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  • Опубліковано 8 тра 2024
  • No copyright infringement intended. | Watch Money, my new Nebula Original series, when you join CuriosityStream for only $2.99/month: curiositystream.com/tomscott
    WRITTEN BY: Tom Scott
    SCRIPT ASSISTANT: Andrea Marks
    CAMERA: Jamie Drew
    CAMERA: Joe Stone
    AUDIO MIX: Graham Haerther
    EDITOR: Isla McTear
    CAPTIONS: Caption+
    WITH THANKS TO:
    1901 Arts Club
    The Camera Museum, Soho
    Evan Edinger
    The Lexi Cinema, Kensal Green
    Mandy Celine
    Abigail Thorn
    Tim Bunn
    LEGAL CAMEOS:
    Leonard French / ljfrench009
    Devin Stone / legaleagle
    QUASI-LEGAL CAMEO:
    Jay Foreman / jayforeman
    MINECRAFT SEQUENCE:
    Joel "Smallishbeans" / smallishbeans
    MUSIC
    Epidemic Sound
    Canon in D solo piano recording courtesy of ProstoRecords and Envato Market
    Canon in D rock recording courtesy of Kora3000 and Envato Market
    STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY
    Images used under license from shutterstock.com
    PRODUCER
    Reb Day
    © Pad 26 Limited MMXX
    Chapters
    0:00 Introduction
    1:09 Chapter 1: The Mess We're In
    10:08 Chapter 2: No Copyright Infringement Intended
    22:18 Chapter 3: Content ID
    28:21 Chapter 4: Where Do We Go From Here
    39:00 Trailer and Sponsorship
    40:07 Credits and Outtakes
    tomscott.com
    / tomscott
    / tomscottgo

КОМЕНТАРІ • 18 тис.

  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo  4 роки тому +29701

    Yep, 42 minutes of video. This was a big project. Plus: I've got an all-new five-part original series called Money over on Nebula, which you can watch as a bundle with CuriosityStream! curiositystream.com/tomscott

    • @kwirro
      @kwirro 4 роки тому +98

      Thank you!

    • @BillyC
      @BillyC 4 роки тому +185

      Long form videos are awesome! Thank you so much Tom!

    • @stormtrooper8470
      @stormtrooper8470 4 роки тому +76

      1 week ago

    • @CyberedCake
      @CyberedCake 4 роки тому +58

      How did you post this a week ago but the video was released 3 minutes ago?

    • @dandanthedandan7558
      @dandanthedandan7558 4 роки тому +30

      The hero we don't deserve but needed

  • @astrrra
    @astrrra 3 роки тому +5889

    Actually, don't ask photographers how much their gear costs. Unless you want to see a crying photographer.

    • @hariseldon02
      @hariseldon02 3 роки тому +166

      Sounds like a good motif

    • @Dman6779
      @Dman6779 3 роки тому +59

      i would like to see that

    • @hariseldon02
      @hariseldon02 3 роки тому +161

      @@papasscooperiaworker3649 Something to take a photo of

    • @Bobis32
      @Bobis32 3 роки тому +63

      some of the landscape photographers i know have over 35k in kit

    • @raffimolero64
      @raffimolero64 3 роки тому +14

      @@hariseldon02 but then you'd be crying too

  • @jackiemorey6911
    @jackiemorey6911 3 роки тому +3845

    "We need to dramatically shorten copyrights"
    *Disney didn't like that*

    • @SlapstickGenius23
      @SlapstickGenius23 2 роки тому +26

      Well yes, but it takes a lot of time, as I’m not a copyright abolitionist either.

    • @TheBluePhoenix008
      @TheBluePhoenix008 2 роки тому +12

      We know this is never happening

    • @combinetheelite
      @combinetheelite 2 роки тому +127

      iTs NoT CaLlEd CoRuPtIoN iTs CaLlEd LoBbYiNg
      -Disney

    • @jmwhiting
      @jmwhiting 2 роки тому +23

      After all, if Disney didn't lobby for extended copyright, then lots of its stuff would be in public domain.

    • @Noobshire
      @Noobshire 2 роки тому +16

      I certainly agree that the music itself should come under something more akin to patent law. You get X years to make your cash from your product after which it's all fair use, recordings notwithstanding.

  • @elisha.schiff
    @elisha.schiff Рік тому +1538

    Love how the entirety of this video is Tom making absolutely *sure* this video won't get copyright strike

    • @shayaanm7122
      @shayaanm7122 Місяць тому

      does this really have no comments

    • @JackMehoph
      @JackMehoph Місяць тому +1

      ​@@shayaanm7122Its just the two of us, buddy

    • @ruler255
      @ruler255 Місяць тому

      ⁠@@JackMehophno, it's just the three of us

    • @NHikel319
      @NHikel319 22 дні тому

      ​@@ruler255I'm here too

    • @Lemony123
      @Lemony123 12 днів тому

      ​@@NHikel319 well, its now the fifth I guess

  • @samanthak9346
    @samanthak9346 2 роки тому +1192

    a fun way to explore how messed up copyright is is to attempt to liscence a picture of a newspaper that doesn't exist anymore. The author sold it to an orginization that no longer exists, that was bought by a different company, whose image management system is different from their text copy management, and the only way you can find the image of the original newspaper is in an archive which has its own licensing agreements and the original author is dead but not for the required time for your country to move it under copyright.
    Courage to anyone whose job requires it!

    • @supreme_leader_of_the_internet
      @supreme_leader_of_the_internet Рік тому +143

      Just do it and find out who owns it by the lawsuit

    • @Roomsaver
      @Roomsaver Рік тому +69

      @@supreme_leader_of_the_internetExpensive but probably easier than tracking the copyright holder down. Cunningham’s Law perhaps?

    • @lXlDarKSuoLlXl
      @lXlDarKSuoLlXl Рік тому +39

      ​@@Roomsaver it's not expensive since you'll most likely get a cease and desist, not a lawsuit, so, it kinda is faster hahaha

    • @kirbwarriork3371
      @kirbwarriork3371 10 місяців тому +37

      @@supreme_leader_of_the_internet Reminds me of "Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission".

    • @anon-fq3ud
      @anon-fq3ud Місяць тому +3

      I tried to find an old newspaper article mentioned in a book to use as a source on an article I was writing about the SNP in Scotland. I started at 9PM and gave up at 5AM, the layers of licencing murdered me.

  • @simonr7097
    @simonr7097 4 роки тому +5683

    I was thinking that "death of the artist" would be a reasonable limit for copyright duration, but then I realized that it would create a new motive for murder.

    • @IHateNumbersOnNames
      @IHateNumbersOnNames 4 роки тому +297

      Ooooo boy

    • @Mr_O
      @Mr_O 4 роки тому +464

      not to mention artists who die young

    • @annakaro9081
      @annakaro9081 4 роки тому +491

      Haha, yes, I am a writer and I also thought that "I won't need copyright after death" but now I'm scared to say it out loud. But I wouldn't want copyright to expire while I'm alive because I'm afraid of seeing what some people might do to my precious characters.

    • @yellowcactustvz4929
      @yellowcactustvz4929 4 роки тому +469

      @@annakaro9081 We know you write furry porn

    • @Obviary
      @Obviary 3 роки тому +218

      * stabs walt disney *
      Mickey mouse for everyone!

  • @MillywiggZ
    @MillywiggZ 4 роки тому +13942

    No red t-shirt.
    This looks serious.

    • @zoltano_cortez
      @zoltano_cortez 4 роки тому +116

      I laughed more than I should have at this..

    • @user-hk8yp7cw1v
      @user-hk8yp7cw1v 4 роки тому +37

      Oh boi this got serious real quick

    • @kaischrank
      @kaischrank 4 роки тому +158

      13:32 + 22:16 Is this not red?

