What Exactly Does CTTO Mean? (Answers)
CTTO – Although it is not a Tagalog word, CTTO or “Credits to the owner” is one of the most common acronyms you would see in Filipino social media.
This is primarily used when people share photos or videos that were not taken by them. However, most of the time, credit is not actually given because the actual owner is not named.
In today’s social media-centered youths, the use of CTTO is thought to be a “free pass” for other people to use the content of someone else without the responsibility of actually giving “credit”.
It is also widely used when it comes to videos as well. Say, for example, you go to a YouTube video and somebody used clips from another channel.
The uploader of the montage would most like put the phrase “I do not own this video” in the description. But, most of the time, the actual content creator is not credited.
Because YouTube right now is a source for profit, creators could have their videos monetized in the platform. However, there are always those who re-upload videos of others to get a quick but.
Thankfully, the platform has ways where one could reclaim the rights to their original content and flag a re-uploader for copyright.
But, this feature is also heavily abused in the platform. For example, if a creator used even 2 seconds of a song, they could claim most of the video and steal revenue from it.
Here, the CTTO that Filipinos often use could not be applied anymore as creators could now get the credit that they deserve.
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