Users on my site can use existing YouTube videos in a number of ways
and embed them in a playlist. ASCAP emailed me saying that we need a
license to broadcast music. How could I be responsible for what is
hosted on YouTube? Wouldn't the license, if necessary, need to be
sorted out by YouTube, and not developers using their API? Could
someone at YouTube give me a yes or no answer?
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 4:19 PM, little brittle <sean...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Users on my site can use existing YouTube videos in a number of ways
> and embed them in a playlist. ASCAP emailed me saying that we need a
> license to broadcast music. How could I be responsible for what is
> hosted on YouTube? Wouldn't the license, if necessary, need to be
> sorted out by YouTube, and not developers using their API? Could
> someone at YouTube give me a yes or no answer?
I am concerned about the same issue. I basically have a web site that
includes many embedded YouTube videos. I was once approached by an
ASCAP rep with the same demand: you must get a license or pay royalty
fees.
The link provided by Jeff above does not seem to address this issue at
all. There is a copyright infringement issue, but that is separate
from ASCAP / BMI royalties.
I think YouTube needs to officially provide an answer to this
question. It is central to the whole issue of embedding.
Sorry if my original post was too vague. If you are approached by a
collecting society because you have embedded a YouTube video, please inform
the collecting society that they should contact YouTube directly so that we
may address their concerns.
Cheers,
-Jeff
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:23 PM, hvidkja...@gmail.com
<hvidkja...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I am concerned about the same issue. I basically have a web site that
> includes many embedded YouTube videos. I was once approached by an
> ASCAP rep with the same demand: you must get a license or pay royalty
> fees.
> The link provided by Jeff above does not seem to address this issue at
> all. There is a copyright infringement issue, but that is separate
> from ASCAP / BMI royalties.
> I think YouTube needs to officially provide an answer to this
> question. It is central to the whole issue of embedding.
> Sorry if my original post was too vague. If you are approached by a
> collecting society because you have embedded a YouTube video, please inform
> the collecting society that they should contact YouTube directly so that we
> may address their concerns.
> Cheers,
> -Jeff
> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:23 PM, hvidkja...@gmail.com
> <hvidkja...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > I am concerned about the same issue. I basically have a web site that
> > includes many embedded YouTube videos. I was once approached by an
> > ASCAP rep with the same demand: you must get a license or pay royalty
> > fees.
> > The link provided by Jeff above does not seem to address this issue at
> > all. There is a copyright infringement issue, but that is separate
> > from ASCAP / BMI royalties.
> > I think YouTube needs to officially provide an answer to this
> > question. It is central to the whole issue of embedding.
My opinion is that it is an attempt to scam. First, is it really
ASCAP?
The #10 article in the Youtube terms of use is very clear:
10. Rights you licence
10.1 When you upload or post a User Submission to YouTube, you grant:
to YouTube, a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable
licence (with right to sub-licence) to use, reproduce, distribute,
prepare derivative works of, display, and perform that User Submission
in connection with the provision of the Services and otherwise in
connection with the provision of the Website and YouTube's business,
including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or
all of the Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats
and through any media channels;
to each user of the Website, a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free,
licence to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to
use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and
perform such User Submissions to the extent permitted by the
functionality of the Website and under these Terms.
10.2 The above licenses granted by you in User Videos terminate when
you remove or delete your User Videos from the Website. The above
licenses granted by you in User Comments are perpetual and
irrevocable, but are otherwise without prejudice to your ownerships
rights, which are retained by you as set out in paragraph 8.2 above.
So, my advice is: consider this as spam (dangerous spam because money
is demanded) and IGNORE this spam.
Eventually send a message to Youtube to signal that kind of attempt. I
can't imagine that the serious (and genuine) ASCAP is ignoring the #10
article in Youtube term of use.
Cheers,
Dorjee
On Jun 20, 5:49 pm, Binary Inertia LLC <binaryiner...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> We received a similar letter from the ASCAP. Who at youtube should we
> have them contact?
> Thanks,
> Jay Larson
> Binary Inertia LLC
> On May 18, 4:01 pm, Jeff Fisher <jfis...@youtube.com> wrote:
> > Sorry if my original post was too vague. If you are approached by a
> > collecting society because you have embedded a YouTube video, please inform
> > the collecting society that they should contact YouTube directly so that we
> > may address their concerns.
> > Cheers,
> > -Jeff
> > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:23 PM, hvidkja...@gmail.com
> > <hvidkja...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > I am concerned about the same issue. I basically have a web site that
> > > includes many embedded YouTube videos. I was once approached by an
> > > ASCAP rep with the same demand: you must get a license or pay royalty
> > > fees.
> > > The link provided by Jeff above does not seem to address this issue at
> > > all. There is a copyright infringement issue, but that is separate
> > > from ASCAP / BMI royalties.
> > > I think YouTube needs to officially provide an answer to this
> > > question. It is central to the whole issue of embedding.
> We received a similar letter from the ASCAP. Who at youtube should we
> have them contact?
> Thanks,
> Jay Larson
> Binary Inertia LLC
> On May 18, 4:01 pm, Jeff Fisher <jfis...@youtube.com> wrote:
> > Sorry if my original post was too vague. If you are approached by a
> > collecting society because you have embedded a YouTube video, please
> inform
> > the collecting society that they should contact YouTube directly so that
> we
> > may address their concerns.
> > Cheers,
> > -Jeff
> > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:23 PM, hvidkja...@gmail.com
> > <hvidkja...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > I am concerned about the same issue. I basically have a web site that
> > > includes many embedded YouTube videos. I was once approached by an
> > > ASCAP rep with the same demand: you must get a license or pay royalty
> > > fees.
> > > The link provided by Jeff above does not seem to address this issue at
> > > all. There is a copyright infringement issue, but that is separate
> > > from ASCAP / BMI royalties.
> > > I think YouTube needs to officially provide an answer to this
> > > question. It is central to the whole issue of embedding.
> They can file a legal claim there and our copyright team will address this
> issue.
> Steph
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Binary Inertia LLC <
> binaryiner...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Jeff,
>> We received a similar letter from the ASCAP. Who at youtube should we
>> have them contact?
>> Thanks,
>> Jay Larson
>> Binary Inertia LLC
>> On May 18, 4:01 pm, Jeff Fisher <jfis...@youtube.com> wrote:
>> > Sorry if my original post was too vague. If you are approached by a
>> > collecting society because you have embedded a YouTube video, please
>> inform
>> > the collecting society that they should contact YouTube directly so that
>> we
>> > may address their concerns.
>> > Cheers,
>> > -Jeff
>> > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:23 PM, hvidkja...@gmail.com
>> > <hvidkja...@gmail.com>wrote:
>> > > I am concerned about the same issue. I basically have a web site that
>> > > includes many embedded YouTube videos. I was once approached by an
>> > > ASCAP rep with the same demand: you must get a license or pay royalty
>> > > fees.
>> > > The link provided by Jeff above does not seem to address this issue at
>> > > all. There is a copyright infringement issue, but that is separate
>> > > from ASCAP / BMI royalties.
>> > > I think YouTube needs to officially provide an answer to this
>> > > question. It is central to the whole issue of embedding.
