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BBC says sorry for using Robert Llewellyn YouTube clip |
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Thursday, 11 June 2009 |
A spokesperson for North West Tonight has apologised for using a YouTube clip of presenter and actor Robert Llewellyn without asking permission.
 Llewellyn
However, it didn’t ask permission from the actor in advance, which led to quite a lot of mumblings (maybe that should be "tweetings") in the Twitter world, including some from Llewellyn himself who has 25,954 followers:
“Have BBC ever used a clip of yours from YouTube without asking/telling/informing/crediting? They've just used mine, bit miffed”
"As regards section 10.1 (B), frankly I don't give a toss, I don't want money or crediting, just want to be informed that they're doing it.”
"Not heard a peep from the Beeb, wasn't really expecting one. Will have little chat with agent next. Dum duu dum dum deeeee"
He also wrote an open letter of complaint to the BBC.
So How-Do stepped in yesterday and got this statement from North West Tonight:
“We have yet to receive a complaint from Robert Llewllyn but we are sorry we did not let him know that we were using his 'dad dancing' clip ahead of broadcast. "While we don't have an agreement with Google entitling us to use YouTube videos, we do sometimes use short extracts from material on the internet to illustrate current stories (which is allowed under the copyright exception of 'fair dealing'). "We used a short clip of Robert to illustrate the Lowry Centre's search for the city's worst dad dancing. While we did credit his website in the clip we should, in retrospect, have spoken to him before using it so would like to apologise to him for that omission.”
Case closed. How-Do sits back and puts feet on desk.
ADDENDUM: Case has reopened as How-Do has just received a missive from the crazy kids at Weber Shandwick in Manchester, to tell us that they're behind the "dancing dads" campaign. The agency has teamed up with the BBC to promote it. So they've (well the BBC has to be more accurate...) annoyed Robert Llewellyn (influential Twitterer and long time BBC man), sent Aldi Easter eggs to Jonathan Ross (even more influential Twitterer and long time BBC man). Watch out Stephen Fry - you're next!
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