Welcome Inspire Pilots!
Join our free DJI Inspire community today!
Sign up

Stolen Drove Footage

Joined
Nov 7, 2013
Messages
725
Reaction score
37
Location
PA
This **** stole my drone footage.....

Check out my original


Here's the other guys video

Skip to 4:22, he did a little color adjustment and cropping but he can't hide the fact the same cars are passing by, same shadows, same lens flair


Please leave a comment on his page
 
Instead of us getting all up in arms, were you contracted to provide aerial media for a client on this? Have you contacted him in regards to this? How did he obtain said video?
 
Looks like the video was taken down or the link was broken. One thing I did notice was no watermark on your work, It makes it allot easier to steal and harder for you in court js.
 
  • Like
Reactions: FASTFJR
It's been removed by YT due to the complaint filed.

Well done :)
 
They were "Discussing" it last night. Looks like they have come to some kind of "Agreement" of sorts.
 
You should check out: the copy right zone.com (no title) I know these guys, they are awesome. Bottom line, if your work isn't copyrighted (meaning filed with the copyright office not just watermarked or credited) You have no leverage at all.
 
You should check out: the copy right zone.com (no title) I know these guys, they are awesome. Bottom line, if your work isn't copyrighted (meaning filed with the copyright office not just watermarked or credited) You have no leverage at all.
Wrong!! Oh how many ways is this incorrect.....

First let's start off with this.. the moment you click the shutter (or shutter button) the work is yours unless you are working for a client to take pictures for them (say a magazine photographer for instance) or unless you actually SIGN the rights away (free lancing and you sign that someone has hired you and you give them full rights). This is true in most all parts of the "Civilized" world now.

Also dig into the BERNE CONVENTION. In the late 1800's it was suggested that when you make art it's yours and can't be copied or used without your expressed permission. This started in BERNE, Switzerland around 1885 or so. It wasn't officialy adopted into the US until 1988 (approx 102 years later).

If you don't actually register your work with the US Copyright office you don't have the right to Statutory Damages but you do have rights to actual damages (pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 504 (b)). In addition to standard copyright protection we also have the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), enacted in 1998, to help out in this instance. The DMCA states that while an Internet Service Provider (ISP) is not liable for transmitting information that may infringe a copyright, the ISP must remove materials from users’ websites that appear to constitute copyright infringement. Your copyright does not have to be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office for you to take advantage of this provision. If you find a website that is using one of your images without permission, contact the hosting ISP and report the infringement.

Actually in most instances for amateur photographers it's not suggested to actually register your work unless it has been "lifted" and you plan to file a legal suit against the offender. You'll want to contact an experienced Copyright Attorney before you go down that route.

Your work is "Copyright Protected" for many many years. The exact # depends on when the "Art/Work" was created. Work before 1988 is protected for 50years after the owner's death unless transferred in writing. After 1988 the terms goes to 70 years after the owner's death unless transferred in writing.

Regardless what any of us "Internet attorneys" have to say you should always seeks the help of professional legal council in these matters.
 
This **** stole my drone footage.....

Check out my original


Here's the other guys video

Skip to 4:22, he did a little color adjustment and cropping but he can't hide the fact the same cars are passing by, same shadows, same lens flair

The best thing to do in situations like this is contact the **** directly and complain. Did you already do that? The video is still online. On YouTube it seems to be common practice to sample and comment on anything and everything!

I remember one time some idiot tried to enter one of my pictures in a competition! They found the image online. I was contacted by a third party who had worked out it was an imposter.

The video is still there. Your other options are to contact YouTube if it bothers you so much. I don’t think he will make money out of it!
 

Members online

Forum statistics

Threads
22,277
Messages
210,655
Members
34,326
Latest member
BobbyeriGop