The consequences of illegal and stupid behavior with video on the net need to be clear. Prosecuting illegal acts on video and notifications of the consequences of stupid behavior shown on site videos should be clear.
-- Enric -======- http://cirne.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Deirdre Straughan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > All sorts of bad behavior is being filmed and posted on YouTube. In Italy, > there's been a rash of incidents of young teens having sex in classrooms > (and/or sexually harassing teachers), filming with phone cameras, and > posting on YouTube. Or beating up other kids (e.g., one with Downs syndrome) > and posting that. Someone videoe'd himself driving (a motorcycle, I think it > was) waaaayy beyond speed limits (he filmed the speedometer), and posted > that. > > This has resulted in EU initiatives to force YouTube to prevent "bad" videos > being posted (pro-active, not just takedowns). No one here needs to be told > what an "intelligent" solution that is. One could argue that YouTube is even > part of the solution, because every one of the above cases came to public > attention and was punished (or whatever action taken) because the video > evidence was there. > > But the problem is real. People have always behaved badly. But are they more > likely to do so for the sake of this weird new kind of "celebrity? How far > are people these days, especially kids, driven by the idea that "I'll be on > TV!" ? These cases have all gotten news coverage, so, even if punished, the > perpetrators also got the attention they obviously craved. > > It's not the fault of videoblogging (or is it?), but something is wrong > here. > > -- > best regards, > Deirdré Straughan > > www.beginningwithi.com (personal) > www.tvblob.com (work) > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
