Re: [Harp-L] Hazmat Modine Videos

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jp Pagan wrote:
> As many of you probably already know, there have
> been some great videos making the rounds on YouTube
><snip>
> I've uploaded some clips of their live gig at Joe's 
> Pub in NY
><snip>
> I'll likely be putting up more clips in the near
> future

One thing to consider is that the user agreement with YouTube about 
videos you post is that you give ownership rights (which you might 
not actually have) to them.  This might not be much of a concern, 
but bands might not be too enthusiastic about someone posting their 
music to a forum that gives that forum owner the right to 
redistribute at will.  Also, you might not want to put yourself in 
the position of indemnifying YouTube against copyright infringement 
lawsuits for distributing material that isn't yours.  

Consider this from their page: 
http://www.youtube.com/t/howto_copyright

"Some examples of copyrighted content (although not all) are:
<snip>
"Videos of live concerts, even if you captured the video yourself 
* Even if you took the video yourself, the performer controls the 
right to use his/her image in a video, the songwriter owns the 
rights to the song being performed, and sometimes the venue 
prohibits filming without permission, so this video is likely to 
infringe somebody else's rights."

You might want to check with them first, if you haven't already.  

-tim