Edublogger Etiquette - Embedding Video
Thursday, May 1, 2008In a recent post on Students 2.0, Arthus Erea has embedded a YouTube video. The contents of the video include a 1971 interview of Muhammad Ali conducted by the BBC.
While it can be argued that content wouldn't be on YouTube if it weren't meant to be shared, the movie Arthus and I have posted is clearly an infringement of copyright. Or is it?
If a video is on YouTube, does that mean that it is now fair game for posting on a blog?- Does it matter if the content of your post is educational?
- Does it matter if the original video (the BBC interview, for example) doesn't specify copyright restrictions? Here's a hint, if you're interested in my opinion.
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Here's how I justified posting the video:
*on a theoretical level, I am linking to an existing work. I do not hold responsibility for that work
it was already on YouTube
no license conditions were expressly stated
Of course, I'm not really in the clear: but generally, people who embed videos are not prosecuted, only the uploader is.
That being said, I think that teachers have to worry about this more: you can face job problems (especially when posting on a school blog). In general, at Students 2.0 we like to use CC licensed work and will use it whenever possible (all photos in our posts are CC licensed). Still, when a suitable video can not be found and the video is already posted elsewhere, we end up using it. Especially if it is older, like this BBC clip.
Embed it. If the author is identifiable, it is nice to identify the author.
The embedded video already links back to the source, so no additional linking is required.
Video upload cites remove materials that violate copyright, so you don't normally need to worry about that.
Copyright use of others content is a very touchy issue in this age of intellectual property especially when it involves the Internet which respects no national boundaries. In the United State, copyright laws specifically state the concept of fair use recognizes limited fair use of copyrighted work. In essence it can be used as long as its use is for "criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching...scholarship, or research.
That said, there is still some gray areas in that you need to consider the nature of the work, the amount of the overall copyrighted work being used, and the effect of its use on the potential market or value of the overall work. And this is just for the United States. What the use of this material means elsewhere in the world I don't have a clue, but given that mine or any other blog can be viewed as easily in Cambodia as Connecticut there seems to be some need to be careful regarding embedding images, audio, or video, or even extensively quoting material from a copyrighted site.
Of course, most of us are so small and with limited readership that it's not worth big institutions who want to control their intellectual property to swat at every mosquito that flies off with a bit of its intellectual blood. That said, if you are uncertain you can always do the proper thing and introduce yourself to the content creator and ask permission to use it.
I feel if the video is on YouTube, it can be shared. I also think that you should credit the person who put the video online if possible.
Recently, I have been exploring Mogulus.com to post content for teachers. Mogulus allows easy integration of content from YouTube. When I find content on YouTube that helps illustrate a concept, as S. Downes suggests, I contact the person that posted it. But, how do I know they have the rights to post the content? Reading the fine print in Mogulus has not helped. So, I tread lightly here. Interesting topic: to embed or not to embed.
Sue Waters wrote an effective post on youtube and downloading: http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/MobileTechnologyInTafe/%7E3/410714916/