BBC Stole my video!

G-MAN2004 said:
Huh? Isn't that like saying, if I take a picture of my neighbour's car, then my neighbour owns the image? :confused:
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Same thing happened before black ops came out. People were posting videos of it and activision or whoever said they couldn't because of copyright.

(I think that's what happened anyway :P)
 
norm said:
You are wasting the BBCs time much like some chav phoning 999 for spurious reasons.

Get over it. This whole nanny state culture where people think some sort of injustice has been performed on them is disgraceful.
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you say that he should get over it all they had to do is ask him and im sure he would have said hell ye, only would have taken them like 15 second send a message, it just rude :(
 
norm said:
You are wasting the BBCs time much like some chav phoning 999 for spurious reasons.

Get over it. This whole nanny state culture where people think some sort of injustice has been performed on them is disgraceful.
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Yes your right its just like that, infact i'm off now to call the emergency services right now. :rolleyes: oh and the BBC are out saving lives right now aswell, i'll put a stop to that. Sheeeesh what an awful comparison.

Please re-read my original post, i'm actually amazed they used my clip in the first place. I just find it cheeky they didn't seek permission. This is a fairly light hearted thread, I'm not getting my pitch fork out and wasting the BBC's time (i'm sorry but i find that amusing that you say that).

Anywho I'm betting that Panorama must have some get out clause because they are a factual news program, so they can use whatever footage they like without permission.

I was thinking it best to contact the BBC and say something along the lines of "Hey i saw you used my video, any chance i can come in and talk about my career opportunities in post production :)" then when they kick me to the curb bring up the matter of royalties :P

jist: chillout norm
 
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$loth said:
They cannot take footage from youtube for free, they have no permission.
I had a similar problem with a swedish newspaper using footage from a fashion promo film that I had created as part of a friends project. After contacting them they did not reply within 48 hours so I invoiced them (£20 per second of SD footage at a minimum or 10 seconds, one time usage), I can't remember the exact amount but they removed the article from the website.
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They can get that permission from Youtube, they don't have to get it from you directly. It's the same with Facebook and Flickr, I've had several of my Flickr images used in magazines and on websites, mostly with my permission but a few without and even one with a "we'd like your permission but we'll use it without anyway."

The only way to get people to come directly to you now is to state that a higher resolution version is available on request and subject to suitable contract terms.
 
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Bones said:
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8f2zTT1KqQ#t=0m26s

@ 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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pay royalties???? LMAO!
 
Burnsy2023 said:
I don't see why that's so funny. Photographers who find their photos being used in newspapers without a licence often get compensation when they complain.
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It is hilarious. What does he think he deserves the money for? For pressing 'record' in fraps and then playing his favourite game :confused:

People's sense of entitlement is ridiculous these days.

If he wanted to protect his "intellectual property" then he shouldnt have freely uploaded it to youtube.
 
News reporting

Using material for the purpose of reporting current events is permitted provided that:

* The work is not a photograph.
* The source of the material is acknowledged.
* The amount of the material quoted is no more than is necessary for the purpose.
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They will probably be able to cover it under that somehow - tho having watched the credits I can't see any acknowledgment of the source. That said personally I'd be chuffed just to have my footage used.
 
I never bothered chasing this up with the BBC, just wasn't really that bothered by it. More interested in the legality of it more.

jmc007 said:
Been talking about this at work Bones; you couldn't enable mobile devices to watch it in youtube could you? As you currently have mobile devices viewing disabled for this vid. Cheers. :D
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Sure mate i'll do it now.

Jono8 said:
It is hilarious. What does he think he deserves the money for? For pressing 'record' in fraps and then playing his favourite game :confused:

People's sense of entitlement is ridiculous these days.

If he wanted to protect his "intellectual property" then he shouldnt have freely uploaded it to youtube.
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You dont really quite understand do you, for starters just because something gets put on youtube doesn't mean its free reign for anyone to do as they wish with it.

Also the particular part used in the show was a camera flight path which took ages to program, complex motion tracking and various other bits which took fricking hours to produce. Not just a simple loads fraps and relax as you so intelligently put it :rolleyes:
 
After looking how to activate this for mobile device i found the option to allow the use of your video on TV!!

"Yes, make this video available on mobile phones and TV. Note: The video may not be available on all devices due to copyright or licensing issues.

No, this video should not be available on mobile phones or TV."

Currently i have selected to not allow use on TV, so they did use my footage illegally! them bar stewards!
 
I don't know a lot about this, but could that option mean allow it to be viewed on TVs that have an internet connection and youtube plugins, not actual broadcast TV?
 
Bones said:
for starters just because something gets put on youtube doesn't mean its free reign for anyone to do as they wish with it.
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Actually it does. This has already been quoted but you must have missed it.

Youtube terms said:
8. Rights you licence
8.1 When you upload or post Content to YouTube, you grant:
...
B. 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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Cheers Bones. If you did pursue this I believe you would be in for some compensation; also, I believe you are not all that bothered.
Gonna go try that vid again.
*Edit. Still not working on iphone, maybe takes a while to update?
 
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ChrisJSY said:
Talk about fuss over nothing, can't imagine what this person is like when something bad happens.
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lol seriously! I thought I was being rather blase about the whole thing. I never contacted them because it was really not worth the hassle. This thread was really a "hey look my video was on panarama" and an interest in the legal usage of youtube footage. Re-read all my posts and i'm sure you'll see that.

Its done now jmc007, hope you enjoy the vid on the move :)
 
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