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RE: Does Steemit Have A Copyright Problem?
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If someone is profiting of someone else intelectual work without that person permission, yes, It is wrong. Period.
If the author publish his work under a license that allow reproduction (like creative commons) then It is ok, under the license terms. (Link source in the case of CC)
I dont get why is to hard for people to understand It is bad to profit over someone elses work without authorization.
How do you feel about content which is not on steemit, but, let's say for over 5 years on youtube and you believe that the video contains vital information which should be shared?
I would say that as long as you do not claim it as your own, it is beneficial for everyone if it gets shared. No one is harmed, everybody wins...
It all depends on what the author thinks about It. Its his work, time and effort after all.
So you are saying its ok to take an work and monetize It? You can choose to not monetize a video
No,no,no, I am not saying it's OK to take others work and monetize it just to make money.
That would suck.
But, if you share something you find interesting which is not on steemit and will never be, publish it and make it clear that it is someone else's work, it is a win win situation. The information gets out. Why not monetizing it then? Nobody gets harmed, the opposite, the original author might get some more followers on youtube...
For example:
I myself uploaded a video off youtube which was sitting there for many years without many views, but it contained a very important interview I thought everyone should see, become aware of it and hopefully create a discussion.
I will probably earn 0.02 steems for it.
It's about information being spread, not the money.
Here is the post if you are interested...
https://steemit.com/zionism/@herrleeb/rabbi-josef-antebi-exposing-zionists
Hum. I think that might be ok, since when you embed the video on the post, the creator get the ad revenue, and If he want to, he may forbide embedding through YouTube.
But, If you download the video, post on your Channel, then post here that IS a problem. That is stealing.(also YouTube have Copyright detection mechanisms)
That is the big issues with text. If you copy(without authorization), people read what you copy, and two things happen:
1 they miss the source, and think you wrote It
2 people see the source but since already read the text, dont Go to the source.
Both ways the author dont get paid for his work, and someone not related profit from his brains.
If you wanna talk about this great article, say what you think about It, and link the source. This is How It must work. (Unless, of course, the author authorize Full reproduction)
I agree 100%