YouTube makes it easier for Content ID Claim trolls to function, Users unable to defend til 2014

[6souls]

YouTubers across the world are reporting a torrent of YouTube Content ID warnings landing in their inboxes today, in what appears to be the start of a crackdown on monetised Let’s Plays and other home-grown content. One source has stepped forward to tell us what they think is going on.

The breaking news and reports are being compiled into a NeoGAF thread, which suggests many companies are now approaching content creators with Content ID claims.

Force Strategy Gaming has posted a discussion explaining what is going on among the video creation community.

They explain that there’s a YouTube monetisation review process going on in about a month, and that over the past week, many video creators have started receiving a vast amount of Content IDMatch claims on their footage, mostly from a company called ‘IDOL,’ a prominent music distribution firm.

Force Strategy feels that videos containing cut-scenes, trailers and game music are among the most common claims. He stresses that 10-seconds of a trailer is considered fair use, and that anything over that will increase the chances of a person receiving a claim. One way around claims is to become affiliated with an approved channel like Machinima.

However, VG247′s source – who runs a managed channel and serves over 6.7 million views a month – stresses that publishers are now coming forward to say that it isn’t them making the claims. Claims are, instead, coming from IDOL and are largely linked to music used in clips. We have been informed that BAFTA is among the firms issuing Content ID claims.

Our source told us, “YouTube flipped a switch 2 days ago and it seemingly matches any copyrighted footage (seems to be game audio) with their music library and then gives out content ID claims. IDOL is a company that distributes many individual music companies, which is why they’re linked to many of the claims.”

We’ve asked IDOL to comment.

Videos can be approved by submitting them to YouTube’s confirmation process early next year, clearing them for monetisation. However the review process can take between a few hours to days. The issue is that approved content will be late and therefore will not make its creator as much money. Some of those in pre-approved relationships are still getting claims, but nowhere near the same volume.

There now seems to be a misunderstandaing and confusion over the rules for YouTubers deemed ‘Affiliate’ and ‘Managed.’ Are they exempt? Will they have their content culled? What are the rules? The impending changes were outlined in a press release, but confusion lingers.

On the Content ID changes coming for Affiliates and Managed users in January, our source added, “Starting Janaury, ‘affiliate’ partners = videos will be put into monetization review as opposed to the instant monetization we’ve all had for years, which is basically bad news for gaming channels as it takes YouTube days to review and there’s still no guarantee they’ll approve the claim unless you have permission from the company to monetize their IP.

“Managed” partners = exempt from all content ID claims and protected by both Google and its network. Instant monetization remains, etc. YouTube has told networks make your partners managed or affiliate. If the partner is affiliate, they can get copyright strikes and content ID claims, etc., and the network won’t be affected and won’t be responsible.

“If the network’s “managed” partners receive a single copyright strike throughout their entire “managed” partners whether that be 50 or 100, they get fined, penalized. 3 total copyright strikes is bad news for the network so they’ll only make MASSIVE and very valuable partners “managed” as they now share the responsibility of a copyright strike with a “managed” partner.

“If you’re managed, you’re fine and can monetize anything you want. If you’re affiliate, your’re royally fucked and you might as well just quit YouTube.

“Summary: 99% of YouTube gaming channels will die soon.”

For those doing this as a full time job, it surely comes as a huge blow. Publishers seemed to be using home-grown videos as an increasing avenue for coverage, and while games like Battlefield 4 have received plenty of videos from people like jackfrags that are – essentially – free advertising – you’d expect them to be encouraged, not nuked in this fashion.

Publisher Deep Silver has stressed that it is not issuing any Content ID claims, while Ubisoft has issued a statement urging anyone who receives a claim from Idol to step forward and ask to have them removed.

There are similar responses from Capcom, Naughty Dog and Codemasters.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/11/99-o...age-discussed/
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=732355
http://idol.io/en/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/28/batt...ckfrags-video/
https://twitter.com/Pewology/status/410523484536983552
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=863
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Youtube Press Release

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Hello, Makers!
YouTube is in the process of rolling out some updates to the partnership program. Since you’re part of the Maker family, we want to make sure you’re equipped to go full-speed on day one! We’ve prepared a summary of upcoming changes, plus a list of instructions on how to thrive in the updated ecosystem. Lastly, we’ll give you a sneak peek into how we’ll help you grow through the end of 2013. Let’s get right to it:

BASICS
First, your channel is still a member of Maker network. This means that you will continue to receive the full spectrum of benefits associated with Maker’s partner program. This includes access to Maker Max, one-on-one channel development, and your dedicated support team.

EARNINGS
Beginning in early January, newly-uploaded videos will occasionally go through a process called monetization review. This review is performed by YouTube, and will determine if your content is in compliance with YouTube’s current terms of use and copyright standards. Once your content has been submitted, the approval process usually takes between a few hours to a few days. This system will be based on trust-algorithm, so the more often you’re approved, the less often you will be reviewed.

We’ve included a how-to at the end of this email, which includes our suggested practices. Simply follow the guide, and you should not see any interruption in your earnings.
We’re also extremely happy to hear that YouTube is making earnings transparency mandatory across all networks. As the first network to offer this information to all of its creators, we’ll continue to provide access to both your YouTube estimated earnings and income earned through participation in other Maker initiatives.

