FIRST Overdrive Animation

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by rjmah

The number of copies posted to You Tube and then subsequently removed indicates that FIRST should create their own You Tube presence with appropriate links to their own website for use by the general public.

Or perhaps the people that are posting the copies of the video should just take one simple, easy step before they re-distribute the footage: ask for permission. In nearly every case of which I am aware, permission to re-host similar materials has been quickly granted for projects such as these. Or, in the few cases where it was not, a legitimate reason for denying the request was provided and an alternative distribution mechanism was suggested.

Once again, the copyright law dictates that you can not re-publish works that are not yours without permission. If you don't have permission to re-publish, then you have three choices:
- don't re-publish (or re-host or re-distribute) it at all
- publish it illegally, and be in violation of the law (and
be prepared to accept any consequences that may arise)
- ask for permission

Try option #3. You may be pleseantly surprised at the response you receive.

-dave