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YouTube Won't Support Most Let's Players Next Year

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on: December 09, 2013, 02:24:30 AM
Yeah, not joking with this one.

http://cramgaming.com/youtube-getting-toug...tization-12989/

I wonder how long it'll be before my favorite Let's Players abandon YouTube over this.

Seriously, this sucks! :(

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Reply #1 on: December 09, 2013, 04:46:55 AM
Ouch.

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Reply #2 on: December 09, 2013, 11:32:37 AM
Even though that won't affect me at all, I'm annoyed nevertheless. YouTube doesn't seem to be aware of that their steps might one day make many people leave the place moving on to other video hosting services that aren't so strict about things...
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Reply #3 on: December 09, 2013, 01:30:43 PM
Yuck. Although it's not really Youtube that's being an ass here this time, it is the gaming companies who in most cases don't allow monetisation and in some cases not even video material... What is that? Bullshit. If you upload trailers that THEY made and monetize it, I understand. But if you make your own content, simply using their visuals (parts of the game, such as in letsplays) I don't see what's wrong with it. Goddamn corporations.

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Reply #4 on: December 09, 2013, 01:36:47 PM
^ There is the "fair use" exception in American copyright law which allows the use of derived works (copies of handouts, fanfictions, cover songs, cosplays, etc.) for the purpose of criticism, comment, scholarship, and other fair uses, but if the corporations (in this case Google) are unwilling to risk court cases in order to defend that exception then it effectively eliminates it on Youtube.


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Reply #5 on: December 09, 2013, 08:29:49 PM
I never understand corporate paranoia.
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Reply #6 on: December 11, 2013, 12:09:20 AM
The JIMQUISITION gives his thoughts on this with a surprise video.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/vie...5-Copyright-War

To be honest, I have to agree with everything he says in it. :)

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Reply #7 on: December 11, 2013, 12:17:55 AM
^ I agree.  His analysis is spot on.


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Reply #8 on: December 12, 2013, 12:37:09 AM
Sorry to double post, but I found a video that does quite a nice job explaining the new policy.  It is a bit long (an hour and a half) but it does have time stamps in the description for the relevant discussion points.  It is interesting hearing commentary from Let's players and game reviewers that have been affected by the changes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt1ubSVMwaw


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Reply #9 on: December 12, 2013, 03:09:53 AM
I'm personally subscribed to someone who reviews movies and movie trailers, and he's having the same problems.

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