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Kony 2012: Viral video for the misinformed?

Kony 2012: The latest cause célèbre that has most likely taken your Facebook newsfeed by storm. But while few would criticize putting indicted Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony in prison, the motives of the latest viral video campaign are less clear.

­Go to the Invisible Children homepage, and the goal of Kony 2012 seems simple enough:

Slow Down TSA Lynch Mob: That Naked Scanner Expose Video Is Exaggerated & Old News

One 12-year-old Las Vegas boy has become a viral video hero after reminding a thirsty police officer he's not above the law. The young man, who identifies himself as Jeremy in the video, springs into action when he sees a motorcycle cop park illegally on the sidewalk. The officer was apparently going to buy a soft drink.

A fantastic video based on Rafi Farber's article at settlersofsamaria.org (http://settlersofsamaria.org/vote-ron-paul-free-israel/)

Antiwar.com has a troubling story detailing how what appears to be either an FBI counterintelligence investigation of suspected Israeli spies or an attempt to track down everyone who had posted terrorist watch lists online led to the FBI to investigate the site and Justin Raimondo and Eric Garris.

This is a video (out now) and book (coming soon) on the production cycle, from extraction to disposal. The video is simple and cartoonish and obviously made to reach kids. Would love for the FTL guys to watch it and spend a segment or two commenting on it as it comtains some truth, and some not-so-truths.

Some particularly appalling quotes from the video are, "it's the government's job to watch out for us and to take care of us..that's their job."

"Extraction is a fancy word for natural resource exploitation, which is a fancy word for trashing the planet", according to the video.

The number 2 song on the Billboard charts is not copyrighted, and that has opened up various opportunities for its use, and has boosted its phenomenal popularity. It's a meme, viral video, and korean pop song that has become wildly popular around the world.

Antiwar letter marks new antiwar intiative. Signers include Adam Kokesh, Justin Raimondo and many others.

Was listening to Monday's show's discussion with regards to IP and alternative distribution, and profiting from you "intellectual" work.

This is actually a friend of mine, who, once homeless, now brings in 6 figures from his viral videos via YouTube.
Just shows how you can make money by distributing your content at now cost to the end user.

"CityNews reporter Peter Kim explains how the once-homeless 25 year-old became an internet sensation."
"St. Catharines man turns viral videos into 6 figure salary."