LET’S TALK
Your Contract with Maker: YouTube is introducing a module which lets you send us feedback regarding the status of your partnership. (Editor’s Note: We inserted a link into the previous sentence to provide some more context.) Some people are calling this the “unpartner button”. Maker does not use this feature for communication about its contracts and this button is not a legal notice. If you have questions about your contractual relationship with us, please continue to contact us as you usually do.

COPYRIGHT
As always, it’s your responsibility to only upload content that you own 100% of the rights to. Do not use footage from other sources including TV, movies, trailers, music videos, etc.

CONCLUSION
Being partnered with Maker as an Affiliate channel doesn’t change how we work with you in any way. We will still provide you with support, help increase viewership, and find ways to grow your brand and revenue. We know there can be confusion and sometimes frustration when new features and platform changes roll out, but we’re here to help, answer any questions you might have, and figure out how to make these changes work to your advantage. Things like monetization review are designed to prevent your channel from getting arbitrary content and community strikes; the feedback module is designed to help YouTube channels who are working with unresponsive and non-transparent networks. None of the features are designed to hurt your channel or your content, and Maker is excited to work with all of our partners on each new development as they roll out.

Guides
How-to: Monetization:
1. Begin the upload process a few days before the scheduled release
2. Before the upload process is complete, set the video to UNLISTED
3. You may apply for monetization through your video manager, on a per-upload basis. First, refer to YouTube’s policy on what is and is not monetizable:
https://support.google.com/youtube/a..._topic=1115890
If you are confident that your video is eligible for monetization, you may follow the below instructions on how to submit your content for monetization review:
https://support.google.com/youtube/a..._topic=1115890
4. Once monetization is approved, release your video on-schedule

http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/12/06...yright-review/

Jimquisition has also covered this, but his video isn't up on youtube, yet.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...-Copyright-War

[Tajin]

Lots of good press to be made here by the companies that will let the flagged videos stay.

[octopus]

Damn.... I guess after "Let's play" videos on youtube, Twitch.tv live streaming would be next...?

[Waraji]

Damn.... I guess after "Let's play" videos on youtube, Twitch.tv live streaming would be next...?

Na, Twitch.tv isn't owned by Google yet. Is it?

[Meresgi]

Na, Twitch.tv isn't owned by Google yet. Is it?

Owned by justin.tv inc

[ringthree]

Well, there goes (well it went a while ago, but anyway) the Google rule #1.

You know what this does? Opens the market for other sites. You think these guys would learn, especially when it comes to the internet.

Put some money in people's hands and they stop trying to make money by doing new stuff like how they made their money to begin with, they just try to bleed what they have already.

[ringthree]

This is the real kicker:

Publisher Deep Silver has stressed that it is not issuing any Content ID claims, while Ubisoft has issued a statement urging anyone who receives a claim from Idol to step forward and ask to have them removed.

There are similar responses from Capcom, Naughty Dog and Codemasters.

This is all Youtube. They are making copyright claims for companies without their request?

[Meresgi]

^ It goes from them developing new and innovating technologies to just squeezing what they have and buying up others, because it's much easier that way and far more profitable.

I'm glad, Youtube has been a piece of shit forever and id be happy to watch a few others gain steam on this and start emerging as legit threats.

[SephYuyX]

Just stepping in to say that this wont have any negative impact on YouTube at all.
Thanks.

[Tajin]

Youtube has been a piece of shit forever

You're all kinds of retarded son.

[Meresgi]

You're all kinds of retarded son.

Ok not forever, but for awhile now. Unless you love Google+ integration, ads, terrible streaming at times, non-loading videos or videos that cut out 20% through and never load again, and all the other shit.

[BaneTheBrawler]

Youtube is dead. All hail youtube!

[Tajin]

Unless you love Google+ integration, ads.

Fair enough, the rest of your post is utter bullshit, get an actual internet connection.

[GoggleHead]

Fair enough, the rest of your post is utter bullshit, get an actual internet connection.

ISPs fucking consumers is not the consumer's fault.

[notorious bum]

Fair enough, the rest of your post is utter bullshit, get an actual internet connection.

I've never seen anyone try to defend Youtube's garbage tech and fail website design before. Congratulations?

[Krandor]

Youtube can fuck up horrendously no matter how high your bandwidth is. I remember a chart like a year ago showing how incredibly erratic the performance of their servers is.

Edit, kinda like this

http://blog.connectedplanetonline.co...-Dashboard.JPG

[Quicklet]

Just another example of how terrible and outdated current intellectual property law is. Once again I'll reiterate what I always say about this: this problem isn't going away and it's probably going to get worse before it gets better.

[Buffy]

For those having trouble getting youtube to stream properly, I suggest this:

http://mitchribar.com/2013/02/how-to...windows-guide/

It had a very positive impact for me, also some people in this link found it helpful: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/114...-or-not-at-all.

[Tajin]

I've never seen anyone try to defend Youtube's garbage tech and fail website design before. Congratulations?

I'm not quite defending youtube.
Click link, watch video.
Besides regional restrictions I have no any issues whatsoever with youtube. The ads and google+ crap are valid points, the new design is of no relevance to me. Hit the search textbox, find video, watch video and close youtube. Ya'll seem like whiny fucks.

[Jefe]

I've been tinkering w/ youku and it's better tbqh. The fact that a user can pause a video and it will generate a q code for you to send it to another mobile it's pretty cool. They have a bunch of other neat shit.