[svlug] permission - Re: svlug bylaws (Google Docs)

[David Fox]

On 12/3/07, Alvin Oga <alvin at mail.linux-consulting.com> wrote:

> - some people want a copy of it for their own use, distribution,
>   teaching, etc, etc

It's technically feasible (I've done it before) to pull the video down
with (among other things) youtube-dl, and convert it to dvd format &
burn with 'tovid', for instance. I've done it with other CC licenced
things, like Star Trek New Voyages. As long as I'm not doing it for
profit - but for personal use, lack of licensing implies questions,
whether or not it's legal to do.

Another related example were the "Go Open" series of videos that were
done in South Africa a few years ago. I went ahead and converted them
to 2 dvd's about the time they came out, purely for my own use.


> - some people might want to edit it to correct incorrect comments
>   if any and or to fill in the gaps

CC implies I can't do that (it's a "no derivatives" license).

> c ya
> alvin