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Note to YouTube
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All that Nick Ginsburn'es video does is copy quotes from the Qur'an.
If YouTube thinks that his video is offensive, more...then they think that the Qur'an is offensive.
It seems that YouTube is suspending accounts that have videos that quote from the Qur'an.
I am not a Muslim but I think Islam shouldn't be censored on YouTube.
Therefore here is copy of the video that was censored.
Things have changed with Google. Google is just another big corporate media giant that cares about their bottom line and avoiding waves an any sniff of lawsuit.
Other popular channels recently have been deleted without notice. just liked they backed down on the Chinese censorship issue, Google/YouTube won't defend anyone here. it's not in their corporate culture.
These passages are from the Qur'an, the translations for which are found on this well-respected web site:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/cruelty/long.html
If they are offensive, then the Qur'an is offensive. If they are 'unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense' (YouTube terms of service) then you should delete ALL videos on YouTube which quote ANY passage from the Qur'an (and Judeo-Christianity too). That includes videos made by Muslims for a Muslim audience.
I have not changed these passages in any way. I have not sought to distort their meaning.
THIS VIDEO SHOULD NOT BE CENSORED.
If it is censored, please provide a FULL description as to why this video breaks your terms of service. In addition, please explain why ALL the videos you leave untouched, and in which Muslims and Christians condemn atheists (and each other) to hell are allowed to remain.
This video is offered for debate with Muslims. If they wish to explain each of these verses, they have the opportunity to do so. If the video is removed, they will not have such an opportunity.
If you are censoring merely because Muslims object to the content of their own Qur'an, please also remove ALL Islamic, Christian and Jewish videos, of all kinds, because as an atheist I consider them obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, harassing, hateful, and racially/ethnically offensive.
CENSORSHIP IS WRONG.
Look at the masses, and I do mean MASSES of copyright and soft porn material you leave untouched on YouTube, then explain why you leave it all there and yet deleted this video, closed NickGisburne and Gisburne2000 accounts, my MikeNobody account and all other of my videos as MikeDamnNobody,
YouTube, please learn the difference between removal of hate speech and censorship of free speech. The difference between copyright protection and using copyright law to censor free speech.
Do not delete this video.
And PLEASE, restore NickGisburne and Gisburne2000 accounts. Hundreds of people will thank you for it - far more than those who complained about this one video, for which you banned him.
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Note to YouTubers
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This video can be downloaded from Nick Gisburne's web site:
http://www.gisburne.com
This censorship has to stop! Please copy/paste the following letter and send it to YouTube.
Dear YouTube,
It has come to my knowledge that the user NickGisburne has been suspended for a ludicrous violation without any substantial warning or urging of his cooperation to rectify on mentioned accusation. He is a good man that simply pleads for critical thinking on the subject of religion. Part of critical thinking has the sad consequence of offending people at times, but the irony here is that he simply used quotes from the Qur'an. I beg you to reconsider your action against NickGisburne. Please bring back his account(s).
-YOUR NAME HERE
Submit here: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/request.py less
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