    • @Owen-
      @Owen- 4 роки тому +69

      It comes in later dont worry

    • @runguardian6868
      @runguardian6868 4 роки тому +46

      There is from 10:00 to 28:00

  • @athos401
    @athos401 Рік тому +1068

    Seeing Jay Foreman casually appearing as a lawyer made my day

  • @dave_yarders
    @dave_yarders Рік тому +562

    You forgot a very interesting fact about copyright expiry! The Peter Pan clause. All copyright in the UK lasts for the author's life + 70 years, apart from one specific work: Peter Pan. The author gave the rights to Great Ormond Street Hospital and the law was written to make sure this copyright lasts forever.

    • @TheGreenTaco999
      @TheGreenTaco999 Рік тому +17

      lmao

    • @wilh3lmmusic
      @wilh3lmmusic Рік тому +34

      Only for royalties though

    • @itheuserfirst3186
      @itheuserfirst3186 Рік тому +7

      And I thought their libel laws were absurd. Geez.

    • @itheuserfirst3186
      @itheuserfirst3186 Рік тому +42

      That has to be the most extreme act of virtue signaling on record.

    • @nialmontana
      @nialmontana Рік тому +65

      I suppose the idea of having a charity clause where royalties earned get sent to a charity but leaving it sort of partially public so that people could reference and use it's material but a reproduction by a new company would have to specifically get permission and pay the royalties.

  • @wormwoodbecomedelphinus4131
    @wormwoodbecomedelphinus4131 3 роки тому +15587

    "We live in a society" but its 42 minutes long and well made.

    • @inyoface5456
      @inyoface5456 3 роки тому +98

      Underrated

    • @lethauntic
      @lethauntic 3 роки тому +304

      We do, in fact, live in what is called a society.

    • @PrettyBitchLuna
      @PrettyBitchLuna 3 роки тому +28

      Facts

    • @inyoface5456
      @inyoface5456 2 роки тому +17

      @@TheFalseShepphard true

    • @legohexman2858
      @legohexman2858 2 роки тому +70

      @@TheFalseShepphard I'm cool because I don't do popular things

  • @edisonyi1188
    @edisonyi1188 4 роки тому +35778

    Love how Tom always looks simultaneously 24 and 42.

    • @dibbidydoo4318
      @dibbidydoo4318 4 роки тому +2165

      but average would be 33 which is close to his age.

    • @ADeeSHUPA
      @ADeeSHUPA 4 роки тому +252

      @@dibbidydoo4318 hM

    • @null3007
      @null3007 4 роки тому +1054

      He's a palindrome human.

    • @hatedumb
      @hatedumb 4 роки тому +332

      @shrowdy ydworhs Receding Hairline
      That's basically it

    • @FHL-Devils
      @FHL-Devils 4 роки тому +272

      @@hatedumb - and greying sides - that's an even stronger hint of age.

  • @NopeNaw
    @NopeNaw 2 роки тому +346

    The music industry is completely absurd with how much of a mess it is to keep track of what license is applicable when and where. It's kind of disgusting, in all honesty.

    • @itheuserfirst3186
      @itheuserfirst3186 Рік тому

      The music industry has always been the the most scumbag riddled, low life attracting, business in media.

    • @scmbgoogle7790
      @scmbgoogle7790 6 днів тому +1

      can't they just say "you can use it, just don't use it for bad""

  • @emma_loomis
    @emma_loomis 11 місяців тому +266

    30:50 I love that he put the text above where the captions are so those that require/enjoy captions don't have to turn them off to read the text, turn them back on, and rewind. It is one of the most common things I see where people put text right under the captions, which are unmoveable on mobile devices. His videos are always so well thought out and lots of people appreciate your work.

    • @dracula0
      @dracula0 8 місяців тому +10

      Yea I appreciated that too

    • @Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-db2ff
      @Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-db2ff 3 місяці тому +2

      Kind of late but you can put the video in full screen which places the captions outside of the video, or rotate for phones

  • @p0cket646
    @p0cket646 3 роки тому +7386

    Imagine being a little kid online who doesn't know what copyright is, and accidentally losing your family 35k from uploading baby shark

    • @hurricanemeridian8712
      @hurricanemeridian8712 2 роки тому +273

      Literally this

    • @Ciara_Foxx
      @Ciara_Foxx 2 роки тому +676

      Back in my day kids lost their family's money in online poker.

    • @gdxnsk
      @gdxnsk 2 роки тому +291

      -Any game with lootboxes ever

    • @bruhmoment1835
      @bruhmoment1835 2 роки тому +33

      .. deserved

    • @bhagwatipawar4476
      @bhagwatipawar4476 2 роки тому +91

      @@gdxnsk Geez, those kids were actively investing online though it was a short time investment 🤣

  • @voidmayonnaise
    @voidmayonnaise 4 роки тому +16526

    Disney lobbied copyright law into absurdity.
    70 years after the creator’s death is bloody absurd.

    • @chongjunxiang3002
      @chongjunxiang3002 4 роки тому +2020

      70 years is enough time for Disney to create real life film to further extend the already fair use books.

    • @AugustusBohn0
      @AugustusBohn0 4 роки тому +1182

      speaking of that horrible corporation, get ready for them to make things worse again in 2024.

    • @generictimestamperstupendi9021
      @generictimestamperstupendi9021 4 роки тому +417

      @@AugustusBohn0 what are they doing in 2024

    • @Tessa_Gr
      @Tessa_Gr 4 роки тому +1829

      What really pisses me off is that most Disney films aren't their original work. Many of their films are about fairy tales and similar stuff so that they don't have actually write new and original stories. Especially as someone who grew up with the tales of the Brothers Grimm (not written by the Brothers themselves, they just wrote down fairy tales) it really angers me how shitty and morally corrupt Disney is.

    • @Robbedem
      @Robbedem 4 роки тому +721

      I don't even understand what the creators life has to do with it.
      It should just been x years after public release. (20 years should be plenty)*
      *Tom Scott seems to go for 50 years. Maybe 20 years is still short, but IMHO 40 years should be the max.

  • @ianorourke9709
    @ianorourke9709 2 роки тому +1569

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate the incredible collab between legal eagle and tom scott?

    • @Dreckmal01
      @Dreckmal01 Рік тому +77

      There are a handful of great youtubers making an appearance in this video.

    • @thepenguinmafia
      @thepenguinmafia Рік тому +10

      That was my fave.

    • @murpledeer
      @murpledeer 9 місяців тому +68

      “This man is an actual lawyer I have no clue how I convinced him to film this” was incredible

    • @ilmarilah1195
      @ilmarilah1195 9 місяців тому +23

      The Collab confirms that legal eagle, Tom Scott and tierzoo are in the same cinematic universe
      Edit: Tim Scott did a collab with MrWhoseTheBoss. And chased the jet lag team around London. That confirms that jet lag also belongs

    • @freekingfreaking246
      @freekingfreaking246 8 місяців тому +13

      And Jay Foreman??

  • @AnnoyingSoundsMadeRelaxing
    @AnnoyingSoundsMadeRelaxing Рік тому +340

    The thing that infuriates me is that many copyright cases end with the confiscation of computers. That’s not an eye for an eye; that’s an eye for a dirty look.

    • @dororo2597
      @dororo2597 9 місяців тому +13

      Cases example? Give me pal

    • @tristan5299
      @tristan5299 3 місяці тому +18

      @@dororo2597 one extreme example is Kim Dotcom. When he lived in new zealand, he got (at the time) illegally swatted (a court ruled after that it was legal) and all his drives were illegally provided to the fbi. He 100% infringed on copyright, but they broke *multiple* laws to get him.
      And a lot more sketchy stuff going on that I left out. Go read up on it on wikipedia or something.

    • @lottery248
      @lottery248 27 днів тому +2

      ​@@tristan5299that's even worse than UA-cam's!

