Uploaded May 2007 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video was inspired by a disagreement between fakesagan (formerly known as hardcaseownsyou) on one side and theinquisitor and onelessgod on the other. This topic is bigger than the individuals concerened in this particular argument. It goes to the core of our ability to maintain the historical record.
I am not talking about what the law is. I am talking about what the law SHOULD BE. Should we have the ability to remove videos from our account and then block others from reposting them against our will? Or should the importance of maintaining the historical record outweigh the rights of the individual to control the reposting of his video once it is made public? Should we be able to "unpublish" a video after it is published? Or does this just help scoundrels who have something to hide?
I have used the behavior of scoundrels in some examples to illustrate a point. No one should imply from this that I think Fakesagan is a scoundrel. I didn't mean to imply that all. Though I think he has overreacted toward theinquisitor and onelessgod reposting his video, he has never lied about anyone as far as I can tell. I like hardcase and I don't think badly of him, though I hope he takes a step back and re-evaluates his behavior over the last few days..
This video was inspired by a disagreement between fakesagan (formerly known as hardcaseownsyou) on one side and theinquisitor and onelessgod on the other. This topic is bigger than the individuals concerened in this particular argument. It goes to the core of our ability to maintain the historical record.
I am not talking about what the law is. I am talking about what the law SHOULD BE. Should we have the ability to remove videos from our account and then block others from reposting them against our will? Or should the importance of maintaining the historical record outweigh the rights of the individual to control the reposting of his video once it is made public? Should we be able to "unpublish" a video after it is published? Or does this just help scoundrels who have something to hide?
I have used the behavior of scoundrels in some examples to illustrate a point. No one should imply from this that I think Fakesagan is a scoundrel. I didn't mean to imply that all. Though I think he has overreacted toward theinquisitor and onelessgod reposting his video, he has never lied about anyone as far as I can tell. I like hardcase and I don't think badly of him, though I hope he takes a step back and re-evaluates his behavior over the last few days..
