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

[aj2k.livejournal.com]

As far as the topic at hand goes if I ever attempted to hot-link a vid (which I'll never do) I would certainly ask permission first. I know how it is with bandwidth issues because I pay for my own and have had many run-ins with hot-linkers.

One thing I have done is linked to other vidder's sites without permission. I figure no one would want to turn down extra exposure to their site but perhaps I could be wrong in that respect...especially if that vidder is low on bandwidth and possibly can't handle the extra exposure. So now I guess I'll start asking before linking to sites lol.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Hotlinking is definitely - okay, I was going to say "a hot-button issue," but I have too much self-respect. Hotlinking is just basically not on.

I think if bandwidth is an issue for other vidders, they'll manage it by hand - like, by limiting where and when they announce a vid, or using an alternate host for part of the month.