Use the parenthetical for the platform
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts22nd edition only
A web video's platform sits in the upload parenthetical, not beside the title: “Harbor Lights, at 12:05 (YouTube, Mar. 4, 2022), https://…”, not “…, YouTube (Mar. 4, 2022), https://…”.1
- Wrong
- …, YouTube (Mar. 4, 2022), https://…
- Right
- Harbor Lights, at 12:05 (YouTube, Mar. 4, 2022), https://…
- 1R. 18.7.4 Web-Based Videos.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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