Jakim wrote:To be honest you don't have to mention the license. Just mention my name (or link/both).
Whenever possible(*) I don't use works that aren't licensed or clearly in the public domain.
If I
"don't have to mention the license" (emphasis mine) it means there is a license.
Since I don't know what the license is, it would be unwise if I'd embed your work in the video.
I'll use a song from Incompetech instead, then I don't need to wonder what the song's license is.
The problem with works that don't have clear licenses is that nobody knows whether these works are free or not, or usable in any way.
Even if the author of a work says to me
"Feel free to use it." that's not good enough...
...because I still don't know what I can do with it.
And even if I'd use it, people who see the end product in which that work would be used wouldn't know whether they could use the work.
I want the license to be clear not only to me, but to everyone.
Of course, the modding video will contain copyrighted/trademarked graphics.
Take, for example, the image for the video that I mentioned
here.
The brand names and logos and the Prince of Persia screenshots; I'll use those without mentioning their owners/licenses.
It's unlikely this will lead to complaints being filed.
However, whenever possible,(*) I
do make sure I only use works with appropriate licenses.
The Apple ][ image is CC BY-SA 2.0 FR (by Rama) and the SNES console image is in public domain (by Evan-Amos).
(*) Within reasonable limits. Is it possible to pick another, (more) clearly licensed song? Yes, that's possible.
