Copyright issues?

[Jazzmaster 716]

Lately I've been using a completely legal software called game cam to make videos while I play SC4.  I also use Windows Movie Maker to edit the film (i.e. add songs and transitions).  Just a question; I was planning on making some good ones and uploading them online but was wondering...

would there be any copyright issues with this?  Yes, I use custom music, yes I use custom content.  I know making my own "home movies" on my PC should be perfectly legal, but if it's illegal to upload to the internet I won't even give it a second thought.  I'm only 14 and just started high-school so I don't need to be sued by a giant like EA or Microsoft.

-Yoshiisland

[crazyyaya 4]

I doubt it would be. Aslong as your not making money off it, I'm no legal expert though. You should probaly get a second opinion.

[Zelgadis 638]

From the sound of things, I really don't see any difference between this and posting still photos of cities online. Basically, the only difference really here is between still and moving pictures. And a quick peek around ST will show that others have posted movies of their cities before, just not precisely in the format that you are describing.

ISF

[Jazzmaster 716]

Thanks for your insight, Zelgadis and Crazyyaya.  I uploaded the vid to Youtube, and it can be found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVpF4h3dgmQ.  If you find anything wrong copyright wise I'll get rid of it in a heart beat.  Thanks again!

-Yoshiisland

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Yoshi,

     That is an excellent beginning.  If anyone was going to complain about this issue, I would have caught hell over my signature long before this.  Look closely at it, and you'll see it is an animation of a section of one of my cities.  The frames all came from the game.

     As long as you don't make money on it, you are quite safe.

EDIT:  Do you know about the recorder feature of the game?  You can pull frame sets as needed.

[Jazzmaster 716]

I was trying to get the recorder feature to work, but I didn't know Windows Movie Maker was present at the time on my machine (it comes with Windows XP I think, but there weren't any shortcuts I saw).  I'm glad you like the beginning!  I means a whole lot coming from someone like you!

-Yoshiisland