Protecting a youtube video

[aronpm]

Faz can become a YouTube partner and make money from ads

He already is

 

[StachuK1992]

Yea but its actually a plugin that you download from Firefox's site that allows you to download youtube videos (unless im mistaken) and I doubt that Firefox would allow that plugin on their site unless it was legal

Erm, do you doubt that firefox wouldn't allow sql injection?
Do you doubt that firefox wouldn't allow minors to visit certain sites?
Do you doubt that firefox would let one download [insert media type] for free when it shouldn't be?
etc

 

[deadalnix]

Two important points here :
1/ Copyright. The person who film the video own copyright. It is the person you should deal with in a first place to find an agreement.
2/ Image rights. The video is representing faz so he as right to allow or disallow the massive diffusion of the video.

Anyway, these laws are really inadapted to internet. And you'll have a very hard time if you want to apply it legally. The best you can reasonably do is contact the person who films the video, and have an agreement with him. Then, contact people that eventually use this video in a way that you disaprove. Most of the time people are comprehensive.

Also, consider that will really influence the « personnal brand » of faz. I really do think that faz have way more to win with a massive diffusion of the video than a restriction.

PS: Sorry for my english, I'm not an english native speaker, and this subject is really specific. But I know what I'm talking about.

 

[EricReese]

There is no way for a browser to detect or prevent any of them. A browsers job is to grab the code from the website and display them for the user in a quick fashion.

It is not their job to prevent SQL injections. That is the sites job
It is not their job to prevent kids from accessing certain sites
And it hasnt even been confirmed for certain whether or not youtube even allows a video of theirs to be downloaded. Just because they dont give the option doesn't mean its illegal. If it was I would have imagined kissyoutube.com would have been disbanded by now

Just sayin'... and btw I have been doing web design for quite a few years now, so I am not as ignorant as you might think

<offtopic>how many algs is that thing your teaching ryan</offtopic>

 

[StachuK1992]

And I doubt that Firefox would allow that plugin on their site unless it was legal

>>implies that a browser should make everything hunky-dorey-legal

As for CPLS+2GLL, it's 100, but let's not hi-jack this thread. If you have questions, as on the CPLS+2GLL thread. Thanks

 

[EricReese]

Ah, didnt know there was one. Thanks

And this is why I use chrome :x

 

[ElectricDoodie]

Lol, you put something on a public website that millions of people use, and expect no one to download it?
Bad idea.

 

[Kirjava]

And this is why I use chrome :x

Why?

 

[chris410]

You may want to insert a watermark within the video so if someone downloads it, the watermark will remain persistent. Even if you have a protected document, there are programs what can simply record what is on a screen. The the only way to protect is to watermark the video or require authentication which is very complex and expensive. The video will most likely appear on other sites, time/energy to find and have them removed may far outweigh the worth so inserting a watermark may be an option.

Congratulations and good luck!

 

[joey]

A watermark would be awful

 

[chris410]

A watermark would be awful

I agree...it is not "ideal" however, it would help prove copyright and can be placed anywhere within the viewable fields. That being said...even a watermark can be removed with editing software.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

I really don't think there is anything to worry about. Literally every popular video has been copied, reuploaded, remixed, autotuned, and reversed, sped up, slowed down, and every other effect possible. Youtube/Google is usually smart enough to ensure that the original video shows up on top of the search results, which is pretty much all that matters to ensure views. While your video is out getting 500k views, it really isn't worth it to go after the guy who reuploaded the video and is getting 500 views.

 

[TK 421]

A watermark would be awful

what kind? captions or REAL ones (ones that is created by computer)

 

[Stefan]

What we are also getting from very large online media companies is the offer of doing a story on Faz but having to sign a contract which gives them the exclusive rights to display and distribute the video to whomever they want.

The exclusive rights, are they asking that for their own story video they intend to make, or for your video?

 

[David Zemdegs]

The exclusive rights, are they asking that for their own story video they intend to make, or for your video?

Strange how when I queried the clause on rights they removed it straight away. Just goes to show that its always best to question contracts and never accept anything put in front of you.

 

[drewsopchak]

basically embeds are a god thing because it draws attention to faz's channel.

 

[Stefan]

Strange how when I queried the clause on rights they removed it straight away.

Hmm, that doesn't quite answer the question. But I'm sure they won't waive exclusive rights for their own production (which is reasonable), so I guess it was for your video (which isn't, unless they offer you something reasonable for it).

Just goes to show that its always best to question contracts and never accept anything put in front of you.

Yeah, these things are just offers and if you don't like them, just suggest changes or say no (though it might be fair use to use the solve part of your video even without your permission). If you haven't been on TV before, you might find it exciting and look at it as the TV people doing something for you, when in reality you're doing something for them. They're not inviting you because they want to do you a favor, but because they want something from you. I find that a useful mindset.

 

[David Zemdegs]

Hmm, that doesn't quite answer the question. But I'm sure they won't waive exclusive rights for their own production (which is reasonable), so I guess it was for your video (which isn't, unless they offer you something reasonable for it).



Yeah, these things are just offers and if you don't like them, just suggest changes or say no (though it might be fair use to use the solve part of your video even without your permission). If you haven't been on TV before, you might find it exciting and look at it as the TV people doing something for you, when in reality you're doing something for them. They're not inviting you because they want to do you a favor, but because they want something from you. I find that a useful mindset.

Im not a legal expert which makes it difficult wading through the remaining document which I am trying to do at the moment. I love your second bit as that is exactly what I told faz last night. They aint doing us a favour and when they said "but we go out to 2 million plus viewers" our reaction was - so what?

 

[Stefan]

when they said "but we go out to 2 million plus viewers" our reaction was - so what?

An alternative reaction would be "yeah, but do you solve the cube in 7 seconds?". I wouldn't dismiss their view-count, though. It certainly is something. It's just that they're not only giving, they're also getting, and the higher the view-count, the higher both their giving *and* their getting. I'd say neither party is in a superior position, and hopefully you'll end up with something that makes everybody happy.

 

[Hiero]

I hope something comes of this world record or what Feliks is accomplishing. I wish Discovery or someone would do a documentary on him and/or cubing. I could also think of some interesting commercials involving speedcubing. If speedeating had their 15 min of fame, why not speedcubing?