  • @SuperShesh2
    @SuperShesh2 4 роки тому +2992

    “This is an actual lawyer and I have no idea how I convinced him to do this”
    Lmfao

    • @michaeljohnson7929
      @michaeljohnson7929 4 роки тому +311

      His videos are actually really good. Legal Eagle.

    • @tomwintle3311
      @tomwintle3311 4 роки тому +130

      His channel is really good! LegalEagle
      They both use Curiosity Stream too :p

    • @faust7756
      @faust7756 4 роки тому +55

      I saw him and was like wow its legal eagle

    • @georgedoty-williams2085
      @georgedoty-williams2085 4 роки тому +15

      They both work for CuriosityStream

    • @farenhite4329
      @farenhite4329 4 роки тому +17

      Michael Johnson sue tom wintle for infringing on your comment!

  • @williambryant4139
    @williambryant4139 3 роки тому +2644

    "How old are you?"
    "Somewhere between 23 and 52."

    • @OffTheWagons
      @OffTheWagons 3 роки тому +9

      same with me, I have heard people guess 20yrs old to 40yrs old but I am 38

    • @davidbanan.
      @davidbanan. 3 роки тому +20

      Some where between 0 and 80

    • @innocentbeancreature2370
      @innocentbeancreature2370 3 роки тому

      I’m 0-69

    • @grqfes
      @grqfes 3 роки тому

      I am somewhere between 3 and 30. I guess Google knows..

    • @game-guy
      @game-guy 3 роки тому

      @@grqfes ye i guess

  • @baddrivingsouthwales4789
    @baddrivingsouthwales4789 Рік тому +229

    There are companies out there that just seemingly try their luck with claiming copyright on entire or parts of music videos by independent creators. A friend of mine had a claim filed against one of her videos for some of the footage…yet every second of footage was filmed by her; and it was just POV footage at a beach. Took her ages to get the claim settled.

  • @Gabo_2825
    @Gabo_2825 9 місяців тому +173

    7:12 not Tom foreshadowing the worst apology video that would be released 3 years later 💀

    • @GreatGizmo74
      @GreatGizmo74 9 місяців тому +5

      😂

    • @dominiquarz3868
      @dominiquarz3868 9 місяців тому +2

      Omg😂😂😂😂

    • @sidchaini
      @sidchaini 9 місяців тому +6

      Could you elaborate which video you're talking about?

    • @qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa
      @qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa 22 дні тому +4

      person who has only seen coleen ballinger's apology seeing someone playing ukelele: 'getting a lot of coleen ballinger vibes from this'

  • @redulis_oni8391
    @redulis_oni8391 3 роки тому +6181

    The Creators: It's UA-cam's fault
    UA-cam: It's the Creators fault
    Tom: It's the world's fault

    • @webmasale
      @webmasale 3 роки тому +372

      It's the greedy corporations fault

    • @bakacdaz
      @bakacdaz 3 роки тому +149

      (Tom) Scott (not Pilgrim) Vs The World

    • @Miku-uw2sl
      @Miku-uw2sl 3 роки тому +21

      Tom’s right

    • @kris_0520
      @kris_0520 3 роки тому +19

      @@bakacdaz Friggin’ brilliant!

    • @RobertPayne556
      @RobertPayne556 3 роки тому +8

      Found all the schills. TRIALS WILL BEGIN IN DUE PROCESS.

  • @rebmcr
    @rebmcr 2 роки тому +7360

    I like how Tom's idea of annoying is just Tom but wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

    • @raziasultana5222
      @raziasultana5222 2 роки тому +70

      lmfao

    • @HashimAziz1
      @HashimAziz1 2 роки тому +562

      I like to think it's a whole different alter ego called Tim

    • @lilylopnco
      @lilylopnco 2 роки тому +388

      @@HashimAziz1 The dollar store Tom Scott, Tim Scot

    • @Eric.-.
      @Eric.-. 2 роки тому +92

      Tim Scitt

    • @KCGamingBuddies
      @KCGamingBuddies 2 роки тому +69

      @@lilylopnco tim scotch

  • @born2war
    @born2war 2 роки тому +153

    I remember someone told me I was stupid because I paid $5 for a small stock picture of a rose to use it for a cover into Wattpad. But I was not taking chances, even if the story had zero readers.

    • @SanctuaryADO
      @SanctuaryADO 11 місяців тому +4

      What's the story called mate? I wouldn't mind reading whatever you wrote.

    • @born2war
      @born2war 11 місяців тому +8

      @@SanctuaryADO Thanks a lot, Ben. But it is in Spanish 😅
      In English, the title is Blood and Roses: Versailles Palace. Vampire story.

    • @SanctuaryADO
      @SanctuaryADO 11 місяців тому +11

      @@born2war haha that might be a problem considering I'm a monolingual sod. Ah well! Have a good day mate 👍

    • @RoflcopterLamo
      @RoflcopterLamo 9 місяців тому

      @@SanctuaryADO MTL poetry never stopped nobody

    • @jackgreen05
      @jackgreen05 2 місяці тому

      ​@@born2war Hola! Yo hablo español pero no pude encontrar tu historia 😿

  • @austinevplab7167
    @austinevplab7167 2 роки тому +136

    Happened to me. Bought music from a "Royalty Free Music" site which included a copy of the music license. Got a copyright strike and when I challenged it all they said was "They disagreed. Copyright is still in force."

  • @ev-0163
    @ev-0163 4 роки тому +4441

    The guy who wrote the dictionary: imma bout to end everyones career

    • @tohfawalker159
      @tohfawalker159 4 роки тому +104

      phthalo blue you can’t copyright a single word and a phrase is difficult to claim copyright for. I think the smallest amount of text you can easily copyright is a paragraph or more.

    • @Gogglesofkrome
      @Gogglesofkrome 4 роки тому +60

      @@tohfawalker159 I suppose a good example of this would be a poem, but even now not a lot of people really even respect that, especially considering how most people who write poems simply don't have the monetary or legal power to make such a maneuver

    • @big924
      @big924 4 роки тому +22

      I don’t think a single string of words should be able to be copyrighted, like a single line from a poem, roses are red shouldn’t be able to be copyrighted and if you yourself are making a poem, and use “the raven was riding on the wind” etc. shouldn’t be copyrighted

    • @big924
      @big924 4 роки тому +2

      If you are replying to me, it’s not supposed to be real poetry, it’s a stereotypical exaggeration not supposed to mean anything but to illustrate what part of the poem it’s talking about.if it’s not replying to me then cool

    • @kindoe6399
      @kindoe6399 4 роки тому +38

      It's joke

  • @adamgill
    @adamgill 4 роки тому +1832

    Look at him - showing off being outside.....

    • @affalaffaa
      @affalaffaa 4 роки тому +14

      La Di Da

    • @taaviparn9175
      @taaviparn9175 4 роки тому +14

      @@affalaffaa schlob on me knob.

    • @danpreston564
      @danpreston564 4 роки тому +5

      In Milton Keynes, no less.

    • @OrenKaplan83
      @OrenKaplan83 4 роки тому +47

      a) Britain only closed down this past week.
      b) It was probably shot weeks ago and only finalized editing now.

    • @alamrasyidi4097
      @alamrasyidi4097 4 роки тому +9

      Probably prerecorded before the entire mess

  • @shangerdanger
    @shangerdanger Рік тому +1124

    what i think is so interesting is that an artist of a song will own the video if there's a song and a video together... why don't I get to still own the video just because their song is on it?

    • @itheuserfirst3186
      @itheuserfirst3186 Рік тому +80

      Lobbyists and lawyers. The end.

    • @grants7390
      @grants7390 11 місяців тому +154

      if you mean an original video that you made with someone else's music in it you cold just delete the video, then re upload without the music. if the video doesn't work without their music, then maybe you should pay them to use their music.

