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Mr. Marshmallow · 03-13-2007, 03:49 PM

But see that's where the difference lies. I totally agree on that WHOLE episodes should not be allowed to be uploaded on youtube, that's an entire year or month or week's worth of someone's hard paid work put to shame. People splitting episodes into small parts should have those videos taken down.

Yet, I feel slightly split by this because I do watch SOME Tv show episodes put on youtube. Mostly off the air stuff like care bears, perfect hair forever etc. However the thing that I feel youtube should NOT take down is small clips. Small snippets of movies or TV shows I think are just fine to leave up there.

Putting the Black knight's infamous scene from Monty Python's holy grail is hardly what I would call stealing. That's just a clip, I see no harm in having stuff like that up on youtube. Or clips from Daily show with Jon Stewart, I see nothing wrong with stuff like that. I mean it's FREE publicity, let me repeat, FREE.

There not paying a dime and thanks to some kid in his parents basement, Comedy Central, FOX network, and Adult Swim are getting free advertisements for their shows. People who see these clips get hooked on the show and it can compel them to actually tune in and see what their missing.

That kind of stuff as well as anime/cartoon music videos is acceptable material. Anime music videos have existed on the web years before Youtube was even conceived, and it's a sign of a fan's appreciation for anime and their creativity. There are dozens of websites featuring anime music videos.

If you feel the need to yank them off youtube, you might as well buy the whole "abuse your power" package and go shut down all those websites too. This is something I feel very strongly about. There is a difference between some funny clip you saw on South Park, and a whole movie split into parts.

I agree that copyright films and shows should not be put up in their entirety. But having a favorite clip from your favorite movie put on your favorites list for mere easy access to something that makes you laugh, is hardly what I call justified reasons to go around youtube and start yanking stuff down blindly.

03-13-2007, 03:49 PM	#6
Mr. Marshmallow Not-So-Hopeless Romantic Gotta love being in love Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orland Park, IL Posts: 1,924	But see that's where the difference lies. I totally agree on that WHOLE episodes should not be allowed to be uploaded on youtube, that's an entire year or month or week's worth of someone's hard paid work put to shame. People splitting episodes into small parts should have those videos taken down. Yet, I feel slightly split by this because I do watch SOME Tv show episodes put on youtube. Mostly off the air stuff like care bears, perfect hair forever etc. However the thing that I feel youtube should NOT take down is small clips. Small snippets of movies or TV shows I think are just fine to leave up there. Putting the Black knight's infamous scene from Monty Python's holy grail is hardly what I would call stealing. That's just a clip, I see no harm in having stuff like that up on youtube. Or clips from Daily show with Jon Stewart, I see nothing wrong with stuff like that. I mean it's FREE publicity, let me repeat, FREE. There not paying a dime and thanks to some kid in his parents basement, Comedy Central, FOX network, and Adult Swim are getting free advertisements for their shows. People who see these clips get hooked on the show and it can compel them to actually tune in and see what their missing. That kind of stuff as well as anime/cartoon music videos is acceptable material. Anime music videos have existed on the web years before Youtube was even conceived, and it's a sign of a fan's appreciation for anime and their creativity. There are dozens of websites featuring anime music videos. If you feel the need to yank them off youtube, you might as well buy the whole "abuse your power" package and go shut down all those websites too. This is something I feel very strongly about. There is a difference between some funny clip you saw on South Park, and a whole movie split into parts. I agree that copyright films and shows should not be put up in their entirety. But having a favorite clip from your favorite movie put on your favorites list for mere easy access to something that makes you laugh, is hardly what I call justified reasons to go around youtube and start yanking stuff down blindly. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/BionicSlime http://www.fanfiction.net/~nukem999 Last edited by Mr. Marshmallow; 03-13-2007 at 03:50 PM.