Comments on: Should YouTube do more to discourage users from copyright infringement? http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/15/should-youtube-do-more-to-discourage-users-from-copyright-infringement/ an unofficial blog on YouTube + the video file sharing industry Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:12:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: nancyprager http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/15/should-youtube-do-more-to-discourage-users-from-copyright-infringement/#comment-14202 nancyprager Sat, 26 May 2007 05:06:45 +0000 http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/15/should-youtube-do-more-to-discourage-users-from-copyright-infringement/#comment-14202 I absolutely agree that YouTube should do a better job informing its users as to what it means to have permission to upload content onto its site. YouTube has always warned its users to only upload content for which they have the rights but has not explained exactly what that means. For example, many consumers have a hard time understanding that owning a compact disc or a legally downloaded digital song does not give them the right to put the song on a website or synch it to a video they make. Recently MySpace added the following language to their copyright warning on music account sign up: Even if you lawfully own a copy of the music (for example, you bought the CD or downloaded it from an internet service), this does not give you permission to upload the music to MySpace. If you violate this rule, your account may be deleted. There is no similar language on YouTube. There should be. I absolutely agree that YouTube should do a better job informing its users as to what it means to have permission to upload content onto its site. YouTube has always warned its users to only upload content for which they have the rights but has not explained exactly what that means. For example, many consumers have a hard time understanding that owning a compact disc or a legally downloaded digital song does not give them the right to put the song on a website or synch it to a video they make.

Recently MySpace added the following language to their copyright warning on music account sign up:

Even if you lawfully own a copy of the music (for example, you bought the CD or downloaded it from an internet service), this does not give you permission to upload the music to MySpace. If you violate this rule, your account may be deleted.

There is no similar language on YouTube. There should be.

]]> By: Martin http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/15/should-youtube-do-more-to-discourage-users-from-copyright-infringement/#comment-13396 Martin Tue, 22 May 2007 13:55:34 +0000 http://theutubeblog.com/2007/05/15/should-youtube-do-more-to-discourage-users-from-copyright-infringement/#comment-13396 With users policing each other about copyright the 'fair use' mantra will become a battle cry. I like to point out now and then that 'fair use' is a specific legal defense not a license or an excuse. That being said, I am willing to put stuff out there knowing that I have 'far use' to fall back on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyneLr_zQRI With users policing each other about copyright the ‘fair use’ mantra will become a battle cry.

I like to point out now and then that ‘fair use’ is a specific legal defense not a license or an excuse.

That being said, I am willing to put stuff out there knowing that I have ‘far use’ to fall back on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyneLr_zQRI

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