    • @connermarchetti7522
      @connermarchetti7522 11 місяців тому +26

      Damn that's crazy all I have to do is pay to use their music? let me just whip out my wallet full of ca--oh wait

    • @grants7390
      @grants7390 11 місяців тому +105

      @@connermarchetti7522 then don't use their music. It's their property if you you can't afford to pay to use their property, then don't use it. they worked hard to create that work of art, or paid tonne of money for the rights to the work of art.

    • @connermarchetti7522
      @connermarchetti7522 11 місяців тому +22

      @@grants7390 if I'm not making any money and giving credit to the artists I fail to see why it's wrong for me to use their music. I could care less about the monetization I just wanna make fun tribute videos for shows/movies I love.

  • @lowmax4431
    @lowmax4431 Рік тому +121

    I'm just impressed by how long he can monologue without making a mistake

    • @ash_tray_6
      @ash_tray_6 9 місяців тому +17

      I think you missed the credits then haha

  • @zozodj2r
    @zozodj2r 3 роки тому +3434

    Convincing Legal Eagle to be a vampire is a decent flex

    • @yolo-sy6zl
      @yolo-sy6zl 3 роки тому +28

      true

    • @gearheadlydia
      @gearheadlydia 3 роки тому +57

      I'm kind of curious who the voice behind the camera was during that scene.

    • @baconlord9062
      @baconlord9062 3 роки тому +15

      Leagle

    • @t3hd0n
      @t3hd0n 3 роки тому +12

      i immediately came to the comments to see what was said about this scene

    • @nicelizreu1
      @nicelizreu1 3 роки тому +5

      Woah, I missed that. Anyone have a time stamp?

  • @jamestreveil4866
    @jamestreveil4866 3 роки тому +5723

    I think the biggest injustice is that you can't defend yourself without having buckets of money to spend on lawyers.

    • @giffkeplen2951
      @giffkeplen2951 3 роки тому +375

      That's the problem with UA-cam's copywrite laws, the impossibility of contesting it. You get to send a request to the claimant and if that fails it's court or you just accept the loss. If someone uploads a 40 minute video and it has 8 seconds of fair use content, that content can be claimed and every cent of revenue goes to the claimant.

    • @TheEndernal
      @TheEndernal 3 роки тому +143

      Why capitalism sucks

    • @giffkeplen2951
      @giffkeplen2951 3 роки тому +397

      @@TheEndernal Capitalism doesn't suck, unfettered capitalism sucks. Well regulated capitalism is the only functional economic system out there.

    • @TheEndernal
      @TheEndernal 3 роки тому +59

      @@giffkeplen2951 true

    • @rqb6731
      @rqb6731 3 роки тому +9

      was gna comment about that being a problem with america but giffkeplen said it perfectly, we need more government assistance

  • @thebestmcmeow
    @thebestmcmeow Рік тому +850

    How you manage to keep someone with ADHD (me and probably a lot of other people) hooked on videos talking about the in theory most boring things on earth is beyond me. Yet you do, hats off because that is truly amazing.

    • @calihhan4706
      @calihhan4706 Рік тому +16

      This is how we learn 🙃

    • @roserose6418
      @roserose6418 Рік тому +60

      Tom's such a good presenter. A consistent energy and pacing, with no
      overly-complex words. Doing that while still being engaging is a underrated skill

    • @JoshuaTootell
      @JoshuaTootell Рік тому +3

      I fell asleep. 🤣
      Okay, I do that all the time and just rewind when I wake up and see what I missed

    • @ThisWillCharacter
      @ThisWillCharacter Рік тому +13

      It’s hyperfocusing, getting rlly in depth about weird random things is an ADHD trait

    • @ducminhduong9873
      @ducminhduong9873 Рік тому +8

      Because the topics are not actually boring, and a lot of work went into them to ensure that translates onscreen.

  • @plat6164
    @plat6164 Рік тому +190

    The next step after dealing with copyright is dealing the reality that some works only ever gain serious traction after the copyright owner can no longer benefit from royalties. Like some now famous artists never being recognized during their lifetime.

    • @deedeeen
      @deedeeen Рік тому +10

      That partly arose due to the lengthy copyright durations.

    • @VanessaMagick
      @VanessaMagick Рік тому +17

      And that sucks, sure, but is that a problem that needs solving?

    • @deedeeen
      @deedeeen Рік тому +6

      Well, _somewhat._

    • @Mr_Brains
      @Mr_Brains Рік тому +2

      Because of copyright slaugthering them like sheep

  • @whistletoe
    @whistletoe 3 роки тому +8208

    if photographers weren't more generous they could singlehandedly destroy the meme industry

    • @randon19yearold
      @randon19yearold 3 роки тому +740

      If by industry you mean random people's instagram and facebook accounts

    • @n30m84
      @n30m84 3 роки тому +532

      Annoying 15 year old your name fits you really well :)

    • @randon19yearold
      @randon19yearold 3 роки тому +219

      @@n30m84 Thank you :')

    • @walidfakhfakh3660
      @walidfakhfakh3660 3 роки тому +7

      @@n30m84 you quanaze q AYAUAUNEN quaaaannze depressed year old

    • @gregtv1467
      @gregtv1467 3 роки тому +65

      @whistletoe No they couldn't and that's why they haven't.

  • @wongsaraf
    @wongsaraf 4 роки тому +6130

    Tom : We need to shorten how long copyright lasts.
    Disney : So you have chosen death.

    • @ordinaryshiba
      @ordinaryshiba 4 роки тому +10

      I actually thought of this for some days

    • @HH-je3sh
      @HH-je3sh 4 роки тому +4

      Nice comment

    • @CoriHaws
      @CoriHaws 4 роки тому +64

      Did you get a loisence for that quote?

    • @changsiah2
      @changsiah2 4 роки тому +4

      Disney hater

    • @awesomeguy2009
      @awesomeguy2009 4 роки тому +126

      @@changsiah2 they're an evil company, dude

  • @JouMxyzptlk
    @JouMxyzptlk Рік тому +94

    My problem is with the choice I get: I can tell it is a false claim, and the OTHER party has to agree "yes, it is wrong". That is the part which made me put up less and less videos on youtube, 'cause the other party can still say "it is mine" even though it clearly isn't. This disadvantage is my problem with youtube.

    • @justalonelypoteto
      @justalonelypoteto 7 місяців тому +5

      the good thing is that if they want to insist, they have to actually file a lawsuit. The bad part is you have to provide your details so you can be sued if you wish to dispute it

    • @ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb
      @ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@justalonelypotetoThe bad part is when people actually steall content and you can't do anything about it unless you file a lawsuit

  • @1Kekz
    @1Kekz 6 місяців тому +27

    These are the best closed captions I have ever seen. Great work by your subtitler! I'm a subtitler too and this inspires me a lot.

  • @MrProtjes
    @MrProtjes 4 роки тому +3681

    "I'm really surprised nobody has sued giphy for all their money yet."
    giphy: *sweats profusely*

    • @jpobi9880
      @jpobi9880 4 роки тому +43

      Hahahha exactly my thoughts.

    • @jpobi9880
      @jpobi9880 4 роки тому +187

      *giphy sues Tom for being mentioned*

    • @SangoProductions213
      @SangoProductions213 4 роки тому +137

      Ah hah! But in order to sue us, you have to pronounce our name!

    • @Voreoptera
      @Voreoptera 4 роки тому +2

      I think some organisations should not exist.

    • @Cymes
      @Cymes 4 роки тому +21

      My name gif.

  • @eoghan.5003
    @eoghan.5003 4 роки тому +3645

    "Tom Scott: the feature length film" is finally here
    wow that's a lot of likes when all I did was say the predictable comment under any long video

    • @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668
      @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 4 роки тому +59

      Nah, this is TV documentary sized. Feature length is an hour and a half or longer.

    • @pavarottiaardvark3431
      @pavarottiaardvark3431 4 роки тому +90

      @@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences define "Feature Length" as 40 minutes or over. As just over 42 minutes, this video qualifies.

