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New page: '''Creation Science Evangelism''' (CSE) is a Young Earth Creationist ministry founded in 1989 by Kent Hovind, who led the organization until h...
'''Creation Science Evangelism''' (CSE) is a [[Wikipedia:Young Earth creationism|Young Earth Creationist]] ministry founded in [[1989]] by [[Kent Hovind]], who led the organization until his tax evasion conviction and incarceration in [[2006]]. His son [[Eric Hovind]] has since assumed control of the ministry and its creationist theme park, [[Dinosaur Adventure Land]].
==Video copyright controversy==
In September [[2007]], CSE began issuing [[Wikipedia:Digital Millennium Copyright Act|DMCA]] takedown notices to certain [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] videos critical of the ministry. CSE claimed the videos in question violated copyright law by incorporating footage from the ministry's taped seminars and debates, but use of copyrighted materials for the purpose of criticism or scholarship is explicitly defined as "[[Wikipedia:fair use|fair use]]" under the [[Wikipedia:Copyright Act of 1976|Copyright Act of 1976]]. Additionally, many critics have argued that the ministry itself entered their videos into the [[Wikipedia:public domain|public domain]], and thereby invalidated any automatic copyright protection granted by the 1976 law,<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n953ZknacdE False copyright flagging]</ref> with the following notices on its website and distributed with the videos:<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/09/more_lawyer_games_from_creatio.php More lawyer games from creationists] - ScienceBlogs.com</ref>
*"These videos are intentionally not copyrighted."
*"Since our beginning in 1989 we have allowed people to copy our videos to spread the gospel faster."
*"None of the materials produced by Creation Science Evangelism are copyrighted, so feel free to copy those and distribute them freely."
CSE later withdrew its copyright claim on a number of the critical videos, saying "YouTube will use their discretion and take appropriate action on those files. The remainder of the files, we have good faith belief infringed on our copyright."<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070919-dr-dino-uses-dmca-takedowns-on-critics-admits-to-mistakes.html Creationists, atheists battle over copyrights, criticism, and the DMCA] - Ars Technica</ref> However, if the initial DMCA takedown notices are found in court to be spurious, CSE could be vulnerable to perjury charges or lawsuits by the videos' creators.
==External links==
*[http://www.drdino.com/ DrDino.com] - Official website
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/cseministry YouTube user page]
==References==
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[[Category:Religious organizations]]
==Video copyright controversy==
In September [[2007]], CSE began issuing [[Wikipedia:Digital Millennium Copyright Act|DMCA]] takedown notices to certain [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] videos critical of the ministry. CSE claimed the videos in question violated copyright law by incorporating footage from the ministry's taped seminars and debates, but use of copyrighted materials for the purpose of criticism or scholarship is explicitly defined as "[[Wikipedia:fair use|fair use]]" under the [[Wikipedia:Copyright Act of 1976|Copyright Act of 1976]]. Additionally, many critics have argued that the ministry itself entered their videos into the [[Wikipedia:public domain|public domain]], and thereby invalidated any automatic copyright protection granted by the 1976 law,<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n953ZknacdE False copyright flagging]</ref> with the following notices on its website and distributed with the videos:<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/09/more_lawyer_games_from_creatio.php More lawyer games from creationists] - ScienceBlogs.com</ref>
*"These videos are intentionally not copyrighted."
*"Since our beginning in 1989 we have allowed people to copy our videos to spread the gospel faster."
*"None of the materials produced by Creation Science Evangelism are copyrighted, so feel free to copy those and distribute them freely."
CSE later withdrew its copyright claim on a number of the critical videos, saying "YouTube will use their discretion and take appropriate action on those files. The remainder of the files, we have good faith belief infringed on our copyright."<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070919-dr-dino-uses-dmca-takedowns-on-critics-admits-to-mistakes.html Creationists, atheists battle over copyrights, criticism, and the DMCA] - Ars Technica</ref> However, if the initial DMCA takedown notices are found in court to be spurious, CSE could be vulnerable to perjury charges or lawsuits by the videos' creators.
==External links==
*[http://www.drdino.com/ DrDino.com] - Official website
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/cseministry YouTube user page]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{rel-stub}}
[[Category:Religious organizations]]
