Shelly Palmer

DNC livestream on YouTube blocked on copyright grounds

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Those hoping to catch the livestream of First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on YouTube or BarackObama.com can forget about it — it’s been blocked. The event’s official stream was yanked due to copyright infringement concerns, according to a message posted on YouTube: “This video contains content from WMG, SME, Associated Press (AP), UMG, Dow Jones, New York Times Digital, The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), Warner Chappell, UMPG Publishing and EMI Music Publishing, one or more of whom have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.” Read the full story at CNET.