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Cryogenic Filmworks
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It's your work right? I would let them use it, just have them sign some paperwork which limits what they can do with it and if youtube (which I cannot stand anyways) has a problem with it they can try to sue you but frankly I think they would lose. I do NOT post anything on those sites as they sometimes put in crappy EULA that no one really reads that are intended to screw you.
First of all, I'm sure you're aware that by posting your video on Youtube that you've already given up some rights:
"For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting the User Submissions to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the YouTube Website and YouTube's (and its successor's) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the YouTube Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the YouTube Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Service. The foregoing license granted by you terminates once you remove or delete a User Submission from the YouTube Website."
I'm no lawyer, but I think you would protect yourself by sending them the video with a Creative Commons license:
http://creativecommons.org/
And I haven't seen the video, but of course you do have written permission from all those in the video to use their image, etc. right?
"For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting the User Submissions to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the YouTube Website and YouTube's (and its successor's) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the YouTube Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the YouTube Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Service. The foregoing license granted by you terminates once you remove or delete a User Submission from the YouTube Website."
I'm no lawyer, but I think you would protect yourself by sending them the video with a Creative Commons license:
http://creativecommons.org/
And I haven't seen the video, but of course you do have written permission from all those in the video to use their image, etc. right?
Cryogenic Filmworks
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Fedex or Mail paperwork to them and have them return it Via Fedex or Mail.
I don't think you have to go overboard with signing documents. My understanding is that if you distribute the film with the Creative Commons license, then you're legally protected if they do something outside of that.
You could go to Kinko's or some place with a fax machine and fax them an agreement based on the Creative Commons license and have them fax it back. You can specify that it can be used either for the one time event or for non-profit educational purposes only, and can expressly deny privileges to redistribute as part of another work (like any film they would make) without your permission.
Have them fax it back and it should be good. Or if you're paranoid, then have them mail a copy back. But since you've already given Youtube rights to make derivitave works, I wouldn't worry too much about some professor ripping you off.
Personally, I would just distribute it with the CC license, and e-mail them that they can use it educationally as much as they want, but not redistribute it in part or in full without your permission. You're much more likely to get ripped off by Youtube then by some egghead professor.
You could go to Kinko's or some place with a fax machine and fax them an agreement based on the Creative Commons license and have them fax it back. You can specify that it can be used either for the one time event or for non-profit educational purposes only, and can expressly deny privileges to redistribute as part of another work (like any film they would make) without your permission.
Have them fax it back and it should be good. Or if you're paranoid, then have them mail a copy back. But since you've already given Youtube rights to make derivitave works, I wouldn't worry too much about some professor ripping you off.
Personally, I would just distribute it with the CC license, and e-mail them that they can use it educationally as much as they want, but not redistribute it in part or in full without your permission. You're much more likely to get ripped off by Youtube then by some egghead professor.