This really causes me to wonder about the ethical position of the Discovery Channel producers not the behavior of the "moonshiners." I mean the first thing you see is a disclaimer about the illegality of moonshining... so why then would you decide to not only condone it by glamorizing it, but pay the individuals to film them in this illegal endeavor. Or are other topics like this week's SNL Clip does it cross the line? The idea of "Transgressive Humor" to bring attention to topics runs the risk of offending rather building support for change... the question then becomes how far is too far.
The audience will be directed toward students as they try their hand at creating videos to share like vines, YouTube, instagrams... and also teachers and the responsibility they have to educate students about the ethics of representation.
There are copyright infringements and defamation misrepresentations that occur without malicious intent, but that doesn't change the fact that its wrong. Getting permission requires diligence and runs the risk of being told No, but the consequences could be very expensive. The You Tube Statistics page outlines the potential that exists for material to reach intended and unintended audiences. The ACLU outlines the rights individuals have with regards to Making a video or an Audio recording.
Citation:
ACLU: aclupa.org; 2014
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SNL NBC.com 11/1/2014
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