hi worrier, I think there is a gap in the market now for one of those Bluffer Guides on Vlogging or Copyright law for Dummys. As far as my videos are concerned they don't stretch by any imagination to cover the privacy laws, unless you want to tell me that in law a lump of plastacine or a toy bought either legitimately or otherwise(long story) actually have rights(hmm too surreal even for me to understand or get my head round.) I have over the last few days, in my quest to get some footage of a job interview or getting some footage of the dog being groomed at a parlour, been stopped in my tracks by asking the persons prior to filming for permission, both unfortunately declined. The use of music in my videos other than soundtrack recorded on garageband of which there are two, is from artists that I have legitimately purchased from a shop or online vendor, as I am not making any money from using their talent, surely this should be seen as some sort of homage to the artist or in a lower form of art, free advertising. Just lately I have used Hayseed Dixie's version of the Ace Of Spades in my stop motion Poker and already I have had comments to the effect that people want to know who the band is, I have answered each enquiry with the name of the bad and how to get hold of the material. So as you can see it is adventageous to both parties. However there is a rogue element out there who think, "Cool, free music" and demux the soundtrack from my videos. At the end of the day the only reason why we listen to music in the first place is that someone actually made it in the first place. Who's to say that a pirate copy was demuxed or whether they downloaded elsewhere or sampled it from digital or satellite radio, or TV or any other free to air source.
In summary, I would like to see evidence of someone being sued for vlogging, which in itself is a small part of the market even now. With those in the community regestering with Vlogmap, if you count all the little red pins, you will probably find less than a thousand of us world wide. Yes Vlogging is growing and with the advent of the Video iPod, there maybe more scope for people to publish their stuff on line, maybe we will get to see a birth set to "The Arrival of the Queen Of Sheba" done with After Effects gorgeous titling, who knows so long as the permissions are set in place anything can be filmed. Is this what we want to watch? The talent is there, all over the world you will find that vlogging is not playing to the general audience, like TV, which may I say have almost stopped watching as a result of vlogging, but a collection of individual submissions that are as diverse as they are simliar, but each one is different in it own right. If you watch BBC or CNN or Sky news you only get a small feel for what is actually happening, with Vlogging you see more of the human element. Just lately due to Katrina and Rita, the hurricane coverage on TV just showed the after effect, with flooding and looting and superdomes, With Vlogs on the other hand, I got to see Middleclass America, waiting out the storm on his front porch smoking a cigar, pondering when the electricity will be cut off, absolute class. I am on my way now to look at vlogmap for footage of the earthquake in Kashmir and Pakistan. Please keep this form of entertainment free and not controlled by scheduling as that will be it's downfall. On 21 Oct 2005, at 09:57, Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen wrote: > Oh, and I forgot. I think the impact you'll see in the future is not > something that'll arrive from new legal arguments. I still think that > all > these areas of public vs. private are age-old and we have plenty of > legal > precedence (public views may change and we'll get new laws, but the > issues > are the same). > > The difference is that traditionally only trained journalists have been > producing media. Journalists - at least around these parts - recieve > extension training on these issues. The new problem will be that > regular > people don't stop and think before they film and release footage. They > don't consider that what they're doing may be breach of privacy, > defamation or libel. > > Fortunately ignorance isn't a legal defense, and that's why I keep > encouraging people to educate themselves. Buy a book, try to understand > the legal implications of what you're doing. When you start a > restaurant > you have to read a legal curriculum of health regulations. The > curriculum > when videoblogging is just called copyright and privacy laws. > > - Andreas > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Do yourself a favour and Visit my Vlog http://pjkproductions.blogspot.com It's worth a laugh and work friendly. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
