On: Reflecting on the Right to be Forgotten

[edblarney]

"If I want to control the distribution of my own speech I can do that now by asserting copyright."

No, you can't.

If you say something in public, and someone records with an iPhone and puts in on YouTube - you have no legal recourse on that matter.

[codethief → edblarney]

Interestingly, in some (all?) European countries uploading the recording of your speech (or just you as a person) on YouTube would be a violation of your privacy rights, unless you're a person of public interest and gave that speech in public, i.e. in front of a crowd or something similar.