Yes, this has me concerned as well. I'm learning to do tutorial/screencast videos but I'm not going to be selling a product just demonstrating how the software and hardware work, i.e. maybe a screencast of Super(C) for an overview of compression for newbies.
I do understand that there are commercial screencasts that are product demos and sales motivators. Those I can see being held to a different standard. But educators, nerds and equipment junkies not being able to screencast? Naw, misunderstood for sure. Please, pretty please let this be a misunderstanding. Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com http://createvideonotebook.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Warner <awarne...@...> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm disappointed to learn that Blip.tv is discouraging me from hosting my > videos. I'm especially disappointed because I have been using Blip since the > beta days (under two accounts). I feel like I've just been kicked in the gut. > This email to the group is intended to ask your opinion on whether I should > continue with Blip.tv and if not, I would really appreciate your opinions on > alternatives for hosting my videos as it relates to my requirements to keep > some private and some public. > > Here are the details. I am developing a new site which will contain a lot of > video. While I was poking around in my Blip.tv account I happened across > their FAQ and saw something that I wanted to get some further information on > before I started hosting hundreds of videos. I sent Blip.tv this message > through their contact form: > > > I have a Pro account and have been using it mostly for testing some > video tutorials I've been making. The reason (I'm paying) for the Blip Pro > account > is because of the private feature and the ability to turn off embedding > in the player settings. > > While browsing around in > the Dashboard today I came across the content policy and it has me a > bit worried as it may relate to my intended usage of Blips service. I > hope you can clear things up and advise. > > My > intention is to utilize my Blip account to continue to host my tutorial > videos for a learning site in development. The site is named LearnWebTools > and is located at http://learnwebtools.com. > The site's focus will be to provide video tutorials on various web > technologies. My desire is for some of these videos to only be > available on this site (ones marked as private), and some to be > available to through the show page (ones marked as public) and to take > advantage of your video distribution service. > > I > am looking for verification from Blip as to whether or not my intended > usage constitutes a "show" in Blip's terms and if not, what steps I > would need to take to become compliant. > > The first reply from Blip Support: > > > Thanks for reaching out. We are a free platform, provided your content meets > our terms of service. > > We are not a good solution for marketing or commercial videos. See our Terms > of Service: > > Prohibited Content section, fourth bullet. You can read this at > > http://www.blip.tv/tos > > It looks like you have a really interesting business, and I hope you find a > good match for a service provider. > > Best to you in your endeavors! > > ***Fourth Bullet of the tos says this*** > Content that has as its sole or primary purpose to advertise a > particular product or service that, in the sole judgment of Blip.tv, > does not otherwise have redeeming value to the community. Blip.tv may > allow the uploading of some such content for a fee, at its sole > discretion. Such advertising content may be treated differently than > other content (i.e. through indications that it is an advertisement, or > exclusion from some indices or searches). > > I replied with this: > > > I'm not sure I was clear on my intent. My intent is > to create a show that showcases my video tutorials. It wouldn't be a > show in terms of actors and such, more of a helpful "Reality" show. It > is not to market commercial videos. I was asking if this would be > considered a "show" under the Blip tos? I really do hope I can continue > to use the Blip.tv service. > > > ...and received this response: > > > We're not a good solution for screencasts. If it is determined a > tutorial is meant as advertisement for a product the account would be > removed. > > Is it just me, or am I being misunderstood by this support person? If you do > a simple search for "tutorials" or better yet "screencasts", you will see > many examples of tutorial screencast shows. Maybe the issue is that I > actually asked permission? I'm just so disappointed. I plan to reply to the > latest response with some further questioning (and perhaps begging), or maybe > someone from Blip will see this and chime in (Mike do you still read these > threads?) > > I welcome your thoughts everyone, and if I'm just plain wrong in my thinking > that I should be able to continue using Blip, then so be it. I'll start > looking for alternative ways to host my videos. Maybe I should go with the > FlowPlayer route and just host my own? > > > > Sincerely, > > > Adam W. Warner > http://LearnWebTools.com > http://WordPressModder.org > My Recommended Web Hosting > > ________________________________ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
