Copyright Infringement Reports (Review guidelines in post #1 before posting here)

Thanks for the Copyright link.
For those who may have used it- did you fill out the "Form VA" and "Form CON" for picture collections and then just send in a whole bunch? Is it just one fee then?
Thanks for looking out for one another.
Happy Holidays!
Laura
 
Not to be a downer, but does anyone else see a problem with the posting of copyrighted tornado documentaries and TV shows (Discovery, CourtTV, WE, etc) on YouTube - and the linking, condoning, encouragement and requesting of that here on ST? I know that a few ST members had their own footage used in the Discovery series and on the WE show, and technically have grounds to take action against footage from those episodes being placed on on Youtube. I haven't seen the CourtTV show posted yet, but I'm sure it eventually will be. Just a thought to bring up, since we normally are vigilant about protecting our own footage form the same type of thing.
 
Is someone here on the forum condoning doing that? Hopefully not. I don't think we as a community that is copyright conscience should be doing that.

That said, even I have pasted links to the documentaries and such that "someone" posted on youtube (not a member of this forum). Someone will eventually post them there, are we not going to watch them? Eventually Viacom or some other entity will come along and suspend their accounts for doing it anyway.

I know I would have never seen these specials if they aren't either posted on Youtube or offered on DVD someplace, as I don't watch TV, don't have cable or satellite subs any more, and that is the only way I will see them.

Then again, we have people in the chase community that will get really upset if someone steals their stuff, and at the same time they have no issues about using mainstream copyrighted music in their videos without permission. Some of the people doing are big name chasers too.
 
I would never personally upload or download copyrighted footage onto/from youtube. But am I gonna watch it? You betcha.

The technology afforded the general public these days has far out-done an individual's ability to keep on top of (and take action against) copyright violation actions. The reason I don't post videos on my website or youtube is I don't have the time to chase down the 10,000 teenagers who would use my stuff illegally to make their stupid "hey look at me I can use software" compilation videos, which are nothing but ripped off clips bookended by needless text/transitions. And at the same time, I refuse to knowingly let them get away with it...so I just don't post.

But as long as people post stuff, I'm gonna watch it. The videos I wanna see but can't find, I figure those people have the same opinion as myself.
 
While we are on the Subject, The new Storm Chasers series on the Discovery Channel shows a few of my videos from my May 4th chase. The videos are only a few seconds long, but the fact is, is that I did not give them permission to use my videos...The only place to get them from is off of You Tube...

What Would Yall do?

I have been trying to contact people at the Discovery Channel by phone and email, I have yet to get a response...... What should I do now???????
 
Sue em for a bajillion dollars...

And we can all watch reruns and say hey thats the twister sisters.. i know them.. they done spent all that money....

But that Brandon hes a bajillionaire....

lol
 
Wasn't there something in youtube agreement one has to "sign" that said tv, etc could use that footage?
 
For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting User Submissions to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the YouTube Website and YouTube's (and its successors' and affiliates') business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the YouTube Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the YouTube Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Service.
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To me, this does NOT mean that CNN can copy the video off of YouTube and air it, but Youtube can make a show promoting YouTube and air the video on that show.
 
This line is what keeps me away.

in connection with the YouTube Website and YouTube's (and its successors' and affiliates') business
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Technically CNN or Discovery could sign a partnership deal with YouTube to become an 'affiliate', getting access to all footage on the entire system. And not the low-quality video displayed on the YouTube website, but the original source files uploaded to the server.

The agreement says that video can be used for business including promotion of YouTube (as opposed to only YouTube business), which would indicate they are giving themselves the option to do whatever they wish with the footage (sell as stock footage, distribute to networks, etc.) Maybe they won't ever do that, but in court I think the language is vague enough that they could worm their way out of an infringement suit.

I think about it this way - TANSTAAFL (Google it). Youtube is giving away massive and unlimited amounts of bandwidth and storage for free - and not out of the goodness of their hearts I can tell you for sure. They expect something in return for that.

Until that agreement says that they can only use the video for promoting YouTube, I'm staying far, far away as far as putting chase video on there.
 
The original file I upload to YouTube is no higher resolution than they display. I also put my website across the entire video. I have actually been contacted by several TC/Cable stations and licensed video based on what I have posted on there. So, for me, the benefits far outweigh the pitfalls.
 
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