Week 2b: Good Copywrite Use

This is a better example of copywrite use. It is posted on YouTube by Hulu.com, a website that does take care in acquiring permission and licensing. As such, Hulu is not restricted by the same limitations as the first video which only apply to works were permission is not asked for nor given. Hulu has original media obtained by legal and legitimate means, and they can play full episodes according to the contractual permission they have. They put postings on other websites (like YouTube) to attract attention and advertise their services as part of a negotiated business move.

Week 2a: Bad Copywrite Use

For this YouTube post the creator apparently put a camcorder up to the TV (you can see how the images constantly adjusts contrast/color for the lighting), suggesting that permission has NOT been granted to the one who posted it. If it were used in a classroom for educational purposes (don't ask me how) then it would still be bad usage because the clip was acquired by less than legitimate means. However, the video is just over a minute long, which fits within the requirement to show only 3 minutes or 10% of the whole (which is 22 minutes long). Had it only been the sound clip, though, it would exceed the 30 seconds or 10% of the whole limitation. The poster does reference Family Guy in the post but not with a properly formatted citation. The post also shows the lyrics to the song, which are under 250 words, fitting the limits of a poem but, again, citation is poor.