Online content; publishing rules and the like...............

[LDN]

I see the online entertainment sites, such as Lad Bibl and others, who basically post up other people's videos but with their own ending, showing their logo and links.

I cannot see how they can do this as the original uploader of the content is the copyright holder - surely these websites don't go and contact every single video rights holder and ask for permission.

In practice, it's easy; have a template and then just download videos from Youtube (or wherever) - stick you logo ending on the end and upload to your own channel.

I just don't see how they are allowed. Anyone in this field who knows more?

[Oceanic]

LDN said:

I see the online entertainment sites, such as Lad Bibl and others, who basically post up other people's videos but with their own ending, showing their logo and links.

I cannot see how they can do this as the original uploader of the content is the copyright holder - surely these websites don't go and contact every single video rights holder and ask for permission.

In practice, it's easy; have a template and then just download videos from Youtube (or wherever) - stick you logo ending on the end and upload to your own channel.

I just don't see how they are allowed. Anyone in this field who knows more?

If they are sharing someone else's work via the sharing mechanisms of Facebook or whatever, that is normally fine. However if they are copying peoples material and then publishing as their own that is not fine, however with the number of videos on Youtube etc, how many people really know if their work has been copied and published on another platform. It is shady in my opinion.

[uber]

Most of these big media outlets like Lad Bible built their content on borrowed content and only now will credit the source as the advertisers insist on it and they now have a business which can be sued.

From a creators side they would often see it as a trade off, they may lose revenue but the exposure is massive. Smarter creators will use traditional licencing methods , I know a guy doing 35k a month making 1 staged video a week.

[LDN]

I've had an idea for a website mixing classic fun with modern viral content. Something I'm setting up in my spare time; sad, I know. But was looking at content and wanted to have the content hosted on my own YouTube channel rather than just posting other people's videos; keeps it under one roof and I see some viral sites doing this. As you say, they probably do what they want up until they're big enough to warrant change.

[uber]

LDN said:

I've had an idea for a website mixing classic fun with modern viral content. Something I'm setting up in my spare time; sad, I know. But was looking at content and wanted to have the content hosted on my own YouTube channel rather than just posting other people's videos; keeps it under one roof and I see some viral sites doing this. As you say, they probably do what they want up until they're big enough to warrant change.

If you do that & put it on your own channel YT will automatically pull the video if its part of any network. You can manipulate the video to change the footprint but if its popular someone will just strike it anyway.