Vad ska man tro om detta?
Hej, jag har en film på Youtube, på en storm som jag filmade för cirka ett år sedan. Nu har en person som uppger sig vara på uppdrag från http://www.pioneertv.com/, som ska göra ett TV program om väderfenomen m.m.
Fyra olika meddelanden har han skickat;
"...I am working for a company making a show about extreme weather. We are interested in acquiring the footage entitled "......"
How would we go about clearing this footage for use, who is it licensed to?
If you have any information, do you have an email that we could send a release form to?
Thanks,
O**** Ma***"
Jag svarade då inte på meddelandet då jag inte hade sett det förrän denne skickade ett till;
"I am sorry for contacting you out of the blue like this - I am emailing you from a television production company called Pioneer Productions. We are making a documentary series for the Weather channel all about strange weather phenomenon.
I have come across your video of the "....."
We are interested in using this clip in our documentary and I was wondering if this might be something that I could talk to you about?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
O**** Ma***"
Jag skriver att de kan fortsätta att kontakta mig via min Youtube-kanal, och frågar vad som gäller för denna s.k "release form".
Hi, that's okay thanks for the reply!
"Great we can discuss terms here, and if you are interested we can email you a release form - simply our proof that we have your permission to use the footage.
Talk to you soon,
O**** Ma***"
Varpå jag vill veta lite om vad dokumentären kommer att handla om, och hur mitt videoklipp kommer att användas. Fick då detta svar;
"Hi, that's perfectly understandable,
The documentary focuses on strange weather phenomenon and their origins, be it firenados, lightning, monster hail. It is airing this summer on CH4 in the UK and on the Weather Channel worldwide towards the end of the year.
The license simply means that we have permission to use the footage on this single production show, it does not make us the owners and it is not exclusive - you can continue to use the footage however you'd like. I can email you a release form to look over - it's simply our proof that we have permisison from the owner to use the footage, we always have to fill it out, and it also explains the conditions in further detail. We pay post-broadcast, the release form is essentially your guarantee once you've signed it that if we use the footage we have to pay you accordingly.
Talk to you soon,
O****"
Jaha, är detta något att lita på? Hur bör jag agera?