The US constitution granted the power to promote the useful arts and to secure limited times of the authors’ exclusive rights. The copyrighted works, therefore, would finally fall into the public domain and benefit the society as a whole. However, it seems like a lifetime until we can use a copyright content for free. Thanks Youtube to make many people’s dreams come true.
I personally enjoy viewing the contents on Youtube website. Sometimes I get some difficulty to find the clips that I want to watch. If I wanted to watch the Episode from the US series or TV show, I rather go to the host website. They are much easier to find and the clips are in a much better quality. I respect the right of copyright owners. However, I also respect the freedom and fair use of individual.
I think the scope of copyright protection is too absolute. There is almost no room for a fair use defense or personal use. We are focusing on how to maximize the copyright protection and benefit the copyright owners and forgetting about the consumers.
In Thailand, there is an exception to infringement of copyright under Section 32(2) for personal use. We allow a use for personal benefit or for the benefit of the user and his family members or close relatives which does not conflict with normal exploitation of the copyright work by the owner of copyright and does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate rights of the owner of copyright.
I’d like say that the use of copyrighted work on Youtube is a personal use. Users don’t make the profit on the website. Initially, they just wanted to share the clips and opinions in a group of friends. It’s just somehow that group is now getting so huge!
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