YouTube's copyright system isn't broken. The world's is.
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:
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The Camera Museum, Soho
Evan Edinger
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QUASI-LEGAL CAMEO:
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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
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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
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Thank you!
Long form videos are awesome! Thank you so much Tom!
1 week ago
How did you post this a week ago but the video was released 3 minutes ago?
The hero we don't deserve but needed
Actually, don't ask photographers how much their gear costs. Unless you want to see a crying photographer.
Sounds like a good motif
i would like to see that
@@papasscooperiaworker3649 Something to take a photo of
some of the landscape photographers i know have over 35k in kit
@@hariseldon02 but then you'd be crying too
"We need to dramatically shorten copyrights" *Disney didn't like that*
Well yes, but it takes a lot of time, as I’m not a copyright abolitionist either.
We know this is never happening
iTs NoT CaLlEd CoRuPtIoN iTs CaLlEd LoBbYiNg -Disney
After all, if Disney didn't lobby for extended copyright, then lots of its stuff would be in public domain.
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.
Love how the entirety of this video is Tom making absolutely *sure* this video won't get copyright strike
does this really have no comments
@@shayaanm7122Its just the two of us, buddy
@@JackMehophno, it's just the three of us
@@ruler255I'm here too
@@NHikel319 well, its now the fifth I guess
Seeing Jay Foreman casually appearing as a lawyer made my day
Funny scene
@@viruscumoruk aaaaaaaa
@@realhuman5688 hi
He is the best
Mine too!
Love how Tom always looks simultaneously 24 and 42.
but average would be 33 which is close to his age.
@@dibbidydoo4318 hM
He's a palindrome human.
@shrowdy ydworhs Receding Hairline That's basically it
@@hatedumb - and greying sides - that's an even stronger hint of age.
No red t-shirt. This looks serious.
I laughed more than I should have at this..
Oh boi this got serious real quick
13:32 + 22:16 Is this not red?
It comes in later dont worry
There is from 10:00 to 28:00
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.
Yea I appreciated that too
Kind of late but you can put the video in full screen which places the captions outside of the video, or rotate for phones
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!
Just do it and find out who owns it by the lawsuit
@@supreme_leader_of_the_internetExpensive but probably easier than tracking the copyright holder down. Cunningham’s Law perhaps?
@@Roomsaver it's not expensive since you'll most likely get a cease and desist, not a lawsuit, so, it kinda is faster hahaha
@@supreme_leader_of_the_internet Reminds me of "Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission".
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.
Imagine being a little kid online who doesn't know what copyright is, and accidentally losing your family 35k from uploading baby shark
Literally this
Back in my day kids lost their family's money in online poker.
-Any game with lootboxes ever
.. deserved
@@gdxnsk Geez, those kids were actively investing online though it was a short time investment 🤣
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.
Ooooo boy
not to mention artists who die young
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.
@@annakaro9081 We know you write furry porn
* stabs walt disney * Mickey mouse for everyone!
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.
lmao
Only for royalties though
And I thought their libel laws were absurd. Geez.
That has to be the most extreme act of virtue signaling on record.
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.
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.
The music industry has always been the the most scumbag riddled, low life attracting, business in media.
can't they just say "you can use it, just don't use it for bad""
"We live in a society" but its 42 minutes long and well made.
Underrated
We do, in fact, live in what is called a society.
Facts
@@TheFalseShepphard true
@@TheFalseShepphard I'm cool because I don't do popular things
I think the biggest injustice is that you can't defend yourself without having buckets of money to spend on lawyers.
That's the problem with KZhead'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.
Why capitalism sucks
@@TheEndernal Capitalism doesn't suck, unfettered capitalism sucks. Well regulated capitalism is the only functional economic system out there.
@@giffkeplen2951 true
was gna comment about that being a problem with america but giffkeplen said it perfectly, we need more government assistance
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the incredible collab between legal eagle and tom scott?
There are a handful of great youtubers making an appearance in this video.
That was my fave.
“This man is an actual lawyer I have no clue how I convinced him to film this” was incredible
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
And Jay Foreman??
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.
What's the story called mate? I wouldn't mind reading whatever you wrote.
@@SanctuaryADO Thanks a lot, Ben. But it is in Spanish 😅 In English, the title is Blood and Roses: Versailles Palace. Vampire story.
@@born2war haha that might be a problem considering I'm a monolingual sod. Ah well! Have a good day mate 👍
@@SanctuaryADO MTL poetry never stopped nobody
@@born2war Hola! Yo hablo español pero no pude encontrar tu historia 😿
Disney lobbied copyright law into absurdity. 70 years after the creator’s death is bloody absurd.
70 years is enough time for Disney to create real life film to further extend the already fair use books.
speaking of that horrible corporation, get ready for them to make things worse again in 2024.
