Mad Nation Sneak Peek

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Here you go:<blockquote>The slowly but steadily progressing short movie "Mad Nation" has finally produced another downloadable clip, this time in the form of a sneak peak clip from a scene of the movie. The creator, student film maker Ethan Taranto-Kent, is still making slow progress on the picture, which he hopes to finish in time for the release of Fallout 3.</blockquote>Link: Mad Nation Sneak Peek.
Link: Mad Nation thread on NMA.
 
Actually, I was under the impression that the trailer was already on YouTube. I'm always kinda suspicious of YouTube, Google Video, and Myspace Video because I've been told that ownership of the material is forfeited to the parent companies of the websites (Google and NewsCorp respectively) when you post anything on them. Meaning that in theory, I could lose the rights to my movie before I even release it by posting it there. I have been debating with myself about this question a lot, though, because of the added publicity i could gain from it: the last movie I was in that hit Google video (Shaq Fu) held the rank of #77 most watched for about three weeks.
 
I must say when one thinks "Heck, I'll take a look", there's a big difference in accessibility between an instant Youtube clip and a download of a .MP4 file.
 
Exactly. A youtube link I can dump on the frontpage and it'll get hundreds of views just from us before it rotates off. People can link to it in mails and word of mouth spreads fast.

I know nothing of these ownership rights but it sounds exceedingly unlikely to me, there's a lot of commercially made content published by the studios themselves on Youtube.
 
Well, I'll look into it again, and if so, I'll post YouTube links. I know for a fact that MySpace video had that ownership clause at one point, but it might have changed.

EDIT:

Alright, direct quote from YouTube's Terms and Conditions:

"C. For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting User Submissions to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the YouTube Website and YouTube's (and its successors' and affiliates') business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the YouTube Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the YouTube Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Service. The above licenses granted by you in User Videos terminate within a commercially reasonable time after you remove or delete your User Videos from the YouTube Service. You understand and agree, however, that YouTube may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of User Submissions that have been removed or deleted. The above licenses granted by you in User Comments are perpetual and irrevocable."

In short, this means that by posting, I give them the right to show my work where ever, whenever, and I give YouTube viewers that same right. So, I'm waiting for the confirmation email and soon you'll have some YouTube links.
 
^^^ Bingo... It's depressing isn't it? Would they act on that? Probably not but... in theory, thats pretty fucked up.
 
Actually, put like that, it makes sense. Youtube works by being linked outside of its own website, they don't have a system of exclusivity, any website can "hotlink" a youtube vid, like me putting it on the frontpage. Without that user agreement, if I put something on the frontpage I could be sued. But because of that user agreement, I have the right to.

They don't really have any ownership rights, though, just end-user rights. So what's the worst they can do? Take your teaser and spread it all around the internet? That'd hardly be a bad thing :D
 
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