I've signed up to youtube over a year ago and and I have learned that this site is a double-edged word to me, in other words, it has it's pros and cons.

The good thing about youtube is that it's a place to share videos to others through the web and can see clips of shows and events that you thought you wouldn't see again.

The bad thing about it are the numerous copyright violations the users make unintentionally, including those who submit a video converted version of one of my flashes there.

Which leaves me to make a statement about this:
 People, I HAVE A YOUTUBE ACCOUNT! it's hitthefloor729. Think twice before posting my flashes there, otherwise you'll get a message from me asking why the hell you submitted it (and possibly ask you to remove it). I get annoyed when users submit my work on youtube or any other video site and don't even bother to give me credit for it. I've seen it happen in the past, I don't want ignorant users to submit my work and take credit for something that they DIDN'T make! I know that I get more publicity that way, but at the same time I don't want others confusing the viewers about who the original author is. I guess the only way to understand copyright violations is too see them from an authors POV.

Another thing I like to point out are the typical answers to why users post my flashes on youtube,they simply state that "They're cool" . This phrase is something a 14 year old n00b would say and it doesn't mean much to me these days. I wish you people would see my work as something beyond that. I want viewers to say that my work is original,creative,inspirational or anything similar to that, I don't make this stuff 'just' to be cool. I want to motivate viewers with the things I make.

I've been wanting to get that off my chest for a while. I'm not against Youtube in any way, all I want is that Youtube users be more responsible with their account and copyright violations and make their own stuff instead of always ripping other people's videos and flashes. Is being original so damn hard for you guys these days?

*sigh*...