.tv Turn Any YouTube Video into an Interactive Add in 3 Minutes

[RPK]

To my dear .TV friends,

Please check out a new product we just put out that makes it super simple to turn any YouTube video into an interactive and social ready ad.

Yes it is 100% Free to use and I would love, love your feedback!

Check out: http://viewbix.com

Thanks!

Richard

 

[yesonline]

Very nice!!

 

[DnEbook]

it says insert a youtube video , shouldn't it say 'your youtubevideo'

while i did go through the process and liked the look of the ad (didn't sign up)it seems like a minefield for unauthorized copyright issues

as i said i did like the look of the ad and do i think it would help me , quite possibly , do i wish to be sued , no way

 

[GoneWalkabout]

Richard. I had a go with a film I made some time ago. Very nice and the interface was quite pleasant.

Would I use it for a site I wanted to promote or to sell a product? Yes, I think it might just fill a niche.

I'd say good luck, but I don't think you need it with this one.

 

[Vito]

Richard,

It sure looks great. It seems Very Innovative, and incredibly easy to use.

But as evirtual said...I would have to question the copyright issue with this platform myself. Now, I am not one to read thru those million word T.O.S.'s but I just wonder if there is something wrong/illegal written somewhere, about this.

Lets say...I am a Wedding Videographer in Chicago, and I just created a series of YouTube videos to throw on MY website to promote MY Business. Now you want to start a Wedding Videography service in Israel. You are going to take my videos, add them to your site here, and then RENAME my videos to your Business Name?

Just doesn't seem right to me.

I have to admit, It sure is awesome, just seems very wrong.

Oh, and on the site, It says it is a free Service. Do you plan on ever charging for this service, or is it ALWAYS gonna stay free?

and the name - Viewbix.com? I would think a different name would have been a little easier to remember. Maybe one of your first class dot tv's since it is interactive video?

I wish you the best, and as soon as you clear any questions of copyright issues, or YouTube/VideoOwner re-editing issues I would definitely be your biggest fan!

but until then, I wish you the absolute best and am very intrigued to say the least.

If there is anyone here on this board who is gonna create the next "facebook" it is definitely gonna be you, but I guess you have to run the course as Mark Zuckerberg did, and get accused of stealing someone elses ideas first though.

 

[RPK]

Richard,

It sure looks great. It seems Very Innovative, and incredibly easy to use.

But as evirtual said...I would have to question the copyright issue with this platform myself. Now, I am not one to read thru those million word T.O.S.'s but I just wonder if there is something wrong/illegal written somewhere, about this.

Lets say...I am a Wedding Videographer in Chicago, and I just created a series of YouTube videos to throw on MY website to promote MY Business. Now you want to start a Wedding Videography service in Israel. You are going to take my videos, add them to your site here, and then RENAME my videos to your Business Name?

Just doesn't seem right to me.

I have to admit, It sure is awesome, just seems very wrong.

Oh, and on the site, It says it is a free Service. Do you plan on ever charging for this service, or is it ALWAYS gonna stay free?

and the name - Viewbix.com? I would think a different name would have been a little easier to remember. Maybe one of your first class dot tv's since it is interactive video?

I wish you the best, and as soon as you clear any questions of copyright issues, or YouTube/VideoOwner re-editing issues I would definitely be your biggest fan!

but until then, I wish you the absolute best and am very intrigued to say the least.

If there is anyone here on this board who is gonna create the next "facebook" it is definitely gonna be you, but I guess you have to run the course as Mark Zuckerberg did, and get accused of stealing someone elses ideas first though.

Thanks for your comments and everyones comments so far! Greatly appreciated. I agree about the name, but I got out voted

If I want to go to YouTube now and grab your wedding videos and put them on my blog and sell them as my own, then I can do that now. With Viewbix it may be cooler to do, but it is not allowing you to do anything that you can't already do.

The plan is to always keep it in it's basic form 100% FREE, but there may be some upgrade options along the way like integrating with 3rd party apps and giving statistics + other features that may have a small fee attached one day.

Please keep the feedback coming!

 

[Rehydrated]

Hi RPK,
I like it! Easy to use, and looks the bizzness. Are you selling the script?
Thanks.
Reh.

 

[RPK]

Hi RPK,
I like it! Easy to use, and looks the bizzness. Are you selling the script?
Thanks.
Reh.

