Poll: Vid Permissions

[thefourthvine]

Recently, I have been doing some codeine-enhanced pondering of vids - specifically, linking to them or recommending them, and how we do that, and how we get permission to do that. (This was inspired by a discussion with someone, but I won't be mentioning her name unless she indicates that she wants me to.) Because in media fandom, my understanding is that fannish etiquette requires you to ask permission before you link to or recommend a vid. But I could be wrong. I have yet to get my hands on miss_manners161's Guide to Fannish Etiquette. That thing is so damned hard to find.

So, in the absence of a definitive ruling, I thought I'd ask vidders.

There aren't, however, a lot of vidders reading this LJ, I don't think. And I'd like to get responses from as wide a cross-section of the vid-making community as possible. So, if you are a vidder (or, as AMV people put it, editor) - or if you aren't, but a lot of vidders read your LJ, or if you have the password to the Secret Clubhouse where all the cool vidkids hang out - could you please link to or pimp this? Great would be my joy and appreciation.

Obviously, only those with LJ accounts can take this poll, but anyone can comment anonymously. (Or, heck, email me if you like - thefourthvine at livejournal dot com will find me.)

And, just to repeat: this poll is for those who have vidded only. There will be a poll for non-vidders, though, coming soon.

[Poll #796561]

Comments

[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

For my own thoughts on permission, I really fall between "Permission isn't necessary, but I would rather people asked" and "Permission isn't necessary and I would prefer it if people did not ask." The perfect answer for me would be "Permission isn't necessary, and I don't really care one way or the other if people ask." As long as they're not hotlinking, claiming my work as their own, etc, of course.

Interesting poll!

[lim.livejournal.com]

"Permission isn't necessary, and I don't really care one way or the other if people ask."

::ticks this box::

[wolfling]

*raises hand* this would be my answer too.

The only reason I like it if they do ask is then I know someone likes it enough to share. :)

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

I, um. Would like to pretend that I deliberately omitted a "permission isn't necessary, and I don't care if people ask" option, but in fact it was an oversight. Oops.

Still, it's yielding interesting data in terms of people who don't care, but on the whole would rather not be asked (more work for them in terms of responding or more work for the linker/recommender making links, etc. less likely - I've been hearing both) v. the people who don't care, but on the whole think it's nice because they like hearing that the vid will be recommended.

Just generally, I'm finding the results of this poll to be so very different than the information that was out there when I was hunting for how-to-rec-vids information lo these many - well, okay, about two years ago, which is quite a long time in fannish terms. I think my vid-related project for this year is going to be related to linking and recommending rather than feedback, which is quite a surprise to me.

[therienne.livejournal.com]

Have to agree with this one, in terms of falling right in the middle.