Try this: http://www.youtube.com/terms.php
Its probably the following stuff from section 5 that Randolfe was refring to. Its enough to put me off, obviously they have to be given the rights to distribute the work or they couldnt function, but perpetual and sublicensable and transferable, hmm thats going a bit far, they can pretty much do what they like with peoples videos. Also 'through any media channels' suggests they can in theory take your videos and show them on TV etc without giving you a dime: "For clarity, you shall retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting the User Submissions to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, fully paid-up, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, perform and otherwise exploit the User Submissions in connection with the YouTube Website and YouTube's (and its successor's) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the YouTube Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the YouTube Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Service" As for Randolfes other complaint about family friendly / obscenity stuff, thats pretty standard terms & conditions for most webhosts or server provider, it doesnt actually mean they will filter out adult or slightly objectionable stuff, it just gives them the right to do so if they fel they have to. Steve of Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Garfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Randolfe, > I just went to the YouTube website, to see where you formed this > impression, and did not see anything about their owning of content. > > Can you provide a link to a URL that explains their policy on uploaded > videos? > Thank you, > --Steve > > > On Nov 22, 2005, at 11:48 AM, Randolfe Wicker wrote: > > > Bev, I have the impression that YouTube "owns" your work once you post > > it there. > > --Steve > -- > Home Page - http://stevegarfield.com > Video Blog - http://stevegarfield.blogs.com > Text Blog - http://offonatangent.blogspot.com > > Like Paul Revere, leading the citizen's media revolution. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpTY2A/lzNLAA/yQLSAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