    • @danielchequer5842
      @danielchequer5842 4 роки тому +32

      Tom Scott: The Movie

    • @6105boe
      @6105boe 4 роки тому +46

      Tom Scott 2: Legal Boogaloo
      Tom Scott 3: Tom Scott Is Not Free
      Tom Scott 4: Scott Goes To War
      I can go on.

    • @eoghan.5003
      @eoghan.5003 4 роки тому +15

      @@pavarottiaardvark3431 Thank you, gallant aardvark, for rescuing my joke from the veritable gutter of technical inaccuracy.

  • @kenakofer
    @kenakofer 2 роки тому +23

    One thing that's great about the hypothetical 50-years-from-publication copyright is that you don't have to track down the creator's death date to determine public domain status. For lesser-known creations, it's far more difficult to track down personal information about the creator than it is to check the publication year.
    This goes back to what you mentioned about "orphaned works". If no one knows exactly which John Smith it was who authored this book, can you be sure he's been dead long enough?

  • @radaro.9682
    @radaro.9682 2 роки тому +92

    That you differentiate between legality and morality makes me happy. That's something few people do enough.

  • @AtomicLegion
    @AtomicLegion 3 роки тому +3106

    Nothing is a better example of copyright being a joke than how disney was able to maintain copyright of mickey mouse after the copyright expired.

    • @jollyboyspecial
      @jollyboyspecial 3 роки тому +489

      Disney claims copyright on things like Grimm characters. Disney seem to think they can own copyright on the public domain.

    • @NateROCKS112
      @NateROCKS112 3 роки тому +154

      And, furthermore, the Supreme Court being like "sounds about right" in Eldred v. Ashcroft.

    • @NateROCKS112
      @NateROCKS112 3 роки тому +308

      @Mr Right utility for a corporation isn't justification for depriving the public of a free culture.
      While Mickey Mouse was the lucky one, there are many works from 1926 that aren't preserved because it's illegal to do so.
      Disney wouldn't "lose" Mickey Mouse; they could still produce works based on him, since Disney is part of the public.
      Mickey Mouse entering the public domain isn't "splitting" the two; it's letting people create stuff with Mickey Mouse, sure, but Disney will remain associated with the character for generations to come.
      Edit: Copyright is a bargain. Instead of paying tax money for public transportation, we pay freedom for increased production of creative works. However, at some point it becomes diminishing returns, and we shouldn't give up more freedom.
      As it currently stands, Disney is pirating Mickey Mouse from the public.

    • @NateROCKS112
      @NateROCKS112 3 роки тому +164

      @Mr Right if you're being serious, I have lost all hope in humanity. It's over. Big media corporations win. Nothing can ever convince your brainwashed mind that copyright is not property and that too restrictive copyright is robbing the public of their creativity.

    • @NateROCKS112
      @NateROCKS112 3 роки тому +88

      @Mr Right did want to also note that trademark law would still cover Mickey Mouse-based logos that Disney makes, so in that case consumers wouldn't be confused about which company is associated with that logo.

  • @guest_14.1.19
    @guest_14.1.19 3 роки тому +2383

    So basically, "No Copyright Infringement Intended" is the lawyer version of "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" right?

    • @oxybrightdark8765
      @oxybrightdark8765 3 роки тому +30

      Kirisaki Mortis yanno, some people are allergic to apples.

    • @sanmoon3543
      @sanmoon3543 3 роки тому +100

      Oxy Bright Dark and others are allergic to copyright

    • @izxodii
      @izxodii 3 роки тому +22

      @@sanmoon3543 you are brilliant.

    • @Ventorath
      @Ventorath 3 роки тому +26

      I'd argue that while the phrase means nothing legally, it shows a willingness to comply if asked/told to take something down, which might be enough to keep some company from going ham against you (or UA-cam). Provided they're not making money on it.

    • @deebur8777
      @deebur8777 3 роки тому

      Yes!!! Exactly

  • @endleontiozae7061
    @endleontiozae7061 9 місяців тому +21

    I think that getting your work to enter public domain on a large scale should be an honorable thing.

  • @asteroid889
    @asteroid889 Рік тому +233

    Copyright is supposed to protect small creators from big corporations, but it ends up protecting big corporations from small creators.

    • @PremierCCGuyMMXVI
      @PremierCCGuyMMXVI 9 місяців тому +5

      Very well said

    • @yaboi-km2qn
      @yaboi-km2qn 8 місяців тому +7

      no its supposed to protect the big companies.

    • @TFBPDK
      @TFBPDK 8 місяців тому +16

      Isn’t it meant to protect both.

    • @zorimanar2247
      @zorimanar2247 8 місяців тому +37

      Copyright is meant to protect anyone who's work is being stolen. Big or Small.
      It's just that big corporations tend to benefit more, and also lobbyed it out of proportion.

  • @iquipthedip
    @iquipthedip 2 роки тому +2832

    RIP TomReacts, you were ahead of your time.

    • @shadetraveleroftheunknown4949
      @shadetraveleroftheunknown4949 2 роки тому +7

      What?

    • @adamkerman475
      @adamkerman475 2 роки тому +72

      @@shadetraveleroftheunknown4949 bruh

    • @luginess0
      @luginess0 2 роки тому +59

      True legend, swiped away by Tom Scott.

    • @wastery9113
      @wastery9113 2 роки тому +16

      @@luginess0 an example of how big channels are asses like tom scott

    • @AydenRose04
      @AydenRose04 2 роки тому +15

      This scared me for a sec ngl, but then I realized what u meant

  • @_yerf
    @_yerf 4 роки тому +2887

    Jay Foreman just can't exist without screaming once in a while

  • @Tepalus
    @Tepalus Рік тому +14

    Lawyer: "We're going to sue you out of existance"
    YT/Aphabet: "I don't think so"

  • @Drakshl
    @Drakshl Рік тому +77

    I think the biggest issue with the copyright system on UA-cam is that the holder of copyright from 15 seconds of a 2 hour video can just make money from your entire video. Let them ringfence the section of the video with mid rolls they can profit from, and not just take everything. thats just me though

    • @squeakybunny2776
      @squeakybunny2776 5 місяців тому +5

      What if I rip off a complete music video or movie even and then out 10 hours of random footage after it?

    • @ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb
      @ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@@squeakybunny2776Then people probably won't watch the random footage, and the ads there wouldn't make any money

  • @realhawaii5o
    @realhawaii5o 4 роки тому +2004

    When Legal Eagle got scared away like a vampire... That cracked me up.

    • @steveaustin2686
      @steveaustin2686 4 роки тому +52

      IKR. I had to stop and rewind I was laughing so hard. Especially about the little note at the bottom.

    • @kikilo9647
      @kikilo9647 4 роки тому +5

      @@steveaustin2686 I couldnt see the letters so i kept thinking which video was that???

    • @flarinflint
      @flarinflint 4 роки тому +31

      The third party "legal expert" is Jay Foreman btw (You can find his channel on yt)

    • @LordBhorak
      @LordBhorak 4 роки тому +18

      And the other lawyer is Leonard French (a real deal copyright lawyer).

    • @regan3873
      @regan3873 4 роки тому +4

      For some reason my time thing is backwards but if anyone is curious (like I was) it’s @11:50

  • @jorgeaura2890
    @jorgeaura2890 3 роки тому +3286

    I just love how the legal system is set up in such a way that is cheaper to admit you are guilty than defending yourself in court. You are supposed to have a fair trial but that's impossible when you are facing a multibillion company that can hire as many expensive lawyers as they want. The justice system isn't just at all.

    • @alimohsin496
      @alimohsin496 2 роки тому +40

      It is what it is :/

    • @nullbeyondo
      @nullbeyondo 2 роки тому +18

      Why do you `love` that? Disgusting.
      Edit: It's ironic how the normies who never got my sarcastic response telling me if I ever heard of sarcasm~

    • @sydnearuppert5305
      @sydnearuppert5305 2 роки тому +154

      They were being sarcastic

    • @frameturtle
      @frameturtle 2 роки тому +85

      @@nullbeyondo heard of sarcasm?

    • @rfichokeofdestiny
      @rfichokeofdestiny 2 роки тому +102

      That’s because it has been thoroughly and completely distorted over the past 150 years or so by government “regulators” on behalf of well-connected interests.

  • @Saint5555
    @Saint5555 Рік тому +19

    The current trend of popular musicians selling the rights to their catalog to big media corps for hundreds of millions is only going to make the copyright system even more vicious

  • @haukuror8596
    @haukuror8596 Рік тому +11

    Still come back to this gem every once in a while. One of Toms greatest works

  • @joebykaeby
    @joebykaeby 4 роки тому +3583

    Tom: "We need to shorten how long copyrights last"
    >Mickey Mouse wants to access your location

    • @elplain
      @elplain 4 роки тому +10

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @gnomsrepnay
      @gnomsrepnay 4 роки тому +135

      Mickey Mouse wants to wipe your location off the face of the earth

    • @mr_biscuit
      @mr_biscuit 4 роки тому +111

      *Mickey mouse wants to commit war crimes*

    • @toschrama
      @toschrama 4 роки тому +40

      The reason it is already 70 years is because of Mickey Mouse... and it is up in 2023

    • @shyresearcher
      @shyresearcher 4 роки тому +34

      Isn't there a compromise? Something like after 50 years copyright holders have to pay $10k per year to maintain their copyright. Small potatoes for seriously valuable properties, but this system would allow the other 90%+ to transition into the public domain.

  • @GuuMonster
    @GuuMonster 4 роки тому +3660

    Tom: Copyright shouldn't last longer than 50 years...
    Disney: I sense a disturbance in the force...

    • @legendarynoodle2438
      @legendarynoodle2438 4 роки тому +303

      *a disturbance in money

    • @Sydra.
      @Sydra. 4 роки тому +27

      5 years would be even better

    • @dougbrowning82
      @dougbrowning82 4 роки тому +155

      Originally, it was 14 years, with an option for a 14 year extension, just like patients. A lot has changed over the years.

    • @UltimatePowa
      @UltimatePowa 4 роки тому +48

      14 years should be the most it should ever be.

    • @tomasr.2945
      @tomasr.2945 4 роки тому +83

      It's ironic that you're quoting Star Wars: the franchise that Disney bought to be their cash cow and will most likely hold on to for years to come.

  • @tritoner1221
    @tritoner1221 Рік тому +10

    this video is amazing! the way you play out scenarios to showcase how absurd copyright laws are is genius

  • @CollinKeegan
    @CollinKeegan 8 місяців тому +11

    Another important thing I think about the difference between patents and copyright is that patents are described and archived as part of that process, so there isn't the "orphaned works" issue for patent. I honestly think the archival aspect of copyright is something that would be nice to be specifically addressed in law, like adding archival and backup without further distribution until copyright expiration to what is considered a fair use, or having a patent-like system where media must be submitted to a central government database whenever copyright is legally enforced (so if a cease and desist was sent or a lawsuit was brought, to be enforceable, the media would have to be submitted). And then there's the issue of DRM... anyways, that's all just to say that I think it's really important to not lose even obscure bits of culture and art.

  • @kavertia6261
    @kavertia6261 4 роки тому +1901

    Can we just talk about the fact that LegalEagle just appeared out of nowhere in this video acting like a vampire being fought off with “no copyright infringement intended” as the cross?
    I didn’t know how much I needed this.

    • @sadianaheen7270
      @sadianaheen7270 4 роки тому +13

      that made my day. that bit was funny.

    • @bensmith6518
      @bensmith6518 4 роки тому +38

      Haha yes I watched the whole video too. I don't think your comment is fair use.

    • @kavertia6261
      @kavertia6261 4 роки тому +20

      Ben Smith _sigh_ I’ll go get my lawyers...

    • @Sheridan2LT
      @Sheridan2LT 4 роки тому

      LMAO WHYYYYY :D That's so perfect haha

    • @satyris410
      @satyris410 4 роки тому +3

      Indochino...

  • @imnonene
    @imnonene 4 роки тому +816

    >using quasi-lawyer for the legal cameo
    >using actual lawyer for the vampire cameo
    Tom has his priority right

    • @Magtranya
      @Magtranya 4 роки тому +27

      Tadtathep Thepboriruck Isn’t Leonard French an actual copyright attorney? (Rhetorical)
      Jay Foreman is a comedian, but one of them is a lawyer licensed to practice for sure

    • @Bootleg_Jones
      @Bootleg_Jones 4 роки тому +55

      Leonard French isn't just a copyright attorney, he's our *favorite* copyright attorney.

    • @Spiderboydk
      @Spiderboydk 4 роки тому +16

      Leonard French is a practicing attorney besides being a youtuber.

    • @baylinkdashyt
      @baylinkdashyt 4 роки тому +5

      I totally missed that it was Leonard, though I did spot the Eagle.

  • @caseycu
    @caseycu 2 роки тому +108

    When NASA has *repetitively* gotten videos and live feeds taken down, I’d say it’s broken af. And yes, I get that content ID is a response to an outdated system, but it’s still a broken response.

  • @jamesseanbondconnery1648
    @jamesseanbondconnery1648 Рік тому +5

    the emotional fervor you feel regarding this topic is depicted in the editing, and i love it

  • @quetzal8100
    @quetzal8100 3 роки тому +1391

    The fact that you got an actual lawyer to perform as a vampire for a 10-second clip cracks me up to this day

    • @simp-slayer
      @simp-slayer 3 роки тому +115

      He's a UA-camr too, channel name is LegalEagle.

    • @EikoandMog
      @EikoandMog 3 роки тому +60

      For bonus points, he's a copyright lawyer!

    • @priyanlevesque
      @priyanlevesque 3 роки тому +2

      666 likes. Please don't ruin it anyone.

    • @drkrik4985
      @drkrik4985 3 роки тому

      @@priyanlevesque It's 888 now

  • @JFGaming.
    @JFGaming. 3 роки тому +3024

    World said no then Tom said yes but didn’t show his bad side
    Edit: wow so many likes thx guys

    • @user-up7nb6id1f
      @user-up7nb6id1f 3 роки тому +19

      edgy, cool

    • @qu4rtz732
      @qu4rtz732 3 роки тому +36

      that's tom scott for you

    • @hilal_younus
      @hilal_younus 3 роки тому +11

      And even the fact that most people don’t even care/know anything about copyright and watches this at 3 am... (Yep, it’s me)

    • @LuneWatcher
      @LuneWatcher 3 роки тому +8

      It completely corrected what i thought fair use and copyright was like, I am on UA-cam a lot which made me more invested in the video and its subject matter. The video was also presented very well and in an entertaining way, this probably had months of effort put into it.

    • @piarateking8094
      @piarateking8094 3 роки тому +1

      why wouldnt you?

  • @TheEarthCreature
    @TheEarthCreature Рік тому +3

    I really always have loved the format of your videos. There's just something whimsical about how things blip onto the screen at your command and all of these little clever camera tricks like smacking your reviewer self Tim off the screen.

  • @spectroglobe8433
    @spectroglobe8433 2 роки тому +9

    Every time I’ve watched this I’ve thought to myself “That looks like Evan Edinger’s bedroom” and I finally checked and indeed it is

  • @Watrmeln
    @Watrmeln 3 роки тому +2372

    Jay foreman screaming is way funnier than it’s supposed to

  • @thesenate933
    @thesenate933 4 роки тому +537

    This dude switches between looking 40 and 20 the entire time

    • @odorikakeru
      @odorikakeru 4 роки тому +31

      The senate
      That’s kind of what life in your 30s is for most people. σ^_^;

    • @milkyu_ix
      @milkyu_ix 4 роки тому +16

      I’m beginning to think Tom is going to forever stay young

    • @daltonweathersby1320
      @daltonweathersby1320 4 роки тому +3

      He’s 35

    • @macomputersuck
      @macomputersuck 4 роки тому +2

      He's 66

    • @scyfrix
      @scyfrix 4 роки тому +1

      @@athirkell Right. Plain observation of something mildly amusing is evidently a sin. How dare they.

