It seems like it would be easy for Facebook to support takedowns since it could remove the video from feeds.
Facebook’s Piracy Problem
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Re: Facebook’s Piracy Problem
#12This is super interesting - it seems like facebook's more likely to get away with it too because the people being ripped off are smaller independent YouTube Channels. It seems like YouTube's main incentive to build out copyright infringement tools was all of the record labels that had songs being uploaded and re-uploaded on the platform. I can see YouTube getting really aggressive in fighting FB on this legally, beca…
The content producers should file DMCA notices with the hosts if they don't want their content there.
It seems like it would be in the interest of producers to register their works in well-known repositories so that viewers can have a high degree of confidence that the content they are viewing has the claimed provenance.
Re: Facebook’s Piracy Problem
#13It sounds to me like part of the problem is that the people making popular videos don't share them on facebook themselves, which results in the modern internet native's primary reaction to media being unavailable in their preferred venue and at their preferred comfortability level: Piracy. Sure, you can fight back by appealing to the public about facebook's evility, or by spending lots of resources in legal action. O…
The videos can be made available on FB if they're shared as embedded Youtube videos. However, as the article mentions, there are suspicions that FB might favour native videos over videos hosted on external platforms in the News Feed.
Re: Facebook’s Piracy Problem
#14Ironically, at the end of the tattoo video that was pirated, Destin Sandlin, the host, is seen wearing [a shirt](http://www.amazon.com/Stand-Going-Science-T-Shirt-Scientists...) that is a blatant rip off of an Randall Munroe's (XKCD) [shirt](http://store-xkcd-com.myshopify.com/products/try-science).
Re: Facebook’s Piracy Problem
#15It sounds to me like part of the problem is that the people making popular videos don't share them on facebook themselves, which results in the modern internet native's primary reaction to media being unavailable in their preferred venue and at their preferred comfortability level: Piracy. Sure, you can fight back by appealing to the public about facebook's evility, or by spending lots of resources in legal action. O…
How would those videos monetize for the author when posted on Facebook? The article says Facebook's ad revenue sharing is in the works but not quite there yet .
Probably not directly at the moment, but they could do something similar to what the people who are ripping them off are doing: create a FB page for exposure, and hope that exposure turns into views on their YouTube channel.
Re: Facebook’s Piracy Problem
#16But is it Facebook or the magazine that ripped and modified the video the one at fault? Issue a DMCA to Facebook and sue the magazine for copyright infringement. And next time post it yourself.
Re: Facebook’s Piracy Problem
#17Why can't YouTube users just send a DMCA takedown notice to Facebook? If a video makes someone a decent amount of money, then just sue for damages as well.
I'm not sure I understand what the problem is.
Re: Facebook’s Piracy Problem
#18It seems like it would be easy for Facebook to support takedowns since it could remove the video from feeds.
>It seems like it would be easy for Facebook to support takedowns since it could remove the video from feeds.
Why would they want to until they're somehow forced to? Much like all the fake accounts and associated "like" markets, there's zero incentive for them to correct the issues.
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#19This title seems (a bit) like blaming the stock exchange for insider trading.
Do the stock exchange earn money on insider trading? If not then thats a key difference when it comes to incentives and encouraging such activities.
I'm not an expert, but I assume the exchange takes the same cut of the bid ask spread on an insider trade as it does on any other trade. So the answer to your question is an unequivocal yes.
Re: Facebook’s Piracy Problem
#20I don't understand how this is "Facebook's" piracy problem. It sounds like the British newspaper's piracy problem.