I think it is common knowledge that youtube became an instant success the minute it hit the Internet. I can be the first to admit that I find myself wasting hours of my time filing through different videos of what sometimes ends up being some pretty random, yet interesting material. I feel that youtube is an excellent source that allows people to publicly display their interests to the world. It allows for individuals to highlight their talents or just simply have their 15min of fame. The website allows for users to post their views and opinions through videos, allowing the site to essentially serve as another realm in the public sphere.
About a week ago, a video on youtube called "David After Dentist" was released, and it became one of the most popular videos of the week instantly. With over 6 million hits and a ton of comment postings, this 4 year old kid after the dentist has easily become the talk of the public. Because youtube offers an open forum for people to publicly display their videos, users of the site are therefore technically allowed to take the video's posted and create their own version of it.... right? For example, after "David After Dentist" was released, another user of youtube created a remix to it.
My question to you, or anyone that is interested, is whether or not "remixing" previous youtube videos are a form of copyright. I mean, everyone is well aware of how public the site is and how easy it is to share and comment on videos posted. Take a look at the two links below. The first one is the original "David After Dentist" video and the second is the "remix". In my opinion, I feel that the person who created the remix is just further expressing their opinion through participatory media. Simply, if you do not want your content tampered with, I suggest not posting it on something like youtube.
Any other thoughts?
ORIGINAL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b8Q5BK3-ZQ
REMIX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N618fLxQP6w
About a week ago, a video on youtube called "David After Dentist" was released, and it became one of the most popular videos of the week instantly. With over 6 million hits and a ton of comment postings, this 4 year old kid after the dentist has easily become the talk of the public. Because youtube offers an open forum for people to publicly display their videos, users of the site are therefore technically allowed to take the video's posted and create their own version of it.... right? For example, after "David After Dentist" was released, another user of youtube created a remix to it.
My question to you, or anyone that is interested, is whether or not "remixing" previous youtube videos are a form of copyright. I mean, everyone is well aware of how public the site is and how easy it is to share and comment on videos posted. Take a look at the two links below. The first one is the original "David After Dentist" video and the second is the "remix". In my opinion, I feel that the person who created the remix is just further expressing their opinion through participatory media. Simply, if you do not want your content tampered with, I suggest not posting it on something like youtube.
Any other thoughts?
ORIGINAL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b8Q5BK3-ZQ
REMIX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N618fLxQP6w
