Comments on: Facebook Copyright Infringement http://billcammack.com/2009/04/28/facebook-copyright-infringement/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah http://billcammack.com/2009/04/28/facebook-copyright-infringement/#comment-45764 Sarah Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:34:44 +0000 http://billcammack.com/?p=4785#comment-45764 Hi, I just received this copyright infringement notice after posting a video I created using the program Photostage Slideshow. In the clip is the audio track for 'Happy Birthday' I downloaded from the interenet and a couple of other images that I downloaded and altered. The video was removed straight away. I have reposted it successfully since, deleting this information, however on this successful attempt I also clicked an option on the top right hand corner of my video 'revoke publishing rights of Photostage' or to that effect. So now, I was wondering if anyone could tell me which of the options made it successful? It took me a very long time to create the video which is for a nephew of mine overseas and would really like to repost it, but am a little afraid of facebook blocking my video access or account altogether as having all my family overseas, this is my main way of sommunicating sadly enough. If anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Sarah Hi, I just received this copyright infringement notice after posting a video I created using the program Photostage Slideshow. In the clip is the audio track for ‘Happy Birthday’ I downloaded from the interenet and a couple of other images that I downloaded and altered. The video was removed straight away. I have reposted it successfully since, deleting this information, however on this successful attempt I also clicked an option on the top right hand corner of my video ‘revoke publishing rights of Photostage’ or to that effect.

So now, I was wondering if anyone could tell me which of the options made it successful? It took me a very long time to create the video which is for a nephew of mine overseas and would really like to repost it, but am a little afraid of facebook blocking my video access or account altogether as having all my family overseas, this is my main way of sommunicating sadly enough.

If anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Sarah

]]> By: Bill Cammack http://billcammack.com/2009/04/28/facebook-copyright-infringement/#comment-25067 Bill Cammack Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:15:10 +0000 http://billcammack.com/?p=4785#comment-25067 You're Welcome. :) You can also have her check out <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="nofollow">freemusicarchive.org</a>. I'm not personally a fan of most Creative Commons music, but there are lots of artists that would enjoy the exposure of someone using their work and hyperlinking back to their websites or locations where people can buy the music they heard in your videos. The best way to go is to have some kind of permission from a group to use their music and then mention the name of their record, band, and website in the video and also hyperlink it from your blog post. Good Luck! :D You’re Welcome. :)

You can also have her check out freemusicarchive.org. I’m not personally a fan of most Creative Commons music, but there are lots of artists that would enjoy the exposure of someone using their work and hyperlinking back to their websites or locations where people can buy the music they heard in your videos.

The best way to go is to have some kind of permission from a group to use their music and then mention the name of their record, band, and website in the video and also hyperlink it from your blog post.

Good Luck! :D

]]> By: smiler http://billcammack.com/2009/04/28/facebook-copyright-infringement/#comment-25066 smiler Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:06:46 +0000 http://billcammack.com/?p=4785#comment-25066 Thanks Bill, I will pass the msg on. I did explain things to Sarah after I had visited your site. Cheers man. She did what you suggested and posted her video on youtube, then made a link to bacefook. We can only wait and see how long it takes youtube to do the same thing. It pisses me off really. She was only having fun and sharing her holiday pictures with her friends in a cool style. Oh well, that's the law. I have given my sister a few links to 'free' music sites, and explained how copyright works. Once again, thanks very much and keep up the good work. All the best.............. Smiler Thanks Bill, I will pass the msg on. I did explain things to Sarah after I had visited your site. Cheers man. She did what you suggested and posted her video on youtube, then made a link to bacefook. We can only wait and see how long it takes youtube to do the same thing.
It pisses me off really. She was only having fun and sharing her holiday pictures with her friends in a cool style. Oh well, that’s the law.
I have given my sister a few links to ‘free’ music sites, and explained how copyright works.

Once again, thanks very much and keep up the good work.
All the best…………..
Smiler

]]> By: Bill Cammack http://billcammack.com/2009/04/28/facebook-copyright-infringement/#comment-25064 Bill Cammack Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:18:54 +0000 http://billcammack.com/?p=4785#comment-25064 Interesting, Chia Chic. The fact of the matter is that nobody's paying for Facebook, so Facebook gets to set the rules. If a company has a problem with a Facebook video, they're going to come after Facebook and not you. For that reason, they need to keep as much copyrighted music out of their videos as they can. You're better off posting your videos to YouTube and making a link to them on Facebook. If Facebook's trying to get bought, they don't want their valuation diminished by having all sorts of pending lawsuits like YouTube did when Google was going to buy them. It's really strange, but you actually don't have the "right" to use music that you bought yourself in videos that you put on a third party site like Facebook. I don't know the legal way to explain it, but it's like you have the right to listen to it but not to broadcast it. We'll see how this goes in the future. Interesting, Chia Chic.

The fact of the matter is that nobody’s paying for Facebook, so Facebook gets to set the rules. If a company has a problem with a Facebook video, they’re going to come after Facebook and not you. For that reason, they need to keep as much copyrighted music out of their videos as they can.

You’re better off posting your videos to YouTube and making a link to them on Facebook. If Facebook’s trying to get bought, they don’t want their valuation diminished by having all sorts of pending lawsuits like YouTube did when Google was going to buy them.

It’s really strange, but you actually don’t have the “right” to use music that you bought yourself in videos that you put on a third party site like Facebook. I don’t know the legal way to explain it, but it’s like you have the right to listen to it but not to broadcast it. We’ll see how this goes in the future.

]]> By: Bill Cammack http://billcammack.com/2009/04/28/facebook-copyright-infringement/#comment-25063 Bill Cammack Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:10:55 +0000 http://billcammack.com/?p=4785#comment-25063 Hey Smiler. Dunno what you mean by "delete the copyright notice", but in the image I posted, there's a checkbox that says "I acknowledge I have read this information". She has to check that and then click "Acknowledge" to take that memo off of her screen. At this point, they're probably using a program to detect copyrighted music if they're finding it that fast. I hope that program has a provision for when people actually have PERMISSION to use music from a company in their videos. I don't see how that's possible, though. You'd probably have to personally contact someone @ Facebook to tell them / prove to them that you have permission, and then there MIGHT be some action. Dunno. Meanwhile.. Tell your sister to stop posting videos with copyrighted music in it (AKA: Anything she heard on the radio). Facebook is notorious for changing their ToS (Terms of Service) without notice, so you don't want her account to get jerked because she's trying to post videos. Hey Smiler. Dunno what you mean by “delete the copyright notice”, but in the image I posted, there’s a checkbox that says “I acknowledge I have read this information”. She has to check that and then click “Acknowledge” to take that memo off of her screen.

At this point, they’re probably using a program to detect copyrighted music if they’re finding it that fast. I hope that program has a provision for when people actually have PERMISSION to use music from a company in their videos. I don’t see how that’s possible, though. You’d probably have to personally contact someone @ Facebook to tell them / prove to them that you have permission, and then there MIGHT be some action. Dunno.

Meanwhile.. Tell your sister to stop posting videos with copyrighted music in it (AKA: Anything she heard on the radio). Facebook is notorious for changing their ToS (Terms of Service) without notice, so you don’t want her account to get jerked because she’s trying to post videos.

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