Copyrighted material

Hi Everyone,

My question is about sites that upload music videos, trailers or music (mp3) onto the net that is copyrighted.
Many sites known for this are Myspace, Youtube and any other sites looking to promote their site using these materials.

My question is, if I have a site where people can upload videos, and I make it known that copyrighted material may not be uploaded unless agreed by its owner... and the person still uploads music videos... could the music video company sue my site? Does it ever go to that extreme?

Or what about less well-known sites that upload movie trailers or music videos. Is it a big deal since so many sites have music videos and movie trailers on their site.
How could these companies even begin controlling their copyrighted material that’s on the net.

I mean, if someone has a copyrighted music video on the net... all the music company could do is ask to have it taken down right?

What would be the best way to control a video site, if everyone’s uploading videos to your site without getting your site in trouble.

Thank you

You're going to enforce that and verify that how?



Yes. Check your local newspaper. They can and will and do and are ..



Size doesn't matter except by being matched with an proportionally sized legal team.



Lawyers.



And sue.



Get a good lawyer. Or several.

What if I created a set up like Friendster video

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They use video from other sites. Each video has the original sites logo on the video. For example, YouTube logo is on the lower right hand corner.
Those sites are responsible for the videos they upload.

At our site, only the site administrators would be uploading the videos. Members would not be able to upload video to their profile or the video section.
This would allow our administrators to manage videos without getting into legal trouble?

My next question is, I would need to speak to the administrators at Youtube, Grouper, Sharkle and any other video site to obtain their permission to run their video content.

Do you think this is a safe way of having video on our site, without the legal complications?

Thank you

The best thing to do is to consult an attorney. With all the companies suing sites like this, the law is constantly changing. Plus, companies could also sue you - you might win, but look at the time and money you will be out for this.

An attorney that specializes in this would be the best. We can't tell you exactly what to do unfortunately legally. And most attorneys would not want to give legal advice on a forum. Labor Law Talk might be able to help you locate an attorney in your area that you could consult with

^ Exactly. Get a lawyer. Unless you have explicit permission from the copyright owner or representative agent, distributing their material in any manner is a violation of copyright. See also FAQs at copyright.gov