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Click the links to visit the desired section: Video TheftVideo Theft Definition Stealing Locations Theft Prevention Tutorials On Reporting Video Theft YouTube Tutorial Photobucket Tutorial deviantART Tutorial PutFile Tutorial Sheezy Art Tutorial Video Warehousing Video Ripping Audio/Music Theft
Respect The Artist The act of taking video(s) in any format and re-uploading them to another public location without the original owner's permission. Common places where people steal and host videos are:
Anti-Theft Messages Make it known you don't want thieves to steal your videos by writing messages near where your videos are hosted.Identification On The Video's Frames You can use a movie-making program to add your name/website location of video on your actual video frames.Windows Movie Maker is a free program you can use in order to do this. It comes with Windows Service Pack 2 or can be downloaded from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx With Movie-Maker, follow these instructions to add watermarks to your video:
1. In the program, go to: "Tools" then "Titles and Credits..." It is suggested you add the watermark near to the center and make it slightly transparent. Better Movie Making software users can sometimes block out parts of the video which could include your watermark. Disable Downloads Some hosts allow you to disable the option of downloading your videos. You can offer video streaming instead. However, video streaming takes up a lot of bandwidth.
Tutorials On Reporting Video Theft Contact the thief: 1. On the page where the stolen video is being hosted, click on the member's username to go to their profile page.Their username will be to the right of the video after the word "From ..." 2. Once you are on the user's profile page, look under "Connect with (user's name)" and click on the "Send Message" link. 3. Compose a message explaining the situation. Submit a report: This page explains how you are to report a copyright infringement: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=58127 This is a more complicated procedure so contacting the user is more likely to get a response. If you find that some of your Flash videos are being hosted in a Photobucket album without your permission and you wish for them to be removed, you are required to send Photobucket an email with specific information, as stated here: http://photobucket.com/copyright For your convenience, here is a template of an email you can use: ========================================= One/some of my video(s) was/were stolen from me and hosted on Photobucket without my permission.
Link to the original video's location: (Link here)
Name: I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use). I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed. 5. Signed, (Sign your name/username here.) ========================================= Once you have finished, send it to this address: abuse@photobucket.com
Please note: You will not be able to submit a report on behalf of someone else. If you find stolen videos on Photobucket, you must find the original location and artist and contact them first. Only they can get the videos removed. Take the following action if you see a member of deviantART has stolen and submitted a Flash video or yours to their own gallery: Contact the thief: Click on the thief's username (this is always followed by a symbol, the most common being "~".) This will take you to their main page. Under the profile tab, click on "Send a note".If the user has not been active lately it is better to submit a report. Submit a report: 1. Go to the page where the stolen deviation is being hosted. You can use and edit the following template if you are not sure what to write: Template It belongs here (link of where it appears on your deviantART account/wherever it was stolen from.) Please can it be removed from this member's gallery. Thank you for your time. Follow the instructions on this page: http://www.putfile.com/dmca.php#writing_notice Reporting A Video In order to report a stolen audio file, you must be a member of Put-File. Registration is free.
On the page of the file, press on the 'Report Media' link under the video and follow the instructions from there.
To report a stolen Flash Video, follow these instructions: 1. Go to the page where the stolen Flash Video is being hosted.2. Look to the right where it says 'Tools' and click on 'Report'. 3. Type a description of why you are reporting it and click send. Example template for reporting:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It belongs here (link of where it was stolen from.)
Please can it be removed from this member's gallery. Thank you for your time. Warehousing videos means hosting large quantities of them publicly. The people that do this usually host the stolen videos in places such as YouTube, Photobucket, Putfile and sometimes their own website hosts. Ripping can be another meaning of stealing but it can also mean any form of modifying/editing stolen videos. This is commonly done to make a music video or Anime Music Video (AMV.)
Examples: This process is done by:
1. Downloading a video without permission. The act of downloading and re-uploading audio files or music files to another public location without a licence or the original artist's permission. Audio files include any recordings made for example general music files and voice recordings.
Common places where people steal and host audio files are:
Audio Watermarking If you have a microphone and digital recording device such as the record function of an MP3 Player, you can state your name and original location of the file in a recording. This can be added to your audio file at the beginning or end as an "Audio Signature" on your work. Anti-Theft Messages You can make it known you don't want thieves to steal your audio and music files by writing messages near where your videos are hosted. The best thing to do is not upload them at all if you don't want them stolen but instead you can at least write messages.
Tutorials On Reporting Audio Theft Peer-to-peer Programs Tutorial To get a stolen audio file removed from the sharing location is difficult because of the fact it could be "shared" by many users.The best way to do this is to try to contact each member who is currently sharing it and asking for removal using the programs. How To Write A Proper DMCA Notice Follow the instructions on this page: http://www.putfile.com/dmca.php#writing_notice Reporting An Audio File In order to report a stolen audio file, you must be a member of Put-File. Registration is free.
On the page of the file, press on the 'Report Media' link under the video and follow the instructions from there. Use this tutorial if one of your audio files was used without permission within a video hosted on YouTube.
Contact the thief: 1. On the page where the stolen audio content is being hosted, click on the member's username to go to their profile page.Their username will be to the right of the video after the word "From ..." 2. Once you are on the user's profile page, look under "Connect with (user's name)" and click on the "Send Message" link. 3. Compose a message explaining the situation. Submit a report: This page explains how you are to report a copyright infringement: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=58127 This is a more complicated procedure so contacting the user is more likely to get a response. This involves hosting mass amounts of audio files on a public online location without permission from the original artist. The locations stated in the Stealing Locations section states some of the online locations that warehousing can occur.This is not to do with using a program such as Windows media Player to rip music from a CD onto your computer. This is to do with using advanced programs to edit music and audio files without permission, for example illegal mix tapes. Moreso than art and graphics, video and audio works are likely to make money for the artist/creator. Proper purchase of a video or music album/single/file from iTunes etc. is a legid way to inform the creator(s) that the buyer is interested in their work. Respect and encourage the artists and creators of these video and audio works by buying instead of stealing.
Link To Us You can use one of the free banners provided at the end of this page and use them in places to link back to this website. Example code to use the Video Theft micro bar: Example code to use the Video Theft Ad Banner: However, please upload these images to your own host first, the Uniform Resource Locators above are simply for example purposes.
Spread The Word Tell people about this website. Friends, family, whoever. We appreciate anyone who helps advertise and in turn every visitor we get. Direct Stealers Here If you see any cases of stolen art and it is easy to contact the thief, you can inform them what they are doing is wrong and link them to this site. If they have any sense, a trip to this site
will be a worthwhile experience for them. If you see anything you believe could be improved or added to this page please let us know, or feel free to write/re-write some of the content. To submit content or give us your general opinion, please fill out the following form and we will consider adding it to the site: http://www.freewebs.com/act-now/form.htm We appreciate all useful additions received.
Full Ad Banner (486 x 60 px): Micro Bar (88 x 31 px): Full Ad Banner (486 x 60 px): Micro Bar (88 x 31 px): Please upload these to your own hosts before using them. Suggested hosts: Photobucket: http://photobucket.com/ |
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