BBC Stole my video!

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Slight exaggeration....

A small clip from one of my Team Fortress 2 movies was used in the recent airing of Panorama without seeking permission from me first. Now I'm not really that bothered by it (infact quite the contrary I am chuffed something I made was used by the BBC!) but I am interested to know about the legality of using youtube videos without permission, should they give credit? or pay royalties? or is anyone free to use any video on youtube because it is uploaded to a public domain.

here is the clip in question (I knows its really minor :P and only about 2 seconds worth! but still)

@ 0:26

@ 19.15
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00wlmj0/Panorama_Addicted_to_Games/


Anyone have any answers?

and yes I want to sue the BBC :P
 
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What? You uploaded to YouTube for everyone to view, BBC just made it more widely known to the people who viewed their programme.
 
[TW]Fox;17956639 said:
Are videos uploaded to YouTube not property of YouTube?
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doubt it or they would own all the 4od and other TV channel stuff, not sure though.
 
Isn't whatever you upload to youtube property of youtube?

by submitting the User Submissions to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the YouTube Website and YouTube’s (and its successor’s) business
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this is from an old article on their terms and conditions - can't access youtube atm.
 
http://www.youtube.com/t/terms

8. Rights you licence
8.1 When you upload or post Content to YouTube, you grant:

to YouTube, a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence (with right to sub-licence) to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform that Content in connection with the provision of the Service and otherwise in connection with the provision of the Service and YouTube's business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats [and through any media channels];

to each user of the Service, a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to access your Content through the Service, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such Content to the extent permitted by the functionality of the Service and under these Terms.
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Milkybk said:
0:26 and 19:15 were my least favourite parts of those videos.
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lol, I find that hard to believe with some of the people they showed on that episode of panorama!

Thing is the youtube terms gives "them" the right to use, reproduce, distribute. Does that mean they made money off my video or do you think the BBC just ninja'd it?
 
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