Aplicación extraterritorial de la normativa de derechos de autor en Ecuador por servicios de computación en la nube: Términos de servicio de Twitter y YouTube

• Autor: Eugenia Novoa
• Páginas: 23-49

Revista de Derecho n.º 26 (July-December 2022) ISSN online 2393-6193

10.22235/rd26.2681

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Extraterritorial application of copyright regulations in Ecuador due to

cloud computing services: terms of service of Twitter and YouTube

Aplicación extraterritorial de la normativa de derechos de autor en Ecuador por

servicios de computación en la nube: Términos de servicio de Twitter y YouTube

Aplicação extraterritorial de regulamentos de direitos autorais no Equador por

serviços de computação em nuvem: Termos de Serviço do Twitter e do YouTube

Eugenia Novoa

ORCID: 0000-0001-5098-6304

Universidad Central del Ecuador

Email: epnovoa@uce.edu.ec

Received: 24/09/2021

Accepted: 20/10/2022

Abstract: The internet is transforming society on a global level, especially due to the

increasing popularity of social media services such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Because cloud computing characteristics have tangible effects on enterprises and

economics growth globally, it is necessary to create an understanding of cloud

computing’s cross-border nature and the effects of and such paradigm for social media

artists located in Ecuador. Therefore, this paper seeks the following objectives: firstly, to

establish how Ecuadorian artists can be bound by extraterritorial copyright laws by

posting their works in YouTube or Twitter. Secondly, to define the benefits and

drawbacks of the relation of Ecuadorian artists with YouTube and Twitter. Lastly, this

article shows how U.S. copyright laws bind Ecuadorian users of YouTube and Twitter

transnationally.

Keywords: copyright; artistic work; cloud computing; Twitter; YouTube.

Resumen: Internet está transformando la sociedad a nivel mundial, especialmente debido

a la creciente popularidad de las redes sociales tales como Twitter, Facebook y YouTube.

Debido a que las características del cloud computing (computación en la nube) tienen

efectos tangibles en las empresas y el crecimiento económico a nivel mundial, es

necesario crear una comprensión de la naturaleza transfronteriza de este y los efectos de

dicho paradigma para los artistas de redes sociales ubicados en Ecuador. Este articulo

busca en primer lugar establecer cómo los artistas ecuatorianos pueden estar sujetos a las

leyes de derechos de autor extraterritoriales al publicar sus obras en YouTube o Twitter;

definir cuáles pueden ser los beneficios y los inconvenientes de la relación extraterritorial

entre artistas ecuatorianos con YouTube y Twitter; y explicar cómo las leyes de derechos

de autor de los Estados Unidos obligan a usuarios ecuatorianos de YouTube y Twitter a

nivel trasnacional.

Palabras clave: derechos de autor; trabajo artístico; computación en la nube; Twitter;

YouTube.

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Resumo: A Internet está transformando a sociedade em todo o mundo, especialmente

devido à crescente popularidade das redes sociais como Twitter, Facebook e YouTube.

Por conta das características da computação em nuvem terem efeitos tangíveis nos

negócios e no crescimento econômico globalmente, é necessário criar uma compreensão

da natureza transfronteiriça da computação em nuvem e os efeitos de tal paradigma para

os artistas das redes sociais localizados no Equador. Este artigo busca primeiro

estabelecer como os artistas equatorianos podem estar sujeitos às leis de direitos autorais

extraterritoriais ao postar seus trabalhos no YouTube ou no Twitter; definir quais podem

ser as vantagens e desvantagens da relação extraterritorial dos artistas equatorianos com

o YouTube e o Twitter; e explicar como as leis de direitos autorais dos EUA vinculam os

usuários equatorianos do YouTube e do Twitter transnacionalmente.

Palavras-chave: direitos autorais; trabalho artístico; computação em nuvem; Twitter;

YouTube.

Introduction

The popularity of social media is steeply rising and as a result so are international

artist who can get fame out of it. Websites like YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, or Spotify

are great opportunities for artist to promote their artwork worldwide. Yet, uncertainty of

legal issues concerning copyright protection might deter artist within and without United

States from promoting their stunning works. It is then necessary to simply elucidate

certain legal issues pertaining the cloud computing services involved behind these social

media networks.

The internet is transforming society on a global level, especially due to the increasing

popularity of social media services, such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Because

cloud computing characteristics have tangible effects on enterprises and economics

growth globally, we want to support artist from different countries by encouraging them

to use of social media and make their works famous in an international level. Indeed, it is

in the interest of the author to create a reader’s understanding of cloud computing’s cross-

border nature and the effects of and such paradigm for social media artists located in

Ecuador. How Ecuadorian artists can be bound by extraterritorial copyright laws by

posting their works in YouTube or Twitter? What can be the benefits and drawbacks of

this?

This article explains such questions in three sections. The first describes the

characteristics of cloud computing and its linkage with social media networks. The

second, focus on how copyrights are protected under the terms of service of two popular

social media platforms, Twitter and YouTube. Finally, the third, shows how copyright

laws of the U.S. bind Ecuadorian users of YouTube and Twitter.