Checkernuts said:*I agree that these video's are cool and that sharing them is a good
thing, however the unicyclist.com galleries are not the means for
doing it. You can not argue that hosting the segmenets is copywrite
infindgement by doing that you are not the one with the burdon of
responsebility, its Gilby. He is the one who would face any leagal
course of actoin for distributing the video. Its just not fair for
him to do someting like that.
Cheers
Mike *
Nope. You took it from a "moral issue" to a "legal issue."
Still, I disagree:
While it is "Gilby's forum" and server space, he did not mean to
infringe on anyone's copyright. Does that make it OK?
I don't think so - BUT, what would happen if the rider DID get [censored] about the video being on the server.
At best, he will hire legal counsel who will write a "cease and desist
letter." At THAT point Gilby could simply remove the file and that would
be the end of it.
Do you think that a judge would really find that the rider was "damaged"
and should be compensated by Gilby?
If so, how much?
As you and I both know, there are little consequences for GIlby hosting
such a file up until the request to have it removed (or significant
damage can be proven).
This perception is barring the fact that there were not credits or
copyright in the actual film itself. It's barring the fact that the guy
probably PREFERS having other "extreme sportsmen" knowing of his work.
Finally, it's barring the fact that if I see this guy's DVD, I will buy
it - the clip was great "sales media."
It's not immoral.
It's not hurtful.
It's not illegal.
It's no more damaging than numerous video clips of "our unicycle greats"
floating around the Internet.
Here's thanks to both eljest and Gilby for "sponsoring" this clip!
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