Thanks! It may look easy, but believe me, their is millions of dollars and years of work into it. Of course it is an off shoot of our main product http://qoof.com which is for high-end retailers and much more robust, but we think there is a nice niche to be filled here.

 

[Rehydrated]

I have got someone on here doing me a couple of basic mini sites for $15 per site.
Do you, or is anyone on here doing .tv mini sites competitively priced for use on your Theme.tv site?
Is there a difference in setting it up for someone who does "normal" mini sites?

Thanks

 

[RPK]

I have got someone on here doing me a couple of basic mini sites for $15 per site.
Do you, or is anyone on here doing .tv mini sites competitively priced for use on your Theme.tv site?
Is there a difference in setting it up for someone who does "normal" mini sites?

Thanks

Not sure what you are asking, but our smallest package is good for 5 names and is just $6/month + $1 set-up fee per name.

Pretty good deal for what you get IMO since it includes hosting.

 

[DU]

If I want to go to YouTube now and grab your wedding videos and put them on my blog and sell them as my own, then I can do that now.

Simply not true.

The original video owner holds the copyright.
Youtube has a RIGHT to DISTRIBUTE that copyright.

I could also pull that video at any time leaving your site...blank if I so felt.

There are a lot of TOS that dictate what you can and cannot do. Claiming ownership of a video and embedding a video on your site are totally different things.

I didn't test the service but I'm certain you cannot modify the player or the content- not sure if this does that or not.

As a business I'd definitely be more careful about throwing around sentences like:

"sell them as my own" :notme:

 

[fm1234]

@defaultuser: There is absolutely nothing to prevent someone from downloading a YouTube video and redistributing it under false claims. The fact that, while it is hosted at YouTube, the creator/uploader and YouTube maintain some control over it, does not affect the ability of a determined copyright infringer.

Modifying the content is as easy as getting a decent editor, downloading the video, then reuploading it when you're done. The only difference is that it is no longer under the control of the original creator/uploader, until and unless he happens to notice your new, modified version of his work.

As far as modifying the player, this is also a triviality even for embedding hosted videos -- see YouTube's advanced options, or if you are tech-averse, see any number of easy facilitators of this effect, such as VVT for WordPress.

Point being, while Viewbix could enable some people to rip content off of others for their own benefit, there are already myriad ways of doing so.


Frank

 

[RPK]

@defaultuser: There is absolutely nothing to prevent someone from downloading a YouTube video and redistributing it under false claims. The fact that, while it is hosted at YouTube, the creator/uploader and YouTube maintain some control over it, does not affect the ability of a determined copyright infringer.

Modifying the content is as easy as getting a decent editor, downloading the video, then reuploading it when you're done. The only difference is that it is no longer under the control of the original creator/uploader, until and unless he happens to notice your new, modified version of his work.

As far as modifying the player, this is also a triviality even for embedding hosted videos -- see YouTube's advanced options, or if you are tech-averse, see any number of easy facilitators of this effect, such as VVT for WordPress.

Point being, while Viewbix could enable some people to rip content off of others for their own benefit, there are already myriad ways of doing so.


Frank

Correct, we don't condone, promote or tell people that it is ok to break any of YouTubes TOS. In fact we are against it. The purpose of viewbix is to allow users to use their content or permitted content and easily make it interactive.

If we sell hammers that doesn't mean it's ok to break someone elses window with it.

"sell them as my own" - I did not say this was ok anymore then me saying it's ok to use a hammer to break someones window. The fact that someone could take someone else's video and use it to sell as their own does not make it ok.

 

[DU]

Correct, we don't condone, promote or tell people that it is ok to break any of YouTubes TOS. In fact we are against it. The purpose of viewbix is to allow users to use their content or permitted content and easily make it interactive.

If we sell hammers that doesn't mean it's ok to break someone elses window with it.

"sell them as my own" - I did not say this was ok anymore then me saying it's ok to use a hammer to break someones window. The fact that someone could take someone else's video and use it to sell as their own does not make it ok.

Richard.

Your exact words:

If I want to go to YouTube now and grab your wedding videos and put them on my blog and sell them as my own, then I can do that now. With Viewbix it may be cooler to do, but it is not allowing you to do anything that you can't already do.

You are saying that you shouldn't go break other people's windows with a hammer; however, if you are going to, at least do it with a hammer that makes you look cooler.

