Brazil acts like an ass
I used to think of Brazil as a place where personal freedoms were important. I thought that in part because of the very liberal thinking regarding sex being prevalent there, as evidenced by the invention of the ‘anal floss’ string thong bikini and the topless beaches, and let’s not forget Carnivale each year.
But then I find out that telcom companies in Brazil began blocking access to the YouTube service on Monday because one Brazilian model sued to get YouTube to remove a video of her having sex on a Spanish beach from its site. The suit was brought by Daniela Cicarelli (at right) and her boyfriend, and based on that one unresolved lawsuit, a court in Sao Paulo ordered Internet Service Providers to block YouTube until they remove the video.
Okay, so now one person can sue you and cause an entire country full of people to lose access to a legal website that they wish to visit? I think the Brazilian court acted like an ass in shutting down access for everyone in the country just because one person had a problem.
The video isn’t on the YouTube site now it seems, or at least I couldn’t find it using any of the search terms I thought made sense to use. I couldn’t find a copy on PornoTube either, so I guess they wanted to avoid the same kind of trouble. Personally I don’t see what the big fuss was about, I saw it and you don’t see much of anything since they’re in the water most of the time. You can check it out for yourself at the link below if you want.
By the way, I still think the Brazilian telcom companies are pretty cool. Check out “Get Connected” to see some of the banner ads one of the companies used to promote their services.