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

Re: Thanks so much for this poll.

[abbylee]

And napster was one of the most popular sharing programs, and many articles were written about the related phenomena, but eventually there were lawsuits. And not just against the creator of the sharing method, or people who made a profit, or even only against people who could afford large payouts, but also against average people who were caught downloading and/or distributing.

It *is* illegal. (Despite your initial comment that you "really don't think what we're doing is breaking the law.") An argument can be made as to whether or not certain practises should be legal, but that doesn't change the law. Most of us, or at least most of my acquaintances, each make our own personal decision about how we're comfortable distributing or acquiring media, and it's disheartening and rude (although not illegal) when someone else chooses to ignore own choices and publicize things we've asked to keep private. Which is what I think is sort of what this poll is trying to clarify.