In a public relations masterstroke, the Air Force has bullied YouTube into taking down a legally posted recruiting spot aimed at geeks and wanna-be geeks. Simply brilliant. Especially the part about provoking Wired. I guess they’ve got those Chinese hackers all taken care of. Way to win that cyber war, guys!
Lawyers representing the Air Force’s elite electronic warriors have sent YouTube a DMCA takedown notice demanding the removal of the 30-second spot the Air Force created to promote its nascent Cyber Command. We’d uploaded the video to share with THREAT LEVEL readers.
How quickly alliances shift in the murky new world of Cyberarmageddon. It was just last month that the Air Force sent us the ad, and thanked THREAT LEVEL for agreeing to run it.
Air Force Cyber Command’s New Weapon: DMCA Notices | Threat Level from Wired.com
Some boneheaded commander needs to make a very abject apology.
