Youtube Game Animation #2008 Overdrive

[RyanCesiel]

Originally Posted by dlavery

The game animation is a copyrighted product. Unless you have received permission explicitly permitting you to do so, you do not have permission to re-host or re-distribute that material. If you are doing so, it should be removed immediately.

Again, the reason that we are making this point is not to be unnecessarily pedantic about copyright rules. It is to make the point that the rules do exist, and as consummate professionals it is our responsibility to act within them. A violation of a rule is a violation of a rule - no matter how small.

-dave

Thanks for the clearing this up, I'll take my Vimeo copy off immediately. This also confuses me a little more. Where do we draw the line? Like fimmel said, what about FIRST game graphics and even the FIRST logo? If the animation is copyright material, logos and game graphics are definitely copyright. However, that contradicts the requirements of the Website Excellence Award.

Is the fact that FIRST tells you to use their logo in the award requirements, permission?

Thanks again Dave for taking the time to come online and help answer questions.