The removal was presaged by a brief vanishing act on Monday, but now it appears that Rebecca Black filed a copyright claim with YouTube and it’s likely the real deal. This would make sense, as Black and Ark Music Factory, the proto-music label that produced the song, have been battling over rights to “Friday.” Now that Friday’s gone, how do you feel about making fun of it, internet? Bet you kind of miss it! [TechCrunch]
simmo35
Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 7:44 AMIts like there’s a gap in the internets!
lulz
Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 8:53 AMI still haven’t seen it, incredibly.
Sicarius123
Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 7:26 PMThank god I still haven’t heard this song.
Mario
Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 1:11 AMEven celebrities have YouTube channels, this girl decided to pull it off the source that made her famous? Seriously.
olearymo
Monday, June 20, 2011 at 8:46 AMI know, this seems odd. It’s kinda how it became famous. Strange logic?
Steeeve
Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 3:12 AMLuckily we still have all the parodies, which were often much better than the original anyway.
Maggie
Monday, June 20, 2011 at 2:32 PM“Biting the hand that feeds you” ??
Seriously good riddance
Josh
Monday, June 20, 2011 at 10:40 PMIt was pulled after Ark Music put it behind a paywall. Black’s legal advisors had it pulled.
Jordan
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 10:21 PMI heard this song every Friday on the local radio station that I listen to. It was one of the most annoying songs you’d imagine, but you couldn’t help but sing along to it when you heard it. I’m happy I don’t have to listen to it anymore though.
Jamie
Friday, September 23, 2011 at 3:47 PMI’d never heard of Rebecca Black, or “Friday” until this article. And now that I have, I hate her and think she’s stupid for pulling it off YouTube. Marketing fail?
Brendan
Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 2:15 PMI just pry they don’t do a remake for an annoying ad that goes along the lines of “It’s Telstra Tuesday Telstra Tuesday, I am so so so excited, weeeee weeeee need to go to Telstra” I think I would hit somebody or something.