breakfast of champions, perfect1, clarity and piglet - thanks for the great feedback. I'm glad you like the article!
King Solomon - due to my circumstances, my gripe is with nobody. The whole point is, as an anonymous fader, I'm not allowed to HAVE a gripe, because that would involve revealing my identity. However, that's not going to stop me from using the Watchtower's copyright intervention to highlight their pettiness and futile attempts to censor YouTube and scorn free speech in general. I do appreciate your kind suggestions, but having carefully considered the matter I honestly don't think it's worth all the hassle. I would rather just dust myself down, re-upload the song to YouTube minus any copyrighted material (as I have done), and move on. Doesn't mean I can't write about it all, of course!
jeanpicard - you're correct, the sign language videos are not a new strategy, but the use of highly-polished "infomercial" style videos published directly on the Society's website to promote their religion is. The way the "masturbation" video has been taken off the website and used to mock the Society on YouTube highlights perfectly why the new strategy of self-promotion via videos is extremely risky at best, suicidal at worst. Basically, the more video content the Society uploads to promote itself, the more this content is likely to be taken and used against it.
moshe - I enjoyed your story! I'm glad you liked the article. I agree that YouTube is a major thorn in Watchtower's side. I check two JW-related keywords every day, and I am frequently surprised at what video material I come across - most of which discredits the Society in some way. They're definitely going down a blind alley by using videos to drive home their message. YouTube will punish them the moment they put a foot wrong, as has happened with the masturbation video.
Finkelstein - yes I noticed that too. However, I doubt a serial-adulterer will be let off the hook at his judicial committee simply by saying sorry and pointing at this FAQ!
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