Thin legal line for YouTube, uploaders
Cory Bergman August 8th, 2006
It all comes down to whether YouTube creates an environment that fosters the infringement of copyrighted material, explains this Information Week article. But it’s more clear cut for YouTubers who knowingly upload copyrighted material: that’s an illegal act. The question is, what’s going to happen next, especially as YouTube explores ways to monetize its content, some of which is copyrighted material. If you were running YouTube right now — paying out huge costs — what would you do…?
6 Comments Add your own
1. Simon | August 8th, 2006 at 2:20 pm
It doesn’t make much difference to the makers. The vibe created by people uploading their (less than ten minute) snippets is just free publicity. There is certainly copyright infringement, but the lawyers acting for the employers of Stewart, Colbert, Olbermann, Cramer, Blitzer et al seem to have let this little thing called YouTube pass them by.
2. Howard Owens | August 8th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
This isn’t necessarily an issue for big media, as more of them catch on to the value of viral buzz — but a lot of small producers are are getting hammered by illegal uploads with very little to show for it.
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