Topic - Online Video & legal
YouTube Beefs up Partner Video Blocking Ability
It is making the rounds on the webosphere that 
YouTube has implemented two new buttons on the partner interface that pertain to blocking of videos.
“Fair Use” Legal Update – What Online Video Professionals Should Know
Listen to my podcast interview with intellectual property and new media attorney David Adler to hear about recent developments with a popular case today involving the battle between fair use and copyright protection, and what it can teach us about detecting and preventing clear-cut copyright violations in online video marketing.
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The FTC Will Regulate Blogs – Unethical Bloggers Beware
If you’re a blogger and you write reviews, I would hope you’re already above board. If not… you might want to consider whipping up some sort of disclosure policy.
This is a pretty big deal for the blogging community - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it is now regulating bloggers. This very post is now being held to a certain set of standards. They may be a little vague and largely unenforceable, but at least we finally have some standards.
Politicians Still Getting Schooled On How Viral Videos Work
In a move reminiscent of the Lebron James/Nike slam dunk scandal, United States Representative Baron Hill (Democrat, Indiana) attempted to stop an individual from recording his health care town hall meeting on September. Part of his reasoning had to do with YouTube:
“Now the reason I don’t allow filming is because usually the films end up on YouTube in a compromising position.”
Right of Publicity with Online Video – Questions Answered!
Recently we’ve had some readers asking questions about my recent interview with attorney Mark Rosenberg on “right of publicity” video issues with online video marketing. Questions such as: How can you get permission from large crowds to be in a video? Is the business or venue owner’s consent enough or not? How can patrons be made aware of video recording on the premises, that protects yourself? I asked Mark for a follow-up interview to these questions, and now you can read all of his answers here!
Social Media: Sharing, Theft and the Fine Line
I’ve recently had problems with some of my content being republished (here at ReelSEO and R2 relations) without any request for permission, links back to the site or editing of the content. As far as I’m concerned that constitutes plagiarism as they are taking credit for the content, copyright infringement as they are republishing without a license to do so and just downright theft. So where is the line when it comes to online content and more specifically, online video?
Right of Publicity – Most Overlooked Legal Issue with Online Video
While trademark and copyright has typically made up most of the discussion of legal issues around online marketing and video for business, many companies today are still completely unaware of another equally important issue – controlling your image and likeness in any video by someone else for whatever purpose . This is known as, the “right of publicity.”
The SEC Hopes To Block Twitter & YouTube Usage
The NCAA’s Southeastern Conference is taking a bit of a stand against YouTube, blogs, Twitter, and other so-called “new media” that fans and journalists enjoy using to share news, photos, videos, and opinions.Having just signed a $3 Billion deal with ESPN and CBS, the SEC has decided that they need to crack down on unauthorized Twittering and YouTubing from the stands at college football games.
What’s Your Online Video SEO Reputation Worth?
I recently covered the Brand, Trademark and Reputation Management session at the Search Engine Strategies San Jose conference. The panel featured a mix of one search engine, SEM solutions providers, and attorneys discussing how online video abuse is a growing problem for businesses, how we can do proper monitor and management, and when it may be necessary to “go legal.”
Greg Jarboe – IP Extremism vs Fair Use with Online Video
At SES San Jose 2009, I spoke with Greg Jarboe, President and Co-Founder of SEO-PR, about some common legal questions and issues with regard to online video. Greg talks about “IP extremism” – the increase of attorneys’ knee-jerk legal reactions – including cease-and-desist orders and sometimes lawsuits –to seeing any instance of their client’s owned video content being up on YouTube and everywhere on the web by others even if those uses clearly fall under legally protected fair use guidelines.
The Dark Side of Online Video?
Just as there are white hat and black hat hackers, SEO companies and just about everything else in the world, there is also black hat online video…the so-called pirates. But where is the line drawn between legal and illegal video and where is the line on morality?
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video – Remix Culture
The American University School of Communication’s Center for Social Media has released a report on what constitutes fair use of copyrighted video and material online.
