Uh oh

[przed]

The lovely st_crispins has just pointed out that one of my vids has been stuck up on youtube. Any other vidders have any advice on what the heck I should do about this? I'd love to post a comment on the vid pointing out that it's bad form to put up someone else's work, but I'm already feeling a wee bit exposed.

I've just put a big, freaking do not share these vids warning on my site, and I've really got to get around to password protecting my site. I'm going to give it a day, and then I'll probably be yanking the vid portion of my site down until I can get around to doing the password thing.

I so did not need this to happen right now.

Comments

[sooguy.livejournal.com]

Oh noes! That is not good news. I assume in proper viding form your credits are all there for everyone to see?

Is there anyway to get it yanked from YOUTUBE with out doing more damage?

[przed.livejournal.com]

I'm going to try and get someone else to post a comment asking the person to please take the vid down. We'll see if she's amenable.

[stewardess.livejournal.com]

First international smuggling, and now this. *g*

[przed.livejournal.com]

Yep, I'm a right little international criminal.

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

From what I've read about this happening to other vidders before, the one thing you can do is, yes, leave a comment/email to the person who shared your songvid and ask them to pull it off YouTube, please.
If they don't...not much you can do, apart, as you said, password protect your site.
I mean, in a way, it is flattery - does this person say that vid is hers? in which case, is theft of autorship ;) nothing you can do, really.

Sorry. I am sure it is shocking. *hugs you*

[przed.livejournal.com]

She did not claim it as her own, but I'd almost rather she did. This way, my name (at least the fannish one) is all over something on a non-fannish forum.

Sigh.

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, there are tons of fannish vids on YouTube, really - some vidders only post their vids there (usually younger vids, yes, but not only). And basically only fans look for them.

If you want, I can leave a comment on your behalf, I do have a YouTube account :)

[przed.livejournal.com]

The problem with YouTube is the RIAA is starting to sic their attack dog lawyers on people who use copyrighted music on video posted to the site, so I'm eager to keep my stuff off it.

If you could post a comment asking the person to remove it, I'd be very appreciative. You can tell them you're asking on my behalf and say that while I applaud their enthusiasm, I want to keep my vids in fannish forums to protect them as much as possible from legal difficulties. You might also want to add that it's good form to ask permission before posting something created by another fan.

This vid is found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xIhKfNGpOU

*hugs*

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

I think moving to a password protected szite - that explicitly asks people not to repost it elsewhere is the best you can do. Also (as much as I hate this) leaving off any names/websites/contact e-mail in the credits for online.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think I'm going to have to do this. For my own piece of mind, if nothing else.

Can I pick you brain for how you set up your password?

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

sure! and feel free to look over my, wickedwords and gwyn's password disclaimers.

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

Done. Let's see if she reps to me or not. :)

[przed.livejournal.com]

You're the best!

[stormheller.livejournal.com]

Rache had her "Stress" vid pulled from You Tube by Livia. Here's the entry in her lj. You could write to find out what was said and done.

http://wickedwords.livejournal.com/406782.html?mode=reply

I could post for you, if you liked. Keep your name out of it.
~ g.

[przed.livejournal.com]

If you could post for me, I would consider you like unto a goddess. (Which, of course, you are anyway.)

The vid is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xIhKfNGpOU

I'll ask Rache what they asked the other person.

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

here for the disclaimer

http://wickedwords.livejournal.com/411894.html

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

Ack! I've had this happen twice now - one of my vids was put up on YouTube, the other on Myspace.

In both cases, I registered (gah) and sent the person responsible a note, saying approximately:

"Hi! I'm Mary Crawford, the maker of the "X" vid you put up on YouTube. Would you please take it down from the site? I don't want the copyright owners (for the series *or* the song) to find it here.
Thanks!"

In both cases, the vid appears to have been removed (that is, I can't find it with the search words I used the first time, but both sites have wretched search engines), so I'm happy with that. I never heard back directly.

Good luck! It's a really aggravating situation. And if you want me to, I'll be happy to send the person a similar note on your behalf.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Given what I've already gone through with my vids this year, this was one more thing I didn't need. And the vid is still up. I think I'll give it one more day and then register myself and ask the person to take it down. Sigh.

At least the aggravation hasn't stopped me vidding. I'm stupidly trying to get a vid done for the VVC deadline, and may just manage it.