Equal Opportunity for ASL Users and Learners
The videos found on my YouTube site, allyballybabe, are of various songs signed in American Sign Language. The YouTube is used for educational purposes all over the world, as well as a bridge between... continue reading »
"These video are a. artistic, b. original, and c. educational. My 10 year old daughter has learned alot about ASL by watching. She is now very interested in learning ASL and applying it to the deaft people she knows."
"Please keep these ASL videos on www.youtube.com. They are very educational for people trying to learn ASL and for deaf people to connect to the hearing people. If you get rid of these videos i would feel like you are punishing the deaf. Please give them a"
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"STAY !"
"Signed. You're killing us. Your reputation is on the line. We pay for the music and can have people come over to our homes who didnt pay for it and listen too. So we should be able to share it creatively through our youtube videos as well. Unless it's a v"
"Ally reaches so many people of various ages and backgrounds through her YouTube channel. She is such an inspiration to us all! Her talent and passion for sign language is evident. Please do not remove her account from YouTube. She is doing such a great se"
"Please stop it, It is destroying users culture"
"The videos are a great educational resource! There are so many things that are alowed on websites like youtube that should not and videos like these are threatened to be deleted... It is really a shame."
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"She is doing a good thing."
"Thank you for signing these songs for those that need to be able to experience music jsut as the hearing world does."
"Please don't delete Ally's YouTube account. She's using them as a learning tool and millions of people watch them and learn from her amazing talent that she was blessed with and has chosen to persue. ASL is a language that I studied in high school and enj"
"I believe that ASL songs are considered Fair Use because when ever you see a song being interpreted, the person always expresses that they do not own any of the copy rights. I think it's safe to assume that we all know who the songs belong to. Also, these"
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"WMG is So F***ing Annoying, I had to delete loads of my hard-woked on videos :("
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"I agree 100\%, WMG needs to recognise The Fair Use laws, and leave Ally alone."
"Access for all"
"A very dear friend showed me this petition and this does not break any laws. It provides the beauty of music to those who would not be able to enjoy it otherwise. Please allow this young lady to continue bringing music to those who cannot hear. Thank you!"
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