Youtube police

Subject: RE: Youtube police
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 19 Feb 12 - 01:37 PM

I guess it is going to get to the point that if you are walking your dog and whistling a song you heard on the radio, someone is going to take issue with you ... nuts ..

Subject: RE: Youtube police
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 19 Feb 12 - 01:10 PM

"Fair use" needs attention both sides of the Atlantic.

Subject: RE: Youtube police
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 19 Feb 12 - 01:07 PM

You bet Ernie, And John posted with it a Great song written by John Prine .. go figure. Never ever dream of selling a song I don't own or is not in the public domain as traditional. If they really do that to everyone there won't be a youtube as the bulk of it is covers

Subject: RE: Youtube police
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 19 Feb 12 - 12:49 PM

When you aren't profitting from an artist's work, and when you note the authorship, it seems to me you are doing nothing but advertising for the songwriter, for the original version of the song, and even for the people who own the rights.

This is short-sighted behavior probably stemming from the recording industry's chagrin over the erosion of value of product value due to illegal downloading of the original work, but is way misapplied in an instance like yours Dan. I have a number of videos featuring covers of stuff from Randy Newman to Neil Young to the Left Banke and have so far heard nothing on them.

I'm waiting for the Hendrix license people to clamp down on my version of Little Wing but so far so good, at least until they read this comment :>). I did get a copyright notice on, of all songs, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen which I completely ignored.

Subject: Youtube police
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 19 Feb 12 - 12:14 PM

Got a nasty note from youtube telling me that some company owns the rights to Prines "Hello in there" I don't have it posted one of my dear mudcat friends put it on. Anyway, never once sold anything that wasn't mine or wasn't traditional ... 99% of youtube is covers .. go figure. Just thought I would mention it as others may get the same message. Removed everything that wasn't my original or trad.

Just a heads up

Dan