Cassetteboy 'Diamond Queen' video removed after BBC copyright claim
Published May 29 2012, 17:42 BST | By Mayer Nissim
Cassetteboy have confirmed that their Diamond Queen video has been removed from YouTube after the BBC made a copyright claim.The duo's latest video was made up of footage from Andrew Marr's recent documentary cut-up to make its dialogue humorous and occasionally obscene.
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"So our Queen video is no longer there, not surprising really. #ohwellnevermind," a post on the pair's official Twitter account read.
"If you're interested, here's what happened: Our video was removed by youtube after a copyright claim by the BBC."
They added: "We then deleted the vid so people could no longer see the error page blaming the BBC, as some people were getting annoyed with the BBC, which probably isn't fair as the BBC has been good enough to tolerate all our other videos. That's it really.
"We're not planning to put the video online elsewhere. Sorry, you'll just have to be quicker next time."
Asked why the BBC had made such a claim but had not blocked their past material using BBC footage, they added: "I guess this has the potential to be a lot more embarrassing for the Beeb than any of the other stuff.
"The Queen's own kids talking about her majesty orgasming is worse than Alan Sugar s**ting frying pans. What an odd sentence."
Glad to see it is back on there. As for Guy Lambert's posts, oh dear!
June 2nd 2012 at 12:26am
Have the people who are whinging and bleeting on about the video actually seen it or another case of "I havent seen it but if i did i know i would be offended so i thought i would wing anyway" ?
The peice was funny as hell and a good pisstake on the whole thing, if you dont like something theres something called the "OFF BUTTON"
Has Nigella Lawson, Gordon Ramsey, Delia Smith and many others asked for the clips to be removed ? the ones of Nigella are a lot more explicit but dont seem to get whingers .........
May 31st 2012 at 2:31am
It must have been partly to do with disrespectful material because the BBC have left all Cassetteboy's other videos alone (thank goodness; the Apprentice one is my all time favourite YT video :-)). It might have been bad timing on CB's part with the Diamond Jubilee coming up. I absolutely love CB's videos but this one was actually too near the mark for me (and I'm not easily offended).
May 30th 2012 at 9:03am
Good- it's back on. It's a very funny, cleverly edited piece and a nice antidote to all the dreary fawning drivel well be hearing over the next few weeks. : )
May 30th 2012 at 12:24am
By "dreary fawning drivel", I assume you mean celebrations to mark a milestone in British history?
May 30th 2012 at 9:41am(+1 like)
That's the inane drivel we speak of. I don't hold much in the way of pride for our scum-ridden, binge-drinking, horrendously violent, entitlement a'plenty, obese nation.
June 7th 2012 at 3:53pm
Good. Glad it was removed. Let's have SOME respect
May 30th 2012 at 12:07am(+1 like)
Oh you obviously miss the irony of this. They pull it for Copyright issues, not because it was offensive to the Queen.
May 30th 2012 at 12:14am(+3 likes)
I suspect - as is hinted at in the article - the BBC pulled it because it was about the Queen. There are loads of videos on Youtube using BBC footage, yet this one is one of the very few they have asked to have removed.
May 30th 2012 at 12:25am(+1 like)
Captain Boring to the rescue!!
May 30th 2012 at 12:59am(+2 likes)
It's actually not boring. It's about having a level of taste and decency. I'm sure if I were to make a video poking fun at your grandmother you'd soon stop laughing.
May 30th 2012 at 9:39am(+1 like)