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Drop "Powered by Zoom" watermark from Wikimedia Foundation live streamings
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I noticed that in the YouTube channel called "Wikimedia Foundation" we are publishing videocalls with a terrible Powered by Zoom watermark in the bottom-right corner, for the whole duration of the video.

Since it should be very simple to remove that and since it's not a cute communication to do free promotion of a proprietary software (moreover while is talking a volunteer) I think this problem should be brought to the attention of those who can solve the problem, to fix this before releasing any other video released in CC-BY.

NOTE: Yes, the first most trivial solution is to give money to Zoom. I don't think this cost has sense, but a permanent proprietary advertising on a video is not better than that.
NOTE: Yes. In the meanwhile it would be nice to invest on long-term FLOSS solutions, but I do not expect to discuss this whole problem here. Let's just drop that watermark, just to do something. Then let's file another Task.

Just for reference:

Thank you so much for your help in triaging this!

Sorry if I absolutely don't know the person I should talk to :( Moreover I don't want to polemize but I already reported this a couple of times before today in recent months. Having said every time I've reported this, they've always been very kind but... here we are.

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valerio.bozzolan created this task.Oct 20 2021, 4:41 PM
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Aklapper changed the task status from Open to Stalled.Oct 20 2021, 5:34 PM

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Do you know for sure if Zoom was used for that? It seems to have been a conversation at Wikimania instead, which used Remo, if I remember correctly.

Since it should be very simple to remove that

Please share more details if you know that it is simple.

Aklapper closed this task as Invalid.Oct 20 2021, 5:42 PM

As far as I know, the "Wikimedia Foundation" channel on Youtube is managed by WMF's IT Services (ITS) team which does not use Phabricator to track issues.

valerio.bozzolan added a comment.Oct 22 2021, 10:01 AM
In T293911#7445373, @Aklapper wrote:

Do you know for sure if Zoom was used for that?

Nope.

Please share more details if you know that it is simple.

Yup. This is what I've found for "how to remove Zoom watermark"

https://zoom.us/pricing

In T293911#7445407, @Aklapper wrote:

As far as I know, the "Wikimedia Foundation" channel on Youtube is managed by WMF's IT Services (ITS) team which does not use Phabricator to track issues.

I think I still need help to migrate my question to the right place or person.

P.S. You have linked the "finance and administration" section. Is it correct? So I think their IT manager (and my contact) should be Eliza Barrios.

Thank you!

Aklapper added a comment.Oct 22 2021, 10:36 AM
In T293911#7450299, @valerio.bozzolan wrote:

Yup. This is what I've found for "how to remove Zoom watermark"

https://zoom.us/pricing

What is there and where?

valerio.bozzolan added a comment.Oct 27 2021, 2:33 PM
In T293911#7450373, @Aklapper wrote:

https://zoom.us/pricing

What is there and where?

Sorry if I don't understand the doubts here but I can say that I'm quite sure that "removing the Zoom logo" is a paid service described as "Company branding" in the above service plans. Since this is a proprietary software I think this is the only way we can do this.

Aklapper added a comment.Oct 27 2021, 4:11 PM

In my understanding, "company branding" means custom URLs (company.zoom.us) and customize that very page.
That's why I asked for a reference (quote and URL) that states that their logo could be removed.

valerio.bozzolan added a comment.Nov 3 2021, 11:12 AM

Apologies but, even if this needs a fix, I cannot investigate this now. Also, TBH, I think it shouldn't be a volunteer who deals with this, but it would be nice to have the person who found this solution who proactively helps out.

Sorry if I repeat my question but some messages above you have linked the "finance and administration" section. Is it correct as far as you know?

Thank you @Aklapper

Aklapper added a comment.Nov 3 2021, 12:20 PM

@valerio.bozzolan Maybe, but I have not seen any "solution" presented anywhere so far, only (likely incorrect) assumptions?
If WMF ITS is listed under "Finance and Administration" that seems correct to me.

valerio.bozzolan added a comment.EditedNov 5 2021, 10:36 AM

Since I absolutely don't know who to ask I would like to keep this open as personal reminder. Do you have any suggestions for allowing me to do this?

BTW two days ago I've tried to find some answers here:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:EBarrios_(WMF)#Hi!_Question_about_%22Powered_by_Zoom%22_watermark_on_%22Wikimedia_Foundation%22_channel

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