New and Curious

[Monkey King Seth]

Ehhh, this is part question-part comment.

What's the whole standpoint on using the same music AND anime as someone else? Like, let's say I heard a song, and connected it to an anime, and made a video. Now, when I consider uploading it, I found out that someone else has already done an AMV with that same song and anime.

Do you think it would be justifiable for that person to flame me if I were to upload my video? o.o; Even if the editing and arrangements are completely different?

'Cause if it is, I may as well avoid conflict an' just keep my videos to myself... *sighs* So, whaddaya think? Am I "allowed" to upload vids like that, or is it just kinda redundant?

Note: Er, if this ain't the right place for this topic, don't hesitate to move it. ^^; I'm new. *gestures to giant "NEWB" sign on shirt* Eheh.

[Unlimited Rice]

just upload it if you want to..

Do you think it would be justifiable for that person to flame me if I were to upload my video? o.o; Even if the editing and arrangements are completely different?

no.... it wouldn't be justifiable

[dj_ultima_the_great]

Well, I had considered that myself some time ago. What I came up with was this:

You came up with the video idea. You didn't know there were other videos with that idea. Therefore, you are not a thief.

Besides, the chances of the other person actually seeing your video AND being enough of a jerk to flame you for it are very, very slim. The people on this site are overall very nice and I'm sure they would all understand your situation. It happens all the time.

So, my suggestion to you is this: upload that video! ^_^

As always, Farewell, Good Luck, and Happy AMV-ing!


- dj_ultima_the_great

PS: just out of curiosity, what is your video idea?

[Unlimited Rice]

You came up with the video idea. You didn't know there were other videos with that idea. Therefore, you are not a thief.

or, you just wanted to do the video even though there's others of the same idea.. it wouldn't be stealing.. unless like.. you actually steal their video, or even just parts..

[Scintilla]

If the editing and arrangement are completely different as you say, then no one should get on your case. Go ahead and post it.


(Really, if you hadn't seen the other video before making your own, they shouldn't be getting on your case even if they're <i>not</i> completely different. However, sometimes you get situations like the two dozen (plus) NGE videos to "Chop Suey!" (and I'm willing to bet that most of the creators of THOSE videos had no idea the combo had been done before)... but that's the exception, not the rule.)

[AquaSky]

This topic gets brought up every so often. Pretty much the same set of answers each time too. The last one (I believe) to deal with the subject was - http://www.animemusicvideos.org/phpBB/v ... hp?t=50289.

[Kionon]

As the person who has had someone use the same song and the same multi-source after I did, I think it personally shows laziness more than malice. I always check the Org for song and anime combinations.

However, I personally would never use the same song and anime combination as someone else. Golden rule; I wouldn't want it done to me, so I don't do it to anyone else.

[dj_ultima_the_great]

As the person who has had someone use the same song and the same multi-source after I did, I think it personally shows laziness more than malice. I always check the Org for song and anime combinations.

Not everybody is a part of this site when they make their videos, though. I didn't even learn of this site until I had made my fifth one. Luckily, none of my ideas had been done, but the fact still stands that a person could make a video well before they join and get the chance to see if it's been done before. Now, of course, I always look up my ideas as I think of them, but that option wasn't open to me for videos 1-5.

I have to admit, though, the person probably did copy you in that case. It's just a little too convenient to use the same multiple anime source and song as another person.

[Monkey King Seth]

Ah, okay, I see. Thank-you! ^^;

Yeah, I actually took up a couple hours today searching for videos that might have the same combination as mine (seeing as I haven't uploaded any of mine yet... ^^') and I was surprised by how many had been done before. =___=

One hadn't (huzzah!) and for another, the person had only used half the song, whereas I used the whole one... *shifty-eyed* Eheh?

And yeah, as was said, I wasn't a part of this site before either, when I actually began making them...

Huh... I guess I'll upload maybe one or two (only the ones I like best) and try to avoid anymore that may have already been done... *sighs* But seriously, it's so depressing finishing something that you're really proud of, and then you find out that someone else did it first. *melts in disappointment*

But anyway, thank-you for your replies! --Er, and sorry for asking a question that has been asked a hundred times before! ^^;

[Bakadeshi]

That actually happened to me when I made my very first video, I made a video to spirited away with Vanessa carlton's Ordinary day before I even knew abot this site, and came to find out there was one already out by Micheal Howe. So What I did was just credit him in my video description with a line something like " This is in no way affiliated with the already existing video to this song and anime by Micheal Howe" (and provided a link to his video) and said something like I didn;t know about his video until after I did mine. He ended up finding it, and thanked me for crediting him in the description and was actually quite nice about it. Did I have to do that? Probably not, the video was diferent enough that its obvious I didn;t steal it, but I did it just for good measure, and I did since get a few comments from downloaders mistaking my video for his.