vBulletin [video] tag implementation?

Doitsu · 02-02-2013, 12:09 PM

Unfortunately, 60% of the most popular Youtube videos cannot be watched in Germany due to some legal wrangling.
Would it be possible to either implement the generic vBulletin [video] tag or [vimeo] or [dailymotion] tags?
AFAIK, ready-made vBulletin solutions already exist for both sites.

Billi · 02-02-2013, 03:57 PM

Thanks, Doitsu, for bringing up this problem. What I don't understand is how changing a tag would change the legality (and availability) of some videos. Will it link then to the same youtube videos or to some other sites? Could you please explain the background a little bit?

Doitsu · 02-02-2013, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billi

Thanks, Doitsu, for bringing up this problem. What I don't understand is how changing a tag would change the legality (and availability) of some videos.

Since neither Vimeo nor Dailymotion have any Geo-restrictions and many top 1000 Youtube videos are also available on these two sites, it'd enable German users to embed links for these two sites instead of Youtube links.

Billi · 02-03-2013, 02:29 AM

Ah. Then I understand how it's meant. Thanks.

But it's only for us German or European users? Posters from the US would - if this option was implemented - still use the youtube links as they can't know if any video is regionally restricted in Europe?

Doitsu · 02-03-2013, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billi

But it's only for us German or European users?

Yes. Everyone else can continue to use Youtube links.

02-02-2013, 12:09 PM	#1
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,583 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	vBulletin [video] tag implementation? Unfortunately, 60% of the most popular Youtube videos cannot be watched in Germany due to some legal wrangling. Would it be possible to either implement the generic vBulletin [video] tag or [vimeo] or [dailymotion] tags? AFAIK, ready-made vBulletin solutions already exist for both sites.

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02-02-2013, 03:57 PM	#2
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Thanks, Doitsu, for bringing up this problem. What I don't understand is how changing a tag would change the legality (and availability) of some videos. Will it link then to the same youtube videos or to some other sites? Could you please explain the background a little bit?

02-03-2013, 02:29 AM	#4
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Ah. Then I understand how it's meant. Thanks. But it's only for us German or European users? Posters from the US would - if this option was implemented - still use the youtube links as they can't know if any video is regionally restricted in Europe?