@@AugustusBohn0 what are they doing in 2024
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.
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.
"How old are you?" "Somewhere between 23 and 52."
same with me, I have heard people guess 20yrs old to 40yrs old but I am 38
Some where between 0 and 80
I’m 0-69
I am somewhere between 3 and 30. I guess Google knows..
@@grqfes ye i guess
7:12 not Tom foreshadowing the worst apology video that would be released 3 years later 💀
😂
Omg😂😂😂😂
Could you elaborate which video you're talking about?
person who has only seen coleen ballinger's apology seeing someone playing ukelele: 'getting a lot of coleen ballinger vibes from this'
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.
Cases example? Give me pal
@@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.
@@tristan5299that's even worse than KZhead's!
I like how Tom's idea of annoying is just Tom but wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
lmfao
I like to think it's a whole different alter ego called Tim
@@HashimAziz1 The dollar store Tom Scott, Tim Scot
Tim Scitt
@@lilylopnco tim scotch
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.
Disney claims copyright on things like Grimm characters. Disney seem to think they can own copyright on the public domain.
And, furthermore, the Supreme Court being like "sounds about right" in Eldred v. Ashcroft.
@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.
@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.
@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.
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.
That's... Evil
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."
Jay Foreman just can't exist without screaming once in a while
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That was the best part
Convincing Legal Eagle to be a vampire is a decent flex
true
I'm kind of curious who the voice behind the camera was during that scene.
Leagle
i immediately came to the comments to see what was said about this scene
Woah, I missed that. Anyone have a time stamp?
I'm just impressed by how long he can monologue without making a mistake
I think you missed the credits then haha
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?
Lobbyists and lawyers. The end.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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.
“This is an actual lawyer and I have no idea how I convinced him to do this” Lmfao
His videos are actually really good. Legal Eagle.
His channel is really good! LegalEagle They both use Curiosity Stream too :p
I saw him and was like wow its legal eagle
They both work for CuriosityStream
Michael Johnson sue tom wintle for infringing on your comment!
The guy who wrote the dictionary: imma bout to end everyones career
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.
@@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
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
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
It's joke
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.
This is how we learn 🙃
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
I fell asleep. 🤣 Okay, I do that all the time and just rewind when I wake up and see what I missed
It’s hyperfocusing, getting rlly in depth about weird random things is an ADHD trait
Because the topics are not actually boring, and a lot of work went into them to ensure that translates onscreen.
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.
That partly arose due to the lengthy copyright durations.
And that sucks, sure, but is that a problem that needs solving?
Well, _somewhat._
Because of copyright slaugthering them like sheep
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.
that made my day. that bit was funny.
Haha yes I watched the whole video too. I don't think your comment is fair use.
Ben Smith _sigh_ I’ll go get my lawyers...
LMAO WHYYYYY :D That's so perfect haha
Indochino...
RIP TomReacts, you were ahead of your time.
What?
@@shadetraveleroftheunknown4949 bruh
True legend, swiped away by Tom Scott.
@@luginess0 an example of how big channels are asses like tom scott
This scared me for a sec ngl, but then I realized what u meant
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.
I think that getting your work to enter public domain on a large scale should be an honorable thing.
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.
It is what it is :/
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~
They were being sarcastic
@@nullbeyondo heard of sarcasm?
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.
When Legal Eagle got scared away like a vampire... That cracked me up.
IKR. I had to stop and rewind I was laughing so hard. Especially about the little note at the bottom.
@@steveaustin2686 I couldnt see the letters so i kept thinking which video was that???
The third party "legal expert" is Jay Foreman btw (You can find his channel on yt)
And the other lawyer is Leonard French (a real deal copyright lawyer).
For some reason my time thing is backwards but if anyone is curious (like I was) it’s @11:50
That you differentiate between legality and morality makes me happy. That's something few people do enough.
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.
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
@@justalonelypotetoThe bad part is when people actually steall content and you can't do anything about it unless you file a lawsuit
Love how Tom has to add a criticism to all his examples to dodge copyright
I think it's more to drive the point home, to make the message of the video more clear.
*Still sets a copyright strike*
@@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff It's Both!
The Creators: It's KZhead's fault KZhead: It's the Creators fault Tom: It's the world's fault
It's the greedy corporations fault
(Tom) Scott (not Pilgrim) Vs The World
Tom’s right
@@bakacdaz Friggin’ brilliant!
Found all the schills. TRIALS WILL BEGIN IN DUE PROCESS.
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?
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
That literal switch from "fact" to "opinion" was smooth.
I heard some facts after that switch was thrown; I want my money back
@@Phroggster i'lll pay in like
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.
Except i stop at 16 minutes for a lunch.
Didn't last 5. This video was WAY longer than it needed to be.
@@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.
Exactly. Around 22 minutes mark I realized it was not a regular 5-10 minute video and slightly surprised I was still interested.
