Viacom vs. YouTube fallout

About 20 of my favorite music videos are no longer available on YouTube. I get an error message like this:

the waitresses: i know what boys like [video unavailable]

I haven't done any research but I doubt if Viacom has a copyright on that or many of the other songs that have been deleted. The Big Chill is on.

While it lasts enjoy some Clash.

Viacom vs. YouTube

I understand copyrights and their purpose but it seems to me that a bit of an overreaction is going on.


SF Chronicle: YouTube, the popular online video site, has begun removing more than 100,000 unauthorized clips belonging to Viacom -- everything from snippets of Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" to Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants."
The purge comes after Viacom demanded that YouTube take down the material, accusing the site of violating its copyrights. Viacom says it's the largest order to delete videos it has ever made.

How short sighted are these people? Sure the law is probably on their side but if I post a clip of the Daily Show how am I hurting them financially? If anything it creates more interest the show and when more people tune in that results in more ad revenue. Let's post some YouTube: