Paul Marangoni wrote:electrizer wrote: The only option referring to reporting illegal content enabled me to do it only if I was the owner of the copyrights.
Exactly. It's very easy to post something and violate someone's copyright (and do it anonymously), but it's VERY difficult to get it removed. And when you do get it removed, there will be a notice with your name indicating that you had it removed. Take a look at the video you posted at the beginning of this topic.
Nothing wrong with that, right? Google is righteous.
@electrizer - no, you partner up with YouTube (this is free) and get a ghost account from which you can pull down any material that violates
your copyrights or the copyrights of those you work for.
@Paul Marangoni: I wouldn't say it's VERY difficult. I'd say it's VERY easy. I check in once a day. Anything shared illegally I'll have removed within
5 to 10 minutes. That's not "VERY difficult" in my book. I love that people can post basically anything in the first place. I don't mind having to take down
a lot of stuff. Often I interact with the posters too - trying to make them understand why posting material that cost thousands of dollars to create just can't
be shared for free, without causing the artist some kind of grief.
I genuinely think that the advantages of the internet and particularly the www far outweigh the disadvantages - also for artists.