Re-hosting a video may not be legal due to the specific video's copyright. In addition, there may be issues with embedding a video into your branded site due to misrepresentation.
However, "hot linking" is here to stay... Take "hot" out of this buzzword and it is nothing new. The inherent nature of the Internet allows us to link to files that are on the network. A vlogger may prefer that viewers come to their site to watch their videos, but this is not a requirement. Aggregators that support media enclosures are "hot linking". Bloglines and the other text readers offer a link directly to the video, and we are able to watch videos in FireANT and iTunes. All this without ever visiting the site. iTunes is considered the "worst" since it doesn't offer comment links and no clear site links. In addition, they promote an iTunes-based comment page rather than the content owner's page. And this is where vloggers get their feelings hurt... I'll admit - I too get frustrated by direct vid links, but the fact is that over 94% of Ridertech's subscribers come from iTunes and rarely (if ever) visit the web site. But what can I do about this? The first step was to add branding into the videos (aka intros/outros). The fear of "hot linking" may actually be holding us back. Rather than getting pissed, we should each have a revlog (w/ direct media links). This can be done w/ a whole new blog or simply start tagging videos in del.icio.us. Of course, site and feed links are a nice courtesy if you are going to link to someone's video, but it is not required and cannot be expected. -Matt -------------------------------- http://vlogmap.org http://ridertech.com http://leanbackvids.com --- In [email protected], "Charles Iliya Krempeaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Nerissa, > > So you're suggesting that instead of "hot linking" that people should > re-host the video? > > Because that's one of things that people here were saying was "bad". And > people were slamming Veoh for doing it. > > (I think the issue of bandwidth would become a non-issue if there was no > cost or a negligible cost. We really need to push P2P technologies for > distribution more, so that this can become a reality.) > > See ya > > On 4/10/06, Nerissa (TheVideoQueen) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If you link to videos that I host and pay for bandwidth then you are > > stealing bandwidth. > > Jsut becuase a video is free to share or download, doesnt mean you are > > free to use (without permission) something very costly -- bandwidth. In > > these cases of individuals hosting their own videos, you should always > > download and host the videos that they are sharing --or ask permission to > > use their bandwidth. > > > > Nerissa > > > > > > > My question is.... Is it Fair Use to link directly to a vlog's video? > > > > > > (People would probably call this "hot linking".) > > > > > > NOTE: I'm NOT talking about re-hosting or transcoding. This would be > > > getting the video straight from the vloggers site. > > > > > > > > :::::::::::: > > Nerissa Oden > > http://TheVideoQueen.com > > http://FreeMediaGuide.com > > http://FreeVideoCoding.com > > http://FreeVideoEditing.com > > http://Nebelungs.blogspot.com > > My Groups: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videobloggingbusiness/ > > http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/videowomen/ > > > > > [...] > > > -- > Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. > > charles @ reptile.ca > supercanadian @ gmail.com > > developer weblog: http://ChangeLog.ca/ > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Make Television http://maketelevision.com/ > 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/
