Gerry Davis
EF0
I know it is one of the hot button topics, but sometimes those topics must be discussed. The focus of the discussion, I hope, is one that remains on a professional and adult level and does not need to slip into personal attacks. This, I feel could be a useful subject for those trying to enter the storm chasing community.
My story: I recently committed a recent breach of etiquette at the very least. I produced a compilation video of a recent tornado. There were several grounds in fair use that I think could be argued. Regardless of that, I did go through great pains to make clear that if there were objections, it would be removed. There were no attempts made to declare it my own. There were no attempts to profit. There were objections, and it was removed. My apologies to those who were offended.
Certainly I faced the wrath of others, and will be at risk of doing so again with this posting. If I had any intention of stealing video and not giving any credit, I could have done it in the way that about 100 or more other YouTubers have done in copying and claiming ownership with some unknown entity. I certainly would not be making a public confession here for everyone to see and be willing to discuss the merits of the topic. Instead, I made it known what my intent was, put it out in the open, and upon objection I was true to my word and removed the content. I suppose I will leave conflict resolution for another post. What would be good and informative for people here is, what are the ettiquette lines? What are the fair use lines?
I will be making argument from the fair use perspective. Lets use this as an opportunity for education.
My story: I recently committed a recent breach of etiquette at the very least. I produced a compilation video of a recent tornado. There were several grounds in fair use that I think could be argued. Regardless of that, I did go through great pains to make clear that if there were objections, it would be removed. There were no attempts made to declare it my own. There were no attempts to profit. There were objections, and it was removed. My apologies to those who were offended.
Certainly I faced the wrath of others, and will be at risk of doing so again with this posting. If I had any intention of stealing video and not giving any credit, I could have done it in the way that about 100 or more other YouTubers have done in copying and claiming ownership with some unknown entity. I certainly would not be making a public confession here for everyone to see and be willing to discuss the merits of the topic. Instead, I made it known what my intent was, put it out in the open, and upon objection I was true to my word and removed the content. I suppose I will leave conflict resolution for another post. What would be good and informative for people here is, what are the ettiquette lines? What are the fair use lines?
I will be making argument from the fair use perspective. Lets use this as an opportunity for education.