So I was checking my youtube account stats this morning when I noticed that the video I made of my iPad overheating in just 12 minutes had a huge increase in views:
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I looked under “discovery” to see if there was somehow a site that was driving traffic to the video. Sure enough, “www.ipadoverheating.com” was linking to it. I went to that page and to my surprise my video is featured their main homepage:
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Apparently this attorney is filing a class action lawsuit in California against Apple. Now I think the iPad’s sensitivity to direct sunlight is a bit of a pain, but a lawsuit? Not sure it’s worth the trouble.
I think I am more concerned that a lawyer just snagged my video and prominently displayed it on his main webpage for his lawsuit without the simple courtesy of letting me know, let alone asking if I was okay with it..
Here is the video in case you want to see my test for yourself:
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I saw the original post and am surprised an attorney would use your video without communicating with you at some level. Especially for something as important as a lawsuit. You would think they would want to get all the facts.
Bill –
Totally agree! He should have asked before using your video for his website. If I ever use YouTube Video’s on my site I always ask for the right to use the video and put a link back to the author website or YouTube account. It is sad that someone is filed suite against Apple regarding the problem with the iPad. Apple is not perfect. We known that as to the recent issues with the iPhone 4.
Matt
I agree, the lawsuit is over the top. I wish the iPad would work better outdoors in hot weather but it’s not that big of a deal. I can’t see them getting very far with this, but with today’s legal (not justice) system who knows!