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April 2007 Publications

The Good, The Bad and the Confusing: User-Generated Video Creators on Copyright

email   discuss Principal Investigators: Pat Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi; Research Coordinator: Elizabeth Nolan Brown  
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How do creators of content on the plethora of sites that accept online video understand their rights and responsibilities regarding intellectual property? Addressing this question is challenging, since the pool of creators is not only diffuse but constantly changing. In this study, undergraduate and graduate college students who upload online video were asked to describe their practices and attitudes on using copyrighted material to make new work and on the value to them of their own copyright.

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A significant contribution to the study of amateur online video.

Dr. Strangelove
University of Ottawa

Posted by Dr. Strangelove on Mar 20, 2009 at 5:25 PM

video copyright can only be control through preventive measure as you an check out any movies are available in you tube.

Posted by electronics projects on Apr 24, 2009 at 2:55 PM

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