I have noticed lately a few people chasing after so called copyrights infringements on Steemit. I am not a lawyer, but I had a close encounter with copyrights infringement once and would like to add a little to the subject.
First off, before we go into that, we need to identify the parties involved, Steemit a social network, Steemian social network blogger, third party.
Publishing a third party content without their knowledge and approval for financial gains is usually frowned upon by anyone. However, there are cases where this is greatly overlooked, and sometimes encouraged and paid for.
In the case of social networking, it is expected and sometimes encouraged for people to post some copyrighted material in the hopes of attracting attention to the material itself and widening the fan base for the content producer. There are limits where this can cause damages to the content producer, but in a social network environment this occurs less than 1 % of the time.
I have noticed some people chasing @masteryoda lately and claiming infringement, yet the claims are solely based on "I posted the same thing and it did not get the same votes". This is like saying I published a movie review and I am not getting enough recognition like Roger Ebert.
In this case @masteryoda started the photography category on Steemit and built a fan base around the work he selectively chooses to publish. He never claimed he was the original content creator, he simply showed his love for the subject of photography and displayed some of the artwork in that field. In short he did what every Steemian should do. Blog about what you like and do not worry about what the others are doing.
In my case I like to make parodies of some famous Steemit posts, I have studied Theology and History, yet I have chosen not to write about those subjects yet. That's my choice, my freedom to pick what subject I like to blog about.
Let every Steemian decide for himself, do not police their choices, and if they are making a lot more money than you are, there is nothing wrong with what they are doing, there is something wrong with what you are doing. You have two choices up-vote or down-vote, use them wisely. Do not be overzealous.
( my last porody, hardly made anything, look at this one):
https://steemit.com/parody/@joseph/5-years-addicted-to-altcoins-my-story-told-in-pictures
I was not upset with the high yielding so called BooBs posts, I just went after them with a little fun. I have no right to tell people what to vote on, and neither do you. Unless there is blatant plagiarism in the post, there is nothing for us to complain about.
Steemit is a social network just like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit etc. so people should act exactly like they do on social networks, you do not go on chasing someone for posting something on Facebook and getting more likes than you, only then you will be doing the right thing and enjoy your social network experience on Steemit.
Thanks for bringing that up @joseph, I have been facing huge attacks lately from people claiming they are court judges and issuing legal judgments about my posts, some even crossed the line with slandering, defamation, threating and blackmailing.
Some people instated themselves as moral guides, and think they can dictate what we can post using fear mongering, this is not acceptable, thankfully, some people can see how damaging that can be to this project.
I’ve had enough discussing this, so I will just continue doing what I like, as many people here appreciate my work.
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
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I have not followed your issues in detail but came across the overall discussion in other posts etc.
I want to thank you for your ability to take the high road and be at the center of an important learning curve that many in here might have to go through.
One day many people will understand that Steemit is NOT about making $$$ but a vision Dan carries since a long time within himself - maybe even before his interactions with Satoshi.
I am very happy to be honored to walk tall along with him and help to co-create his vision as much as I can.
The only thing any of us has to fear is to fall victim to the divide and conquer - problem - reaction - solution scenario that every single one of us have been born into.
I have a rising feeling that this fear has good reason to disappear in the not so distant future.
Keep walking tall masteryoda ;-)
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You make some very valid points Joseph, especially about media that is created in hope that it is shared.
I think where I personally draw the line is; when somebody does a fake introduce yourself, stealing somebody else's story. However I shall keep your words in mind, the next time I come across such an article.
Cg
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People repost my memes & pics all the time, I don't care, I am pleased that someone else can make some $ from my stuff, no point if they cannot be shared.
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do not forget that in many countries, copyright does not matter much.
In the countries of the former Soviet Union, China and many other countries copyrights are violated every day, and no one is punished. Although there are rare exceptions.
Many social networks are placed different content, but who will monitor the petabytes of information?
This is an extensive and long theme. It is better to look at new photos of boobs :)
English is not my native, therefore, if there are errors, sorry. :)
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I agree with this post a lot!
Copyright infringement comes up a lot in my career making and publishing coloring books, You occasionally have that crazy person who steals the pages you spent for ever drawing, Then they publish it in your name. THIS IS NOT OKAY!
But talking about subjects in Steemit that are similar are OKAY! People have different perspectives on different subjects and I feel it's important to get all points of views out there. If someone complains about not getting very much, maybe they need to start advertising their post a bit more, Gain more friends, Or find other ways to boost their earnings. Many posts on Steemit, seem fairly random. Some will do well, Some won't and you could post high quality content all day. It's really interesting to see the voter turnout.
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Bad when people steal each other introduce, this personal information, and that is the reality of other people. And of course personal self-created content need to be protected.
I think in the future the creators will take care of it.
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Excellent contribution to an important discussion around the copyright topic in general and masteryoda in particular.
I'm very happy to learn more about the witnesses and the whales which keep confirming to me that we're all in for a pretty awesome ride.
Steem on brother ;-)
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Agree
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I guess it all depends on the content and if credit is given to the original creators. People already make money blogging with content that isn't theirs in a fair use fashion and that's fine. It's just on steemit we see what the person is making.
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@joseph just read the copyright law because you are very very wrong.
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/
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You did not get my point at all. How many times do you recommend to someone reading the copyright law on Facebook or Twitter? probably none. That's the gist of my point.
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It's about Copyright Infringement.
https://www.facebook.com/help/249141925204375/
https://support.twitter.com/articles/15795
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Thank you for your post and clarifying this copyright story
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fair points made good sir.
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@masteryoda has good taste, i like his videos.
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this is deeply unsettling coming from someone in a position of authority on the network.
> In the case of social networking, it is expected and sometimes encouraged for people to post some copyrighted material in the hopes of attracting attention to the material itself and widening the fan base for the content producer. There are limits where this can cause damages to the content producer, but in a social network environment this occurs less than 1 % of the time.
If such a thing was "expected or encouraged" by the content owners, they could grant permission for such use when they published it. Since they, afaict, did not, then its copyright infringement.
TBH, im not on the slack and wasnt involved with this issue at all ,but noticed MY's posts independently probably the same way many did... when @Steemed revealed that MY was employed by one of the biggest stakeholders on steem to take this content and repost it without the owners permission.
thats both a bad reflection on the platform and a bad distribution of blogging reward funds.
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As a side note, it is well established that paradoy is fair use... THe post you linked clearly falls under the description of fair use parody below. Its not the same thing as what MY posted.
>Campbell v. AcuffRose
Music, Inc.
The Supreme Court has unequivocally held that a parody may qualify as fair use
under § 107. According to the Court, a parody is the “use of some elements of a
prior author’s composition to create a new one that, at least in part, comments on
that author’s works.” Id. at 580. Like other forms of comment or criticism,
parody can provide social benefit, “by shedding light on an earlier work, and, in
the process, creating a new one.” Id. In other words, parodies can be considered
“transformative” works, as opposed to merely “superseding” works. Since
transformative works “lie at the heart of the fair use doctrine’s guarantee of
breathing space within the confines of copyright,” the more transformative the
parody, the less will be the importance of other § 107 factors that may weigh
against a finding of fair use.
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