Lingering Madness

"r u like stupid do u want to stop ppl from making videos... everyone who makes videos takes 1-2 clips from other ppl's videos they always most likely say u can on most sites..... yes i went a little too far taking your "intergalactic" and have taken this off my youtube video list. the video i have linked is "MY" creation from dvd's and downloaded episodes.. so back off"


Seriously?

I mean, seriously?

This is the message I sent him afterwards. I have not yet recieved a response.

"Do you even understand why people who have their clips stolen get mad? Do you understand the time, money and effort that go into an honestly made video? I really don't think that you do or you wouldn't respond with such an asinine message. The program I use to edit my videos cost $100. The effects cost money to unlock so that I can use them. I paid for the dvd ripper, I paid for the dvd's, I paid for the avi to mpeg convertor. I spend a crap load of time choosing the music, selecting the scenes fiddling with the timing, experimenting with effects and then I have a few people beta it to let me know what is off and then I go through the whole process again working with their suggestions. This is all done before I post anything and then I sit back and wait for feedback that doesn't always come.

All *real* vidders do this. Nobody that I associate with online steals clips nor do they find it acceptable. There are, in fact, several sites dedicated to tracking down clip theives and crushing them. Also, sites that will direct you to honest downloads with instructions on how to do it yourself. What you do is not video editing. You take the hard, expensive work of others then cut and paste it into a nonsensical timeline and call it a job well done. You take credit for entire videos that are not yours. That is not 'a little too far' it is reprehensible, lazy and self-fulfilling. I notice that you pimp your vids hard which tells me that you're in it for praise, not for the creation aspect of sharing your views with others.

All in all, the impression I recieved from viewing your page is that you are a deceitful, arrogant child with no knowledge of true accomplishment. I know that brihana25 was trying to help you become an honest vidder but that you blew her off. I wonder if you understand what it is you're missing out on by seperating yourself from the vidding community. Because you are not a member. If you were you would know that there are many people out there willing to help you learn and grow and create fabulous videos of your own creation. Something you can post and actually feel proud about. I don't understand how you can feel satisfaction recieving praise for a sequence or title overlay that you didn't create.

You obviously think you are the center of the universe and all eyes should be on you....well, they are going to be. Youtube isn't the be all and end all of the web. You are about to become very popular. I hope you're ready for it."

Yeah, I know. A little over-dramatic at the end, but I was so fired up! My thoughts are that if he wants attention, then we should all give it to him. Write comments as fast as he can delete them. Fill his message box with reasons why clip theft is wrong. Make him understand that it is not tolerated. That it is not acceptable. Make him take all videos containing stolen clips down. Demand it. We are a powerful community when we combine our efforts. Hell, tv shows have been saved, canceled shows have become movies. We have a loud voice and I think we need to use it to stop this kind of immature activity.

When clip theft is praised and thought of as honest vidding, it demeans the community and the original vidder who actually put in the effort to create something special.