  • @OperaceFlakpanzer
    @OperaceFlakpanzer Рік тому +6

    This is good enough to be a proper documentary in some well known TV outlet.. good work Tom!

  • @lorenwood890
    @lorenwood890 4 місяці тому +7

    The basic logical conclusion that people don’t want to accept is that intellectual property is not a type of real property, it doesn’t fit its definition, there is no scarcity, if I replicate an ideia no idea is lost. There is though a difference between using someone’s idea, and fraud were you pretend it’s yours, that is wrong, but replicating existing ideas such as patents should not come with any legal or moral wrongdoings

  • @nottsoserious
    @nottsoserious 3 роки тому +1372

    Love how Tom has to add a criticism to all his examples to dodge copyright

    • @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff
      @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff 3 роки тому +113

      I think it's more to drive the point home, to make the message of the video more clear.

    • @jodagondrago8293
      @jodagondrago8293 3 роки тому +29

      *Still sets a copyright strike*

    • @JSSMVCJR2.1
      @JSSMVCJR2.1 3 місяці тому +1

      @@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff It's Both!

  • @alexhauptmann298
    @alexhauptmann298 4 роки тому +1477

    An actual copyright dispute I had to send to UA-cam once:
    "The Brandenburg Variation is a public domain work. This particular version I am streaming (as can be seen in the video) was rendered by myself from a MIDI file going into a vocal synthesizer, rendering the lines 'pee is stored in the balls'."
    I don't exactly think Sony has released anything involving that particular libretto.

    • @lastfirst5863
      @lastfirst5863 4 роки тому +69

      Damn them. I want that song.

    • @damnbro_idc
      @damnbro_idc 4 роки тому +157

      Sony doesn't want the truth of pee stored in balls to come out.

    • @nuddle7726
      @nuddle7726 4 роки тому +29

      We must hear that song.

    • @ChaosAT
      @ChaosAT 4 роки тому

      Du Cuxel

    • @ModelLights
      @ModelLights 4 роки тому +50

      Realize the title of this video is incorrect and misleading 'UA-cam's Copyright System Isn't Broken. The World's Is.' BOTH are broken, there is no 'either / or' choice. That there are all kinds of problems in the real world copyright law and that it's been extended by corrupt special interests and legislators doesn't negate that what UA-cam does is obviously poor and often incorrect.

  • @dabiga2315
    @dabiga2315 2 роки тому +7

    Imagine looking out your window at work and seeing a guy walk by a dozen times angrily gesticulating and saying _"disPUTES"_

  • @TNTErick
    @TNTErick Рік тому +8

    I love how Jay is cooperated in here just to scream

  • @darnwrong794
    @darnwrong794 4 роки тому +1263

    Jay: aaaAAAAaaaaAAAAaaaaaAAAAAAAAA
    Glad to see my favorite youtuber got some screentime.

  • @iuriepripa3171
    @iuriepripa3171 4 роки тому +481

    That literal switch from "fact" to "opinion" was smooth.

    • @Phroggster
      @Phroggster 4 роки тому +19

      I heard some facts after that switch was thrown; I want my money back

    • @lokeshchandak3660
      @lokeshchandak3660 4 роки тому +1

      @@Phroggster i'lll pay in like

  • @ornstein714
    @ornstein714 10 місяців тому +11

    I know tom isn't a lawyer but seeing him in a suit does make me want him to defend me in court by providing the rock solid alibi that i was in the abandoned city of Pripyat

  • @eazyb9094
    @eazyb9094 2 роки тому

    I love how you tie everything together in your videos

  • @zachbrown1630
    @zachbrown1630 4 роки тому +3030

    even as a fan of Tom’s content, i’m amazed at his ability to keep me interested in subjects like this for over 40 minutes straight. absolutely brilliant.

    • @petrabanjarnahor229
      @petrabanjarnahor229 4 роки тому +7

      Except i stop at 16 minutes for a lunch.

    • @youtubesuresuckscock
      @youtubesuresuckscock 3 роки тому +2

      Didn't last 5. This video was WAY longer than it needed to be.

    • @cedarsapling
      @cedarsapling 3 роки тому +42

      @@youtubesuresuckscock I thoroughly enjoyed the entire thing. I would feel sad about missing so much of this video if it was only 5 minutes long.

    • @ADNAN0MNM
      @ADNAN0MNM 3 роки тому +13

      Exactly. Around 22 minutes mark I realized it was not a regular 5-10 minute video and slightly surprised I was still interested.

    • @aleigor450
      @aleigor450 3 роки тому +11

      A video that takes Copyright seriously and discuss it in details? I hope it's 40+ mins long. It's one of the most complicated matter in our time and at the mercy of an old legal system.

  • @aquamarinerose5405
    @aquamarinerose5405 3 роки тому +1762

    > "We need to shorten how long copyright lasts"
    *Disney would like to know your location*

    • @gab_v250
      @gab_v250 3 роки тому +65

      Every relative of a famous artist: yesn't.

    • @ih82r8
      @ih82r8 3 роки тому +105

      Disney is mean about their stuff. They've limited releases and sales for eons; even calling it "the vault" where it all lives. They are the Scrooge McDuck of the corporate world.

    • @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
      @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa 3 роки тому +4

      Hilarious and original joke, mate

    • @memerboi69.0
      @memerboi69.0 3 роки тому +1

      disney going bankrupt

    • @gab_v250
      @gab_v250 3 роки тому +5

      also Nintendo to be honest.

  • @ElliotShayle
    @ElliotShayle 7 місяців тому +19

    This is such a great video! I don't disagree with anything in it. I just think the biggest tragedy is that 3 years on, there's barely any talk or political action about actually reforming the system. We're still just patching it up as we go along...

  • @OtakuUnitedStudio
    @OtakuUnitedStudio Рік тому +2

    Loved the Legal Eagle cameo, and I can tell you how you convinced him to do it: he is straight baller.

  • @emilye.9059
    @emilye.9059 3 роки тому +1128

    I feel like if there were a school for becoming a UA-camr, this video would be apart of the syllabus.

    • @stephencook2971
      @stephencook2971 3 роки тому +49

      I disagree, I think it could instead be a part of the syllabus.

    • @theantimatter
      @theantimatter 3 роки тому +20

      Courses have syllabi. Schools have curricula.

    • @williamwontiam3166
      @williamwontiam3166 3 роки тому +5

      I mean, we should put together a class for it at some point.

    • @elnico5623
      @elnico5623 3 роки тому +4

      Quick question, would they ask for permission?

    • @speedrhythmics1839
      @speedrhythmics1839 3 роки тому

      769 likes lmao

  • @1998tkhri
    @1998tkhri 4 роки тому +954

    Imagine just how many contracts Tom needed for this video.

    • @no1DdC
      @no1DdC 4 роки тому +124

      Tom's lawyers needed lawyers to sort this one out.

    • @ailaG
      @ailaG 4 роки тому +14

      Yes, a UA-camr with less followers would probably be in trouble. (Or they'd ask UA-cam for help and hope they say yes)

    • @ten.seconds
      @ten.seconds 4 роки тому +8

      I think the contracts might be copyrighted..

    • @Frungi
      @Frungi 4 роки тому +1

      @@ten.seconds Which is why we’ll never see them

    • @GiatrosDys
      @GiatrosDys 4 роки тому +3

      :thinking: Can contracts be a work of art or be modified to become a work of art?

  • @mikepetersen2927
    @mikepetersen2927 Рік тому +8

    The red jumpsuit, the gumball machine and the bowling pin! What a great homage to a great show!

