What is a watermarked video?

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   Brie Hoffmanposted 13 years ago

   Anyone?

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      kschangposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      The video clearly came from another website and/or was copyrighted. There was a watermark / stamp on it.

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      CJ Andrewsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Does this no watermark include a watermark of my HP profile page?  I didn't see the rule yet, but is it an absolute no one watermarks of any sort?

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   sunforgedposted 13 years ago

   a video with a watermark on it .. a logo or copyright placed on it.
   
   Context is relevant..why, do you ask?

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      Brie Hoffmanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Because HP said that watermarked videos are against the rules now.  Apparently it doesn't matter if they are contextually relevant.

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         sunforgedposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I was just wondering if "watermarked videos" was now part of the witch hunt.

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   IzzyMposted 13 years ago

   I've got a hub with a couple of videos made by a pharmaceutical company which has their logo on them. Is that acceptable?

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      Bill Manningposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Actually I bet they love it if you use the video, as it's free advertising for them. All my youtube videos are watermarked with my URL at the bottom of each one.
      
      I wish thousands would use them so I get all that advertising!

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         IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Get your point Bill, and am 100% sure the pharma company is over the moon that I am using their videos, but will HP unpublish my hubs because of them?

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            Bill Manningposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Well these days I have no idea what the rules are here anymore!
            
            But I'd say if it's an embeddable video it should be fine.

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   sunforgedposted 13 years ago

   Watermarks are often added specifically on content that we want shared, its free promotion.
   
   I place watermarks on images I make available to the general public also.

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   IzzyMposted 13 years ago

   Sometimes the images I want to use will have a website watermarked on them, because, as SF pointed out, someone wants some free advertising. Or it could be a video. Could we have clarification about what we are allowed to use, or not?

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   Brie Hoffmanposted 13 years ago

   All my vids are from You Tube and someone at Hubpages said it was watermarked and so it is not allowed!  All my videos are relevant to the material.  I swear they are starting to drive me crazy.  I'm seriously considering just getting my own website.

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      bill yonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I am with you on the get your own website Brie. I just started building my new site with go daddy. Hubpages is becoming a litlle too much.

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   Brie Hoffmanposted 13 years ago

   I think that they are driving the geese that lay the golden eggs away faster than you can shake a stick.

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   Mutiny92posted 13 years ago

   Isn't there a function on Youtube for the video owner to not allow it to be embedded?  I have had a couple of videos I have tried to use in HP and an error came up regarding this.
   
   If the Youtube video owner allows the embed feature, doesn't that mean that the owner is implicitly allowing its use - whether or not they branded or watermarked it?

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      sunforgedposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      absolutely

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      IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Well it definitely says watermarked videos are no longer allowed.
      I know HP are wanting to set up their own videos, but how can I make videos for my own use here without a digital video camera? Don't videos that come from YouTube which complement a hub, keep people on the page for longer?

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      K9keystrokesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      yep! Big as life.

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   Rosie2010posted 13 years ago

   One of my hubs got flagged for watermark.  It was so light that I didn't notice it at first and had to email HP.  Good thing, I accidentally looked at my screen at an angle, and there it was.  I've come across very few watermarked videos.. but now I really look at a video to make sure it is not watermarked before I use it.  But sometimes it's really difficult to tell.

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      Pamela Sarzanaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, Ignorantly I put a Youtube video on one of my Hubs, and Adsense  dropped me like a hot potato...I DiD not Know about the No Copright , or Logo vid's...my fault I am new here ..it was a mistake to do that now I know.  I think I'll just stay away from videos. I feel like I am Juggling , and having to maybe walk on egg shells a little. .....I pulled the Hub and adsense is back...

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