Copyright on Youtube

Youtube now shows tv shows, music videos, and other clips that some and most of us would consider copyright.  Although these you cannot copy these videos from youtube they are still not considered copyright which I think is unheard of.  We make such a big deal about copyright and how all these people are breaking the laws and then they go and put all of these shows and things on youtube for the whole web to see.  I know I cannot take a video off of youtube and put it onto my computer but I am sure there are many people that can and do this.  With time warner, BMG, and other big companies signing the deal with youtube for the release of these materials should not happen.  In my mind it is ludicrous because these companies are putting these things on the websites where people view millions of videos a day and expect us not to take them off of the website and use them at our own leisure, whether it be copying them onto a dvd or putting them on your ipod to view in class or show to others. With youtube and now google just throwing these materials out there at the public of course they will be pirated and used illegally they are just asking for people to break the law at least in my opinion.

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  1. agw1491 Said:

    I will agree with Nathan on his point. It seems naive for any company to assume that information will not be pirated these days; however, I am 100% positive they don’t think that. The main problem is that pretty much anything is available on the internet, and is you give someone enough time, they will figure out how to get it. People are now experts at their craft, and not much can stop from doing what they want to do these days.


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