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.
mickey mouse is now free as of yesterday (01/01/2024) and tom scott released his last weekly video ever 16 hours later. sad we won’t see his update on disneys copyright now
it's not a major loss, or any loss at all, it's not like corporations suddenly lose the ability to make more with characters when their copyright expires, it just means that everyone is allowed to use it without having to pay for it in some way, and disney certainly didn't have to pay anything when they adapted alice's adventures in wonderland, a book even then in the public domain, as an animated film and in my honest opinion, those who support the copyright system we have today are either uninformed, delusional/ignorant, or the same people who lobbied for it to happen and who want to suppress the ideas of independent artists
Copyright is supposed to protect small creators from big corporations, but it ends up protecting big corporations from small creators.
Very well said
no its supposed to protect the big companies.
Isn’t it meant to protect both.
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.
So basically, "No Copyright Infringement Intended" is the lawyer version of "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" right?
Kirisaki Mortis yanno, some people are allergic to apples.
Oxy Bright Dark and others are allergic to copyright
@@sanmoon3543 you are brilliant.
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 KZhead). Provided they're not making money on it.
Yes!!! Exactly
I feel like if there were a school for becoming a KZheadr, this video would be apart of the syllabus.
I disagree, I think it could instead be a part of the syllabus.
Courses have syllabi. Schools have curricula.
I mean, we should put together a class for it at some point.
Quick question, would they ask for permission?
769 likes lmao
I think the biggest issue with the copyright system on KZhead 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
What if I rip off a complete music video or movie even and then out 10 hours of random footage after it?
@@squeakybunny2776Then people probably won't watch the random footage, and the ads there wouldn't make any money
this video is amazing! the way you play out scenarios to showcase how absurd copyright laws are is genius
Jay: aaaAAAAaaaaAAAAaaaaaAAAAAAAAA Glad to see my favorite youtuber got some screentime.
Darn Wrong *screamtime
Darn Wrong classic jay
aaaAAAAaaaaAAAA
Jay
Tom: Copyright shouldn't last longer than 50 years... Disney: I sense a disturbance in the force...
*a disturbance in money
5 years would be even better
Originally, it was 14 years, with an option for a 14 year extension, just like patients. A lot has changed over the years.
14 years should be the most it should ever be.
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.
Still come back to this gem every once in a while. One of Toms greatest works
Lawyer: "We're going to sue you out of existance" YT/Aphabet: "I don't think so"
The fact that you got an actual lawyer to perform as a vampire for a 10-second clip cracks me up to this day
He's a KZheadr too, channel name is LegalEagle.
For bonus points, he's a copyright lawyer!
666 likes. Please don't ruin it anyone.
@@priyanlevesque It's 888 now
Imagine just how many contracts Tom needed for this video.
Tom's lawyers needed lawyers to sort this one out.
Yes, a KZheadr with less followers would probably be in trouble. (Or they'd ask KZhead for help and hope they say yes)
I think the contracts might be copyrighted..
@@ten.seconds Which is why we’ll never see them
:thinking: Can contracts be a work of art or be modified to become a work of art?
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.
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
Look at him - showing off being outside.....
La Di Da
@@affalaffaa schlob on me knob.
In Milton Keynes, no less.
a) Britain only closed down this past week. b) It was probably shot weeks ago and only finalized editing now.
Probably prerecorded before the entire mess
"I'm really surprised nobody has sued giphy for all their money yet." giphy: *sweats profusely*
Hahahha exactly my thoughts.
*giphy sues Tom for being mentioned*
Ah hah! But in order to sue us, you have to pronounce our name!
I think some organisations should not exist.
My name gif.
the emotional fervor you feel regarding this topic is depicted in the editing, and i love it
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.
Tom : We need to shorten how long copyright lasts. Disney : So you have chosen death.
I actually thought of this for some days
Nice comment
Did you get a loisence for that quote?
Disney hater
@@changsiah2 they're an evil company, dude
>using quasi-lawyer for the legal cameo >using actual lawyer for the vampire cameo Tom has his priority right
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
Leonard French isn't just a copyright attorney, he's our *favorite* copyright attorney.
Leonard French is a practicing attorney besides being a youtuber.
I totally missed that it was Leonard, though I did spot the Eagle.
This is good enough to be a proper documentary in some well known TV outlet.. good work Tom!
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...
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
@Dan Stuart bruh
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.
@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.
@@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.
STOPPPPPPP
This dude switches between looking 40 and 20 the entire time
The senate That’s kind of what life in your 30s is for most people. σ^_^;
I’m beginning to think Tom is going to forever stay young
He’s 35
He's 66
@@athirkell Right. Plain observation of something mildly amusing is evidently a sin. How dare they.
