Facebook Freebooting

It has recently come to my attention (as of last night) that uploading videos to Facebook is often content stealing! I had no idea! If any of you are as confused as I was, watch this explanatory video:

It is called FACEBOOK FREEBOOTING and basically, often when someone uploads a video from YouTube or any other primary website to some other secondary website (like Facebook) and then that video is viewed a bunch through the secondary medium rather than the primary, the content owner loses money. Prior to watching a video created by YouTube for Facebook called "Facebook video is crushing YouTube" (look it up on Facebook!) I was completely unaware of this situation and honestly would never have even thought about it. I think that we often overlook ethics in the fast-paced technological world we live in because all we see/want is a product and we forget about it's creators. This disconnect blurs the lines so much that we often forget that there were ever any lines of ethics to begin with. This happens all the time with illegal streaming of videos, downloading of music, and apparently freebooting. And, although it may seem like no one has anything to lose and we only have something to gain from these various practices, in the end, industries, individuals, artists, etc. lose out on their source of income :( But, by spreading awareness of these issues, we can help those who suffer losses. For instance, if you see a video you like and want to share, make sure it is through a platform preapproved by the primary source. The YouTube video I shared above is an example of this; I was only able to upload it to this blog through a system arranged between Blogger and YouTube that ensures that anytime someone watches the video clip above through this blog, it's creator still benefits from the views. If you see a video someone else has uploaded through a secondary source, rather than watching it where they posted it, find it's original source, than watch it. Yeah, it might be a bit of an inconvenience, but most good things are. So, here's to maintaining ethical standards!