Everytime You are Embedding a Video, the MPAA Kills a Kitten.

[evildevil]

Copyright Trolls Argue Embedding Videos Kills Innovation and Profits.

MPAA: you can infringe copyright just by embedding a video

The Motion Picture Association of America is squaring off against a coalition of Internet giants and public interest groups over the key question of whether it's possible to directly infringe copyright by embedding an image

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[lilyginny27]

I hate the MPAA.

[flyingwild]

This.

[peace_piper]

Seconded.

[shukivengeance]

Next up, hyperlinks are infringement too because you're distributing content by showing it to people. And you better not play any of your MP3s or CDs within earshot of someone else who didn't buy the songs too.

[arisma]

Close those curtains tight while watching your legally obtained DVDs, who knows how many people might infringe then?

[evildevil]

And dont forget to soundproof too, otherwise you can get in big trouble if anyone can hear the DVD audio...

[silmaril]

I really wish my upstairs neighbours would stop infringing copyright at 2 am in the morning.

[intrikate88]

[girly123]

Lol, good luck to them trying to distribute the trailers to their shit ass movies, then.

[jeunelis]

seriously. I work in social media, and we do a ton with videos promoting movies and TV shows.

[crossfire]

Yeah, talk about poisoning your own well.

[dark_puck]

I don't get it. I really don't. Embedding a video is like showing a movie at school or with your friends.

[shroomko]

I ran a student group when I was at college, and we couldn't show movies during club activities without having some kind of license so... apparently, it is. :/

[profbutters]

Yep. Same thing applies to showing a movie in class. There's some kind of sweet spot for educational fair use, but it's not much.