I love how you tie everything together in your videos
Copyright is just a power trip imo
The single reason copyright was extended from 50 years to life + 70 years was Mickey Mouse was about to enter the public domain.
I think for IPs like Mickey Mouse, the copyright should continue as long as the owner continues to produce new content with it. This would keep Star Wars copyrighted while Back to the Future would eventually fall into the Public Domain.
@@krdjmtc Honestly this isn't even really necessary because Disney could very easily argue for trademark protection on the image of Mickey Mouse (given how his image is so fundamental to their branding) which already works like this. Trademarks are good as long as you're using them. Steamboat Willie would lapse into public domain but the image of Mickey Mouse would still be owned by Disney as long as Disney exists.
@@krdjmtc Why?
@@CatCheshireThe Oh okay, that makes sense.
I think Disney is trying to get around that with their steamboat willie introductions logos.
if photographers weren't more generous they could singlehandedly destroy the meme industry
If by industry you mean random people's instagram and facebook accounts
Annoying 15 year old your name fits you really well :)
@@n30m84 Thank you :')
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@whistletoe No they couldn't and that's why they haven't.
Copyright is one of the best examples of laws being all about money and power, and not at all about justice lmao
But it’s all about justice. If I made the song, I sure want to make the money of it. Not give the money away.
@@MrJuiceHugo I don’t understand what you’re trying to say.
@@NerdTheDemon ooooh, good point.
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
Jay foreman screaming is way funnier than it’s supposed to
Jay foreman is always funny
Timestamp please
@@TechnicallyLogical2009 2:56
And, ironically, I really want to use it as a reaction gif
Also 11:45
Never thought I'd live to see the day when Tom says "Wassup worl, is yo boi"
I know. That really took me off guard.
Loved the Legal Eagle cameo, and I can tell you how you convinced him to do it: he is straight baller.
Good to see that Tom updated Abi's credit in the description. I know it's only a small thing, but still good to see!
> "We need to shorten how long copyright lasts" *Disney would like to know your location*
Every relative of a famous artist: yesn't.
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.
Hilarious and original joke, mate
disney going bankrupt
also Nintendo to be honest.
I love that Tom stopped mid video to rant about gifs and emojis.
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The shaky cam really sells it.
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.
The red jumpsuit, the gumball machine and the bowling pin! What a great homage to a great show!
the problem at the root of all of this is that it costs money to defend yourself in court
A lot of money
imagine hating people trying to get into the mainstream so much in order to be considered innocent you need to be rich
@@Halorocker101 Well... Mostly all evil
@@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.
@@jackasshomey Someone gets it.
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!
Everything other than eye contact I can care about eye contact is weird
@@not.a.channel I think he's just complimenting him
@@xdesolateone8564 , only at the urinal.
@@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.
diss pi-oots
I would love to see him make this video again today after the past 2 years of it getting worse
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.
I can’t believe a 42 minute video on KZhead was completely engaging and got my full undivided attention.
All his video is like this
especially a 42 minute about copyright. I'd have never watched something like that usually
You may find other video essays intriguing, check out Philosophy Tube and Lindsay Ellis.
You haven't been on the site for a while.
That's Tom
"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
Nah, this is TV documentary sized. Feature length is an hour and a half or longer.
@@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.
Tom Scott: The Movie
Tom Scott 2: Legal Boogaloo Tom Scott 3: Tom Scott Is Not Free Tom Scott 4: Scott Goes To War I can go on.
@@pavarottiaardvark3431 Thank you, gallant aardvark, for rescuing my joke from the veritable gutter of technical inaccuracy.
This is incredible; you say what needs to be said.
Wow. This must be your best yet! Fantastic video.
"one of the largest advertising firms" *ad plays* Very smooth, Tom.
LMAO SAME HERE
*PREMIUM* 💯
I laughed so freaking hard when that happened
_extreeeeeeemely smoooooooooth_
@@RobertPayne556 adblocker...
That moment when you realize, the reason they always play classical music and Jazz in Star Trek TNG is because in the future, copyright gets so ridiculous that they can't touch an instrument without fear of Ferengi lawyers.
A modern adaptation where they only play royalty free ukulele tracks.
Oh god stuck in space with Kevin Macleod forever please no
@@big924 XD
@@big924 I like Kevin but hate those royalty free songs they use in commercials with bells or glockenspiels
Now just waiting for that moment when you realise that "get's" is not a verb. ;)
I love how Jay is cooperated in here just to scream
Incredible video and all information I had no idea of. Love your idea for a fix.
The most random Legal Eagle cameo ever and I love it.
This is not legal advice. This is legaltainment...
Jay Foreman appears: oh i know where this is going. Legal Eagle skit: whaaaaaaat the hell is going on?!
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...
Lmao not copyright if you alter the image
ok, the Regit who plays battle cats is here?
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 😉
Regit the Cat Battler
Just crop the whole image
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