I don't believe that this is the position that you are actually taking. I don't believe that you are actually saying you "should" take other people's content as your own.

What I am saying is that it is EASILY inferred from what you are saying that you advocate this because it's possible.

I was just recommending that as a business you choose your words more carefully so that others won't misconstrue them. I am positive that you respect the copyrights involved.

PM me for an example.

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@defaultuser: There is absolutely nothing to prevent someone from downloading a YouTube video and redistributing it under false claims. The fact that, while it is hosted at YouTube, the creator/uploader and YouTube maintain some control over it, does not affect the ability of a determined copyright infringer.

Modifying the content is as easy as getting a decent editor, downloading the video, then reuploading it when you're done. The only difference is that it is no longer under the control of the original creator/uploader, until and unless he happens to notice your new, modified version of his work.

As far as modifying the player, this is also a triviality even for embedding hosted videos -- see YouTube's advanced options, or if you are tech-averse, see any number of easy facilitators of this effect, such as VVT for WordPress.

Point being, while Viewbix could enable some people to rip content off of others for their own benefit, there are already myriad ways of doing so.


Frank

There's nothing "stopping" a criminal from finding out where you live and smashing in your house and slashing your tires either - except for that minute detail called the "Law".

There's nothing "stopping" a criminal from taking your bank account details and stealing your id and emptying your savings account - and there are a myriad of ways to get this information - except for that minute detail called the "Law".

 

[RPK]

Richard.

Your exact words:



You are saying that you shouldn't go break other people's windows with a hammer; however, if you are going to, at least do it with a hammer that makes you look cooler.

I don't believe that this is the position that you are actually taking. I don't believe that you are actually saying you "should" take other people's content as your own.

What I am saying is that it is EASILY inferred from what you are saying that you advocate this because it's possible.

I was just recommending that as a business you choose your words more carefully so that others won't misconstrue them. I am positive that you respect the copyrights involved.

PM me for an example.

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There's nothing "stopping" a criminal from finding out where you live and smashing in your house and slashing your tires either - except for that minute detail called the "Law".

There's nothing "stopping" a criminal from taking your bank account details and stealing your id and emptying your savings account - and there are a myriad of ways to get this information - except for that minute detail called the "Law".

I hear what you are saying, but if someone would be quoting me it would be quoting me out of context. That quote was a response to someone else's post. There are so many great ways to use ViewBix, the fact that someone can use it to do bad is really no different then other technologies that can be used for bad. Some of the first comments were peoples concerns about using it to do bad and I think the focus and feedback should be on the technology and how it can be used correctly. Tons of opportunity with it and its FREE

 

[DU]

As far as modifying the player, this is also a triviality even for embedding hosted videos

Frank

Youtube allows customization of the viewer. This is different from modifying.

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I think the focus and feedback should be on the technology and how it can be used correctly. Tons of opportunity with it and its FREE

Sure - but the questions are always going to center on "what is allowed" when you are reusing other content especially in the blurry digital world made more blurry by Google (they really don't help).

I'm sure your legal team has fully looked into the issues,terms and sought appropriate approvals where needed and done due diligence.

I'm glad you clarified your position

Good Luck - it's definitely an area that is being looked at with high priority across a lot of industries.

I do recommend that people read ViewBix.com terms of service. Some interesting choices. But this is no different than I recommend people read all the terms of service: Facebook, Flickr etc etc each makes unique and interesting choices... I'm not picking on ViewBix.. I'm actually intrigued by it.

 

[equity78]

I have not looked at this yet Richard, sounds cool. But why would you not make it a part of your TOS that you must own the content ? That would protect you. I think DF brings up a good point. Copyright infringement seems inferred, I know you and know you are not saying that, but this is the Internet people will twist your words to use your product in an infringing way, I would only use my own content so it seems pretty cool and I will try it out later.

 

[DnEbook]

sounds like marketing 101 that you must own your sales ad content

 

[almir]

Great stuff... I'm not sure how Youtube would react if this becomes huge and it could become huge though..

You're using content hosted on their servers and pointing links back to your and user's site.

Of course there are zillions who are doing similar stuff but this could become bigger than average Joe's site is and it could trigger Youtube's questions

Plus what people already said about youtube user's copyrights...

One thing is sure, you have to watch this very carefully..

 

[DnEbook]

forgot to mention where possible i give credit to the original publisher of the video