skyemail wrote:Thanks for reading my post and responding.
I understand your point and I do not claim to have the right answer, just hoping to raise awareness for what may be infringement.
When you see trailers at the theater or on TV, it's because the owners have paid to have the films promoted and advertise their movies. Seeing the trailer on YouTube is different, unless posted by the studio. We see lot's of things being posted on the web that have been taken from other sources. That does not mean the video has not violated the copyright. More likely is that the owner is unaware of the copy being made public or simply chooses not to take any legal action.
Thank you for responding too. I think what a public trailers are advertising the product (for example, for a movie), and if people are as much as possible to spread this ad, it's only going to benefit the creator. I also want to note that this PR method is absolutely free for creator, and it does not even have to pay money for something that their trailer or footage (screenshots) placed somewhere else. I think it's a good symbiosis between the creator and the rest of people. And the idea that the trailer must be distributed only by permission of the author - that's not quite right. Full movie - yes, without a doubt.
Once again, summing up the idea: I think that trailers are designed specifically for PR, and that the creator gives granted permission to publicly distribute it without any additional agreements. Otherwise, the creator would not get the desired impact.
And what do you say about the screenshots taken using Print Screen button from the computer games? This is also a theft? But I see hundreds of screenshots on the
http://photos.3dvisionlive.com/ site. Does this mean that NVIDIA encourages theft?