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Invoking the Name of YouTube

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Has the word "YouTube" become synonymous with phrases like "voice of the people" and "civil right"? The reason I ask is that though it's not abundantly clear what, exactly, YouTube has to do with New York City film permits, the name was invoked as if it were an argument stopper.

I'm not a New Yorker, so the news that the Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting is making regulations tougher is of no concern to me. I cover YouTube, and sites like it, so the keyword popped up.

At first glance, it looks like
Isn't it interesting that a two-year-old website has become such the people's medium, to the point that objectors drag it into conversation, whether completely relevant to the topic or not, to thwart any agency that would interfere with right to broadcast on YouTube?  

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