thing to complain about. I have a dream that hateful, ignorant creatures like you are wiped away from the earth.

[Krystal Hunt]

As for you... Your eager approach is much appreciated, but you went about it in the wrong way. I know that MLK greatly supported those who had the drive and desire to be well educated as he was. You should really look into that.

[Krystal Hunt]

Your mother was fooled when the thought crossed her mind that she had somewhat of an intelligent child. It's not fraud, he was not speaking globally, he was speaking for the nation of America. I'm sure he would have loved to see the day when all segregation was banished from the countries of the earth. That still has yet to happen. Seriously dude, think before you post.

[johnny gray]

AND YOUR A ASS HOLE BITCH

[johnny gray]

I AM WHITE MY HOLE FAMILY IS WHITE AND THIS IS THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS GREAT MAN THIS IS THE MAN EVERY MAN SHOULD STRIVE TO BE. IT DONT MATTER IF YOUR BLACK WHITE ASIAN MEXICAN ALL MEN..... MY MOM LOVES THIS MAN THATS ALL I HEARD HER TALK ABOUT WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. AND HER BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP AND SHE TOLD ME ALL SHE WANTED WAS FOR ME TO DOWNLOAD THIS SPEECH OF M.L.K. AND COPY IT FOR HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY.. R.I.P. M.L.K.