I know about piracy and all. But are full episodes of shows on YouTube legal? My avatar comes from a show called mission hill two decades ago, and every episode is able to be streamed on YouTube. Some shows more current seem to be removed pretty quick from the platform if it's in demand. No other platform hosts it. I also know the show home movies is on YouTube but also HBO max. Is it legal?
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Technically no. YouTube is pretty clear about this. Only post stuff you own.
YouTube Copyright & Fair Use Policies - How YouTube Works
Everyone has access to YouTube’s Copyright Management Tools, which gives rights holders control of their copyrighted material on YouTube.
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You've probably heard about Section 230. Conservatives want to eliminate it. But it says a platform can't be sued for something posted by a user. The way it works is if a content owner sends a complaint, YouTube will remove the video.
It depends on who's uploading it. In many cases the companies with copyright ownership of old TV shows are uploading them to YouTube. For example, both Johnny Carson and David Letterman have official YouTube channels that are uploading content from their old TV shows. The PBS show MotorWeek is uploading "Retro Review" clips of their old car reviews from the '80s and '90s and often runs live streams of entire old episodes.
If someone else uploads the content without permission, it's up to the copyright owner to decide what to do. They can 1.) contact the uploader and ask them to take down the video, 2.) file a DMCA takedown request to have the video removed, 3.) have YouTube block it worldwide or in certain countries, 4.) allow it to remain online but take all of the ad revenue from it, 5.) allow it to remain online and share the revenue with the video's uploader, or 6.) do nothing and allow the video to remain as-is.
Years ago when I uploaded a Robert Goulet song to YouTube, I got an e-mail from his widow, Vera Goulet, demanding that I take it down, which I did.
If someone else uploads the content without permission, it's up to the copyright owner to decide what to do. They can 1.) contact the uploader and ask them to take down the video, 2.) file a DMCA takedown request to have the video removed, 3.) have YouTube block it worldwide or in certain countries, 4.) allow it to remain online but take all of the ad revenue from it, 5.) allow it to remain online and share the revenue with the video's uploader, or 6.) do nothing and allow the video to remain as-is.
Years ago when I uploaded a Robert Goulet song to YouTube, I got an e-mail from his widow, Vera Goulet, demanding that I take it down, which I did.
Definitely not but I think It depends who owns the episodes to certain shows and who’s uploading them. Anime is a big example of this years ago it was common to find entire seasons of different anime series on YouTube. Once different companies started buying the rights to certain ones and began to copyright them they began to disappear from YouTube.
I stumbled on a documentary about Second City TV/SCTV on YouTube, with clips from the show, old clips from TV interviews from Carson, Letterman and other places (some very obviously with logos in the middle). In the beginning there was a notice about "fair use". Somehow I don't think that would fly with copyright holders if they challenged it.
It doesn't really matter how current the shows are or how high the demand is. It's usually more of a matter of whether or not the copyright owner (or their employees and/or legal team) are monitoring to see where their content is showing up without their permission, and the action they take to have it removed. It's definitely become more closely monitored and content removed faster than was the case when YouTube was newer, as more companies and owners grew wise to what was occurring and cracked down.
While some networks and owners don't seem to care or don't have the resources to keep on top of it, others most definitely do. If you notice, you rarely see original series from Netflix, Apple+, Hulu, Amazon and other similar providers show up elsewhere on the internet, for instance. Last year during the NBA finals, we were unable to watch a particular game replay on the streaming service we subscribe to and pay for due to a technical issue...So we searched and found it on a 3rd party bootleg site. A few hours later we went back to look at one particular play again and that quickly it had already been pulled down "by request of the copyright owner".
Yeah, it seems lots of people on YouTube try various tactics. I've seen some post a disclaimer in the description, I've seen others post a mirror image of the original video, others have framed it in so you can't see the full image as was available in the original footage, etc.
Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein (creators of mission hill) must not care enough to have it taken down. It's been on YouTube for years, but the only other place to watch mission hill is on DVD.
There some shows that are actually posted on You Tube by the copyright owners. The Red Green Show and Mr. Bean have all their full episodes on their official You Tube channels. MGM also has full episodes of The Addams Family and a few full movies on their official YT channel. I'm sure there are others I haven't discovered yet.
You'd be surprised at all the classic TV shows that are on You Tube. I think you can get most episodes of The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. Many black and white game shows such as What's My Line?, I've Got A Secret and To Tell The Truth. In this case, it's Game Show Network that puts them on You Tube. I suppose they're too old for the TV channel but can make some money for GSN via You Tube.
I also notice some old Westerns, such as The Rebel with Nick Adams, are on You Tube as well.
I also notice some old Westerns, such as The Rebel with Nick Adams, are on You Tube as well.
I should have posted this earlier but I discovered You Tube has a free to view TV section now. Some of it is the same stuff that is on channels like Pluto TV and the Roku Channel, but there are other shows as well, and there is also a free to view Movie section as well:
www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com
Movies and Shows
Find the latest and greatest movies and shows all available on YouTube.com/movies. From award-winning hits to independent releases, watch on any device and from the comfort of your home.
www.youtube.com
Movies and Shows
Find the latest and greatest movies and shows all available on YouTube.com/movies. From award-winning hits to independent releases, watch on any device and from the comfort of your home.
www.youtube.com
In those cases, the show producers get paid. YouTube has a subscription service similar to Roku.
There are people who make a pretty good living creating home videos for YouTube. If your videos get a lot of views, you share in the ad revenue from Google. So it is in the interest of TV producers to post their shows on YouTube, as long as they're the ones doing the posting and receiving the money. With DVD revenue so minimal, this is a good option for producers.
There’s a lot of daytime dramas posted most cancelled such as ABC owned Ryan’s Hope, All My Children, Proctor and Gamble owned Guiding Light, Another World. It’s surpising ABC, P&G and other owners haven’t tried to monetize these by streaming. Reports are P&G has turned down offers to sell their library and/or licesnse for streaming. As of now the past 2 days episodes of NBC/Peacock’s Days of Our Lives are posted but I’m guessing Peacock will have them taken down although they appear to be letting the 20-25 minute posted highlights from each days approx 40 minute episode stay up. Similarly there are older complete episodes of the still airing DOOL, General Hospital and Young & Restless that you’d think owners would want to monetize in other ways.
It depends what you are looking many vintage childrens programming and cartoon not owned by the big companies like Disney and WB are on there. Some legal some not. There are also a lot of game shows on there.
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