Several TV-Stations in many US-States copied my "YouTube" Video without my permission

[Marc-64]

Several TV-Stations in many US-States copied my "YouTube" Video without my permission

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Outside US.

Hello,

I do have a question about copyright of You-Tube Videos.
I have put a "YouTube" Video some 5 years ago online, which by now have more than a quarter of a million clicks,
399 Subcribers, and 253 Comments, 306 likes so fare.

Just recently I had to learn, that several TV Stations and other media copied my video and used this my video for their own purposes.

How can I make them stopping using my video, or furthermore make them to delete parts of my video.

Thanks for your answers....

Grüsse... Marc-64

 

[quincy]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Outside US.

Hello,

I do have a question about copyright of You-Tube Videos.
I have put a "YouTube" Video some 5 years ago online, which by now have more than a quarter of a million clicks,
399 Subcribers, and 253 Comments, 306 likes so fare.

Just recently I had to learn, that several TV Stations and other media copied my video and used this my video for their own purposes.

How can I make them stopping using my video, or furthermore make them to delete parts of my video.

Thanks for your answers....

Grüsse... Marc-64

FreeAdvice handles US law questions only. The laws in other countries can be significantly different than those here.

If your YouTube video has been used in its entirety by TV stations and other media, you could potentially have an infringement suit to consider. Small portions of the video used to illustrate a story or used to comment on the content of your video, on the other hand, could fall under the US Copyright Act's fair use doctrine.

It could be possible for you to make use of the DMCA takedown notice if the video has been published online in its entirety without your consent. See http://www.copyright.gov for the takedown procedure to follow. This can remove the video from its current unauthorized place online.

That said, you will want to refer to the laws of your own country and consult with an IP attorney in your area for a personal review of the use of your video and to determine what other legal options, if any, you might have.

Good luck.

 

[LdiJ]

FreeAdvice handles US law questions only. The laws in other countries can be significantly different than those here.

If your YouTube video has been used in its entirety by TV stations and other media, you could potentially have an infringement suit to consider. Small portions of the video used to illustrate a story or used to comment on the content of your video, on the other hand, could fall under the US Copyright Act's fair use doctrine.

It could be possible for you to make use of the DMCA takedown notice if the video has been published online in its entirety without your consent. See http://www.copyright.gov for the takedown procedure to follow. This can remove the video from its current unauthorized place online.

That said, you will want to refer to the laws of your own country and consult with an IP attorney in your area for a personal review of the use of your video and to determine what other legal options, if any, you might have.

Good luck.

In addition, if the media outlets merely provided a story about your video going viral and posted a link to the YouTube video then they would not have infringed on your copyright, they would have simply provided you with more hits as a result of their story.

 

[quincy]

In addition, if the media outlets merely provided a story about your video going viral and posted a link to the YouTube video then they would not have infringed on your copyright, they would have simply provided you with more hits as a result of their story.

In the US at any rate, links to copyrighted material (generally) would not infringe on a copyright holder's rights. Links are generally only legally problematic if the link-provider provides a link as a way to contribute to or encourage the unauthorized copying of the copyrighted works of others.

And "deep links" (links to something other than a website's homepage) have caused some legal issues (although still unlikely to be found illegal in the US). Some countries have ruled it infringing and other countries haven't.

Again, the differences in the laws between countries need to be considered which is why Marc-64 needs to seek out legal answers to his questions in his own country.

 

[TigerD]

I would just add that if youtube gave those outlets permission to use your video, you may be out of luck:

For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your Content. However, by submitting Content to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the Content in connection with the Service and YouTube's (and its successors' and affiliates') business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the Service a non-exclusive license to access your Content through the Service, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such Content as permitted through the functionality of the Service and under these Terms of Service.

TD

 

[quincy]

I would just add that if youtube gave those outlets permission to use your video, you may be out of luck:



TD

Ah, good point, TD. I forgot about the license creators of videos grant to YouTube.

It would be unusual for traditional US media to not recognize and respect copyrights. It does seem more likely that YouTube granted its own license to use the video to the US TV stations and other media.

 

[Marc-64]

Sorry

but I have posted yesterday a replay, which is not published.

Anyhow.... I really do not apreciate, how the US Media and TV Broadcasters in such a way twisting words and so on...

They really just use my own Video for their own purposes.

 

[quincy]

but I have posted yesterday a replay, which is not published

If you included a link in your post, Marc-64, your post was probably flagged for moderation. Only a few links are allowed on this site.
I imagine your post will show up eventually with the link edited out of it - although sometimes these posts never show up.

What did you need to add to your thread (minus links )?

 

[quincy]

but I have posted yesterday a replay, which is not published.

Anyhow.... I really do not apreciate, how the US Media and TV Broadcasters in such a way twisting words and so on...

They really just use my own Video for their own purposes.

Ah, I see you edited your post while I was posting mine.

The US media and TV broadcasters have a lot of freedom in this country. Without knowing how your video was used or how words were "twisted," it is impossible to say if they crossed any legal lines with their publications. Most journalists are well-versed on the laws that govern their profession and editors help to ensure that nothing that is published violates these laws.

That said, you can have all of the facts of the publications personally reviewed by an attorney in your country, to see if there is any legal action to pursue. Given you have both YouTube and the US media involved, I am thinking you probably have no case - but that is simply a guess on my part.

Good luck.

 

[Marc-64]

Without knowing how your video was used or how words were "twisted," it is impossible to say if they crossed any legal lines with their publications.
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Ja, they just using a couple of seconds of my Video in their broadcasting.
The whole public Broadcast of the TV Station ( NBC is one of them, as well as "Rossen-Reports" at www.today.com ) is mostly 3 or 4 Minutes....

The copied Videos bother me, because it just raises questions and sparks to much interest in public TV, what I really don't appreciate at all....

 

[quincy]

Ja, they just using a couple of seconds of my Video in their broadcasting.
The public Broadcast of the TV Station ( NBC is one of them ) is mostly 3 or 4 Minutes....

If the 3 or 4 minutes are only a small portion of the video as a whole, and if the video is being used to illustrate a story or as part of a commentary, it likely falls under "fair use" in the United States. In other words, the use of copyrighted material would not violate US copyright laws.

I see no problem offhand with "raising questions" that might spur public debate.

If you are still concerned a law might have been broken, you should have the video-use personally reviewed by an attorney in your country.

Good luck, Marc-64.

 

[Marc-64]

If you are still concerned a law might have been broken, you should have the video-use personally reviewed by an attorney in your country.

Good luck, Marc-64.

An "Rechtsanwalt" (Attorney) in Germany is not familiar with american Law at all....

People in Germany some how smile about those reporters, who are making such a big fuss out of basicly nothing.

Do may think, it makes any sense, to contact these TV stations to ask them to remove the Broadcasting, or at least my couple seconds of their story?

 

[quincy]

An "Rechtsanwalt" (Attorney) in Germany is not familiar with american Law at all....

People in Germany some how smile about those reporters, who are making such a big fuss out of basicly nothing.

Do may think, it makes any sense, to contact these TV stations to ask them to remove the Broadcasting, or at least my couple seconds of their story?

Most news organizations will not remove legal content from their stories or their sites or their databases. But you are free to contact the stations to plead your case. I don't think it will do any good but you never can tell.

There are attorneys in Germany who know the laws in the US. In fact, there are several US law firms with offices in Germany. You really need to seek out help in your country.

Viele Liebe Grüsse, Marc-64.