What would you do?

[bleedingangel84]

Today, I got called a snitch. No, not the kind with wings from HP, but the kind who tells on people.

And I suppose I am, but here's the deal:

I've been subscribed to a guy on YouTube for several years now. Many of his videos are of a personal nature. He discusses his feelings about himself and his issues with various things in his life.

I recently went looking for one of his videos so I could watch it again, only to discover that he'd taken the original down. What the reason for this is, I have no idea and it is well within his right.

However, I  did another search for the video on the off chance he may have re-uploaded it, only to find that another user had posted his video in order to share it with others.

While I appreciated the opportunity to see the video again, I felt it was only right that the original poster of the video be notified that someone else had posted one of his personal videos, even if it was coming from a good place. So I left a comment on the video asking the guy who had re-uploaded it if he had the original poster's permission. I then proceeded to leave a comment for the original poster of the video letting him know who the other user was and that his video had been re-uploaded by him and asking if the guy had permission from him.

Apparently, no permission was had, because the guy left me a reply sarcastically thanking me for "being a little snitch" to the original guy.

Anyway, my question is, did I do the right thing or not? The guy meant no harm in sharing the video, and I knew that, but I felt it was not right to share it without the owner's permission.

It bothers me being called a snitch, but I felt like I was doing the right thing at the time.

It was somewhat reminiscent of plagiarism in my mind, though the guy never claimed to be the one in the video.

So, I don't know. What's the etiquette for that sort of thing?

I left a comment for the guy apologizing and explaining why I did what I did. I let him know that I didn't bear him any ill will.

He deleted the video after he replied to my first comment.  I didn't ask him to take it down. I just asked him to check with the original poster to see if having it up was okay with him.

I feel mixed emotions about this, but it is really bugging me, so I thought I might write about it here and get some other opinions on the matter. I never meant any harm or bad feeling to stem from it, but apparently it has anyway, and that upsets me a lot.

Did I do a good thing, or was I making a big deal out of nothing?

Any thoughts on this? Please share.

Thank you.

 

Comments

[bleedingangel84.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for commenting. It makes me feel better to know that I'm not the only one who would speak up in a similar situation. I kind of wondered how to handle this, but I thought about what I would want someone to do if it were my video and went with my gut. The guy who posted the original video was thankful that I'd told him about it, so that makes me feel much better about the whole thing. *hugs* Thank you so much for the support and validation. It means a lot.

Lol somehow I can't picture myself with wings, but it would be a trip, I bet.