Commons:Questionable YouTube videos
YouTube (http://www.youtube.com) allows users to upload videos under CC BY license. Yet this is only a claim, and video producers can sometimes reuse non free content, non licensed to owners. This page based on Commons:Questionable Flickr images lists YouTube users and videos that have been questioned in the past and links to related discussions.
When you upload a Creative Commons licensed YouTube video, check this page to see if the image or user has been questioned before. When a Creative Commons licensed YouTube video has been decided to be probably improperly licensed, list it here, so the question does not come up again later.
This page also lists YouTube channels that have declined to use the CC BY license for their videos, so they would not have to be asked again.
Evaluating YouTube video permissions
[edit]Some video excerpts could be taken from movies, other television channels news programs or professional footage.
YouTube users
[edit]- Accounts suspected of license laundering
| Link | Channel name | Channel ID | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andro Games | Andro Games | UCYBVgbwWWGZ6YU8d8iycp-A | License laundering of web/mobile video games. |
| Celebrity News | Celebrity News | UCwYYEdiq0ZrqJnWq9p4BUyA | Reuses content from external sources like news agency and websites. May come with original watermarks. |
| Công Vlog | Công Vlog | UCcaNyFFHZWAx5LzSIEDXRFg | Formerly license laundered videos by the YouTube channel Nia【buramania】 under the name 下着紹介. Even if the original uploads were freely-licensed, it is unlikely that the content of these videos (a woman removing and displaying her undergarments) would be in scope for Commons (see DR). |
| Dart Toons | Dart Toons | UC2C597pKIpGMwNtdK6UG9xQ | Utilizes various non-free film/television works. Although these may be legal for news reporting, that is only allowed under fair use (which is prohibited on Commons in any case). |
| Disney Channel Canada | Disney Channel Canada | UClaa7c-EjDO1Qu4w5RN5ggw | Disney Channel Canada is merely a licensed distributor and is not owned by the Walt Disney Company (see DR). |
| Disney Channel Israel | Disney Channel Israel | UCrvdtDwElJhV4b-WnjXOPXw | The Walt Disney Company claimed that this channel was using the CC BY license without authorization (see this reply from LRGoncalves-WMF in this discussion). Additionally, for non-Disney productions such as Miraculous Ladybug, Disney Channel Israel is merely a licensed distributor. |
| Disney Junior Israel | Disney Junior Israel | UC2FtQO6HiTYejqkbqrowGSw | Likely covered by the aforementioned discussion about Disney Channel Israel. Additionally, for non-Disney productions such as Bluey, Disney Junior Israel is merely a licensed distributor. |
| GN Plus (Gabe Nwagbala Plus) | GN Plus (Gabe Nwagbala Plus) | UCT-m6QZX46YKO2oycPNgjhg | License laundering of film/television excerpts. |
| japanesetvstuff | japanesetvstuff | UCVAtwZyqsjV7mRE1LAYYVTg | Formerly license laundered Japanese television graphics, despite acknowledging that they do not own the copyright. Videos are no longer available. |
| jts's other epic youtube channel | jts's other epic youtube channel | UC6aDl6x_Ihvzu9aow44wmiA | Alternative account of japanesetvstuff that also license launders Japanese TV graphics while acknowledging that they do not own the copyright. |
| kichi cat archive | kichi cat archive | UC5DZ_DUdQr44G8nx3V3fVqg | License laundering of recorded television excerpts. |
| Movie Mistakes | Movie Mistakes | UC6YM81oDXCtcbGxMbubuWGA | Derivative of various non-free film/television works. Although some may be legal for commentary, that is only allowed under fair use (which is prohibited on Commons in any case). |
| Our Movie Guide | Our Movie Guide | UCgE3lBv9MNFq2kc7JIL_JTg | License laundering of non-free content from film studios sourced from EPK.TV, for which Our Movie Guide is merely a licensed distributor (see DR and this discussion). |
| Princess Daisy's Video Heap | Princess Daisy's Video Heap | UC1y-EO07Q4E3sQ_D8-wNvXQ | License laundering of VHS/DVD content. |
| Raav | Raav | UCSe8h3wpGVNl4VPHAJrIM5Q | No longer uses CC BY licenses. The descriptions of any videos tagged with CC BY note that they allow linking but not copies or reuploads. |
| Selina Wong | Selina Wong | UCHGAsQAheeHHX9pGmJCj11Q | License laundering of various non-free works (film/television excerpts, photographs, songs, etc.). |
| slydogmania | slydogmania | UCtCrW06jNu_fCQymNs3_AzA | License laundering of television excerpts (see this discussion). |
| Solid Wooden Pecker | Solid Wooden Pecker | UCrv8YDuckbLFxZoLMhoWUwg | License laundering of derivatives of film/television excerpts. |
| Times Of India | Times Of India | UCckHqySbfy5FcPP6MD_S-Yg | Utilizes media from press agencies or stock photography without attribution (see DR1 and DR2). |
| VeryShortMovieScenes | VeryShortMovieScenes | UCqUoNW_Nag5CDt2-27TjQQQ | License laundering of film/television excerpts. |
| VOGUE Taiwan | VOGUE Taiwan | UCKl0gSq0JOcdzXTrS4gk2cg | Condé Nast claimed that this channel was using the CC BY license without authorization (see this discussion). |
| Wisty | Wisty | UCqebPbWlAsgmOLH82zhtOYA | License laundering of television excerpts. |
| Yol TV | Yol TV | UCU2IjSrukA8AiJb_beu5nuQ | Reuses content from external sources (other TV news channels), remove watermarks in this case. |
| Đỗ Anh Việt (Atlas Freeman) | Đỗ Anh Việt (Atlas Freeman) | UChYqmDq-z3E1n69XBHPEqDQ | License laundering of television excerpts. |
- Accounts who have declined to relicense their videos
| Link | Channel name | Channel ID | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet Music Boss | Sheet Music Boss | UCzTR9iSH-TFC4-ocDS_ll4A | Declined via email due to conflicting with their business model |