Hello,
This is my take on it. (And sorry, I should probably just let Andreas respond....) But isn't one of the things that the CC licenses is about is "re-distribution". Specifically, that "re-distribution" is good. And that "re-hosting" is just one way of accomplishing "re-distribution".
My CC license says nothing about re-distribution.
Now, there are Creative Commons licenses that prevent modifications. But I'm pretty sure transcoding will (legally) fall under fair use regardless of what a Creative Commons license says.
My CC license prohibits derivs for commercial purposes. Veoh is a commercial purpose. Ergo: no derivs for them. There are two things that Veoh did to change these videos: changed their format and therefore the quality of the video (very important part there), and excerpted them for purposes of an unlicensed "sale" via the proprietary download-our-viewe/become-a-member structure. It's fine to excerpt an item for purpose of sale, but not if you don't have the right to sell that item in the first place.
Other than not giving attribution (and possibly by having ads on their site), Veoh didn't do anything (else) wrong in terms of the videos licensed under a Creative Commons license.
Well, see, that's the thing. You're talking as if everyone has the same CC license, which they don't. Also, the presence of ads, the round of funding they just completed, and their intent to make a profit make Veoh a commercial entity. The lack of attribution is key as well-- I'm already annoyed with all my photos being stolen and used without my permission. Those are the reasons why it's not OK, in terms of MY license, for them to do what they did.
--Stephanie
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