Is Cartoon (not anime) streaming illegal ?

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by z80039, Oct 24, 2008.

  1. #1
    Is uploading cartoon like tom and jerry, Smurfs, flinstones ( old cartoons )etcs
    illegal ???

    Thanks
     
    z80039, Oct 24, 2008 IP
  2. Pixelrage

    Pixelrage Peon

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    #2
    Yes, I'm pretty sure all of those shows are still actively trademarked & copyrighted.
     
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  3. edwardboey

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    yeah, i believe so. All these cartoons are not expired yet their licenses. But you should check it out to make sure.
     
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  4. Icheb

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    So you want to use content THAT YOU DON'T OWN and you're asking whether or not this is illegal? Did I get that right?
     
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  5. MelogKnaj

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    Doesn't matter if its a cartoon or not, if you don't have the rights to stream the material it's illegal.
     
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  6. z80039

    z80039 Well-Known Member

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    #6
    Thanks ,
    Yeah I don`t own these materials :p ( sure not )
    I wanted to ask if uploading them to streaming sites like youtube is legal or not . that`s all.
    I will check more resources.

    Thanks
     
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  7. Icheb

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    Can I use your content that you've spent hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars on and do with them what I want without paying you anything? I don't get how people can be so clueless to think this would actually be legal.
     
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  8. MelogKnaj

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    Again the answer is no, not without permission.
     
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  9. z80039

    z80039 Well-Known Member

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    I was asking because I saw Tom and Jerry on youtube and google video, and I thought maybe it is permitted because it is an old cartoon ( a very old one ), and they are not taking them out.
     
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  10. JungleBook

    JungleBook Banned

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    I think it's because there is just so many things uploaded it's hard for them to find and remove them all.
     
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  11. ksb2050

    ksb2050 Well-Known Member

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    Yes of course. Anything that ever aired on TV is still copyrighted pretty much. I can grantee Cartoon Network still has rights to those shows. Whether they'll take any action if you do make a streaming site is another question entirely.
     
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    Kind of like the logo in your avatar? :D

    No joking, this is the most useful and valuable forum on DP. You guys always offer great input here!
     
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  13. eddy2099

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    Part of the reasons why should shows are found on Youtube is because Youtube worked with the film studios (copyright owners) to host them on youtube legally.
     
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    And the other half (well more than that really) are pirates who have pirated the medias, uploaded them to youtube, and then exploited youtube by then putting the video on their site and expecting youtube to protect them from DMCA issues.

    Who can actually tell anymore what;s legit on youtube? Unless you followed a direct link from an official site.

    Yotube most likely bought rights to the shows to stream if they are official, and if you want the right to stream a show it's going to set your budget back quite a bit. I really doubt the copyright owners are doing it, after all their would be no profit from it.
     
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    Well, it depends. Actually most of the licensed contents on Youtube are merely teasers or clips and not the full fledged shows. They are mainly used by studios for the sake of publicity mainly because of the viral nature of youtube and the studios do not need to foot the bill of the massive bandwidth which the clips generate. It probably is a win-win situation here.

    Even Oprah is using youtube for her behind-the-scene clips http://www.youtube.com/press_room_entry?entry=RrlQbXnmC4Y
     
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    It depends how much you upload. Trying looking some stuff up on fair use. That said, anything over two minutes of video is probably illegal.
     
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  17. Icheb

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    Wow, what a load of crap. Fair use isn't a license to copy all the content you want. Fair use is a provision that enables you to use other people's content to improve your own.
     
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    I think it's illegal.. because if you really want to upload it, you should give the anime owner some royalty...
    But no one cares about the copyright now.. so they didn't process the illegal things like it.
    Because many people doing the same thing
     
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  19. ksb2050

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    Yes, that is right. But the original topic was can he post "full episodes" of television shows. The answer is still, unfortunately, no.
     
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  20. lawlipwnyou

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    I am preety sure that if you stream it from a differnt site, then put it on your website that you are not responsible. Just put somewhere in your footer "All Videos are streamed from external websites not affiliated with us"
     
    lawlipwnyou, Nov 2, 2008 IP