2. Copyrighting on YouTube
Copyright- literally means the right to
copy, but has come to mean the
exclusive rights granted by law to
copyright owners for protection of their
work.
Copyright infringement- occurs when a
copyrighted work is reproduced or made
into derivative work without the permission
of the copyright owner.
3. Copyrighting on YouTube
At YouTube, posting copyright
infringement can result in termination of
an account and you can possibly be
sued buy the owner of the material.
4. Enforcing Copyright Laws
Nexicon is an emerging provider of digital
rights management (DRM) and business
intelligence solutions, who is partnered with
YouTube.
Nexicon will serve as a third-party
intermediary between YouTube and its users
to provide anti-piracy support.
With this content owners will have the ability
to claim and monetize their copyrighted
digital media.
5. Most common cases of
copyright infringement…
In May 2008 Viacom brought a $1 billion
lawsuit against YouTube for allegedly
failing to protect the rights of copyright
owners
Copyright infringement mostly involves
using songs in a film or video without
permission of the copyright holder
6. YouTube’s Actions
Inresponse to these accusations
YouTube removed videos that used music
without the permission of the owner
Fan videos of songs with celebrity pictures
in the background is a common example
of what was deleted
Some accounts were suspended.
Penalties can also occur, if a law suit
occurs the award can be up to $150,000
per song.
7. Gray Areas
Fair Use Public Domain
Reasonable use of Works with expired
copyrighted
work, without copyrights
permission, for Can be used
research, criticism, or
education. without feat of
A notice at the liability of
beginning or end of
your production giving
infringement
credit to the owners for
their work is sufficient.
8. Acquiring a License
A license can be requested using a simple
letter to the copyright owner asking for
authority to use the copyrighted material
The letter should incorporate a complete
explanation of the work to be used and
how you will use it
9. How do you know what is
Copyrighted?
any original work of authorship may be
protected by copyright.
Ifmaking a post on Youtube, assume that
all work that is not your own is copyrighted.
10. Examples of potentially
infringing content:
TV shows
Movies and movie trailers
Music videos
Video of live concerts (even if recorded
yourself)
Commercials
Slide shows that include photos or images
owned by somebody else
11. Creative Commons
Provides a way for content creators to
give someone else permission to use their
work.
“By marking your original video with a
Creative Commons license, you are
granting the entire YouTube community
the right to reuse and edit that video.”
12. Why is there often copyrighted
material on Youtube?
Sometimes a copyright owner authorizes
some of its works to be seen on Youtube.
Other times, similar videos are owned by
different copyright owners, and one may
grant permission while another does not.
If there remain videos on the site that appear
similar to the one(s) Youtube removes, they
are usually unaware of the infringement or
have no reason to think the infringement is
taking place.
13. Common Youtube mistakes:
Just because you paid for a DVD or CD,
doesn’t mean that it is yours for
reproduction. It just means it is yours to
listen to.
Recording a cover version of a song does
not make it yours and does not give you
the right to upload the material without
getting permission from the owner of the
music.