  • @Exdranas
    @Exdranas 9 місяців тому +3

    Hi Tom. I really love to see this form of video from you. I hope you do more like it after your well deserved break in a few months. Also after you briefly talked about games here: I would love to see you explore some video games. But perhaps that is too boring after all the interesting stuff you have been through.

  • @Kriptini
    @Kriptini 3 роки тому +1889

    You're an incredible speaker. Great eye contact with the camera, no stuttering whatsoever, animated speech with logical points of emphasis and no jump cuts! You must have rehearsed these quite a lot. Thank you for an extremely professional presentation!

    • @xdesolateone8564
      @xdesolateone8564 3 роки тому +12

      Everything other than eye contact I can care about eye contact is weird

    • @oreoman5993
      @oreoman5993 3 роки тому +65

      @@not.a.channel I think he's just complimenting him

    • @macblastoff7700
      @macblastoff7700 3 роки тому +9

      @@xdesolateone8564 , only at the urinal.

    • @4zap7
      @4zap7 3 роки тому +9

      @@xdesolateone8564 Eye contact isn’t weird objectively , it’s used to convey attentiveness and communication. It is only weird because of the way eye contact raises our heartbeats and makes us more alert , makes the awkward eye contact moments feel exponentially more awkward.

    • @raymond7873
      @raymond7873 3 роки тому +1

      diss pi-oots

  • @hollingharris659
    @hollingharris659 4 роки тому +1275

    the problem at the root of all of this is that it costs money to defend yourself in court

    • @howardbaxter2514
      @howardbaxter2514 4 роки тому +126

      A lot of money

    • @lettuceman483
      @lettuceman483 4 роки тому +117

      imagine hating people trying to get into the mainstream so much in order to be considered innocent you need to be rich

    • @moisedieucaryoteescholecte8439
      @moisedieucaryoteescholecte8439 4 роки тому +13

      @@Halorocker101 Well... Mostly all evil

    • @jackasshomey
      @jackasshomey 4 роки тому +68

      @@Halorocker101 money is just a system of trade, it's an inanimate object, the users of the system did such things with it...
      Conclusion: Human's are evil.

    • @stairworse
      @stairworse 4 роки тому +7

      @@jackasshomey Someone gets it.

  • @jessieward7340
    @jessieward7340 Рік тому +9

    I would love to see him make this video again today after the past 2 years of it getting worse

  • @laurax1179
    @laurax1179 Рік тому +8

    This video has so much more rewatchability than a 42 minute video about copyright law has ANY right having!

  • @krishacz
    @krishacz 4 роки тому +658

    Fun fact to make you feel old: If copyright lasted only 20 years like patents, Peter Jackson's Fellowship Of The Ring would be entering public domain next year

    • @phlaxyr
      @phlaxyr 4 роки тому +91

      @Dan Stuart bruh

    • @PaleGhost69
      @PaleGhost69 4 роки тому +27

      The owner of the patent can renew it when it expires. Companies can't die so they can hold patents in stasis indefinitely. Car manufacturers bought other people's patents to hide electric cars and higher mpg and lower maintenance gas cars because it would cut into their return profits.

    • @noahmay7708
      @noahmay7708 4 роки тому +7

      @Dan Stuart You rarely see people disliking Fellowship of the Ring without mentioning the book and holding it up to the sky like their holy bible.

    • @brandy1011
      @brandy1011 4 роки тому +28

      @@PaleGhost69 Renewing a patent is only possible for the 20 years mentioned (counting from the filing date, not the date of introduction to the market). The only exception I am aware of are products that require a licensing procedure, such as pharmaceuticals and pesticides. For them, the maximum duration is 20 years + the duration of the licensing process, but no more than 30 years.
      Of course, you can improve your invention and patent the improvement in a new patent, which would again last for a maximum of 20 years. But the "base" version of your invention would be out of patent protection earlier than the improvement.

    • @SupermotoZach
      @SupermotoZach 4 роки тому +1

      STOPPPPPPP

  • @marcusturner27
    @marcusturner27 4 роки тому +2075

    Tom just called the entire meme community the Internet's nerdy underbelly.
    I'll take it.

  • @innerg_92
    @innerg_92 11 місяців тому +1

    Incredible video and all information I had no idea of. Love your idea for a fix.

  • @feelswriter
    @feelswriter 9 місяців тому

    Wow. This must be your best yet! Fantastic video.

  • @RegitYouTuber
    @RegitYouTuber 4 роки тому +637

    Looks like my old IT teacher’s advice that “crop the top off an image and it’s not copyrighted anymore” might not quite be right...

    • @KatyaLeonie
      @KatyaLeonie 4 роки тому +17

      Lmao not copyright if you alter the image

    • @yeetushmm6073
      @yeetushmm6073 4 роки тому +4

      ok, the Regit who plays battle cats is here?

    • @damionlee7658
      @damionlee7658 4 роки тому +79

      If you take a book with a colour illustration, and you:
      1. Use tracing paper to trace the image outlines.
      2. Transfer it to drawing paper.
      3. Scan it digitally.
      4. Use an art program to colour it in.
      That is still classed as copyright infringement 😉

    • @vikramvalame9990
      @vikramvalame9990 4 роки тому

      Regit the Cat Battler

    • @arandomguywitharandomname4187
      @arandomguywitharandomname4187 4 роки тому +20

      Just crop the whole image

  • @andrewbloom7694
    @andrewbloom7694 2 роки тому +5825

    I still don't understand how we ever got to "past death" for copyrights. I mean the songwriters kids had no more role in creating the song than I or anyone else did.

    • @0106johnny
      @0106johnny 2 роки тому +332

      @@ninjashot37 Nope, copyright going past death was a thing before Disney even existed. It has just been extended since then.

    • @hamsterfromabove8905
      @hamsterfromabove8905 2 роки тому +676

      My proposition would be 50 years or 18 years after death which ever comes sooner. While we can agree that it seems ridiculous that a person's kid gets to live their entire lives benefiting from creative work they had no part in, what about a literal child?
      Imagine a case where some artist dies and leaves behind a 5 year old child who has no other family. That artist's work shouldn't immediately go into the public domain, because that 5 year old child could fall into the type of poverty that takes an entire life time to dig yourself out of despite the fact their parent would have had the money to care for them if they'd lived.
      That's where my 50 years or 18 years past death comes in. My suggestion guarantees that any child of a copyright holder would at least keep their money coming in until their adult hood where they can rise or fall with the rest of us.

    • @andrewbloom7694
      @andrewbloom7694 2 роки тому +41

      Honestly the burden for that should be on the parents to plan ahead smartly

    • @tjoloi
      @tjoloi 2 роки тому +230

      @@hamsterfromabove8905 I believe it's should be an inheritable fixed time after creation.
      Let's say you go with a copyright of 50 years after publishing, if the artist dies within that timeframe, it's family inherits the rights to said work, until 50 years after the publication.

    • @Caryll_byrgenwerth-scholar
      @Caryll_byrgenwerth-scholar 2 роки тому +48

      ever heard of inheritance?

  • @jamescody183
    @jamescody183 2 роки тому +2

    As someone going into Media this is a very valuable concise and informative piece audiovisual work!

  • @RGBReact
    @RGBReact Рік тому +3

    This is incredible; you say what needs to be said.

  • @Christian-vq3lr
    @Christian-vq3lr 4 роки тому +611

    I love that Tom stopped mid video to rant about gifs and emojis.

    • @Oba936
      @Oba936 4 роки тому

      +

    • @doublex85
      @doublex85 4 роки тому

      The shaky cam really sells it.

  • @MoonAirN
    @MoonAirN 4 роки тому +420

    Never thought I'd live to see the day when Tom says "Wassup worl, is yo boi"

  • @CianPTynan
    @CianPTynan 2 роки тому +6

    Jay Foreman coming in and screaming is the most Jay Foreman thing ever