YouTube puts a magnifying glass on copyright.
Users must watch an educational film and take a copyright quiz before posting anything on the site.
247 – The YouTube video platform has found a way to address the much-debated issue of copyright. From now on, users who publish videos protected by copyright will be required to watch an educational film – featuring characters from the animated series Happy Tree Friends – about what types of films are allowed to be published on the platform. After the film, they must answer a questionnaire on the topic. If approved, they will be allowed to publish videos again.
The film provides a quick explanation of intellectual property with examples and in an entertaining way. The user learns, for example, that they cannot appropriate content produced by other people, such as a clip from a film or music. The quiz includes questions with multiple-choice answers. For example: “The following is a possible form of original content. 1) Video content extracted from a DVD; Music downloaded from another website; Music extracted from your CD collection; Video created with your own camera.” The answer will be classified as right or wrong. The test is not activated – in the right corner of the YouTube screen – if the user does not watch the video to the end. The site has also made changes to its usage policy, such as canceling accounts of users who repeatedly infringe copyright laws.
The video has audio in English, but offers subtitles in Portuguese, among several other languages. Simply click the "cc" button in the bottom right corner of the screen and select a language.
Click here And watch the educational video.