ContentID | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:31:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png ContentID | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Google defends its anti-piracy efforts in updated report https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/google-defends-its-anti-piracy-efforts-in-updated-report/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/google-defends-its-anti-piracy-efforts-in-updated-report/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:31:18 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=299341 Google gets a lot of grief from copyright holders claiming that the company isn't doing enough to stop piracy, despite the company's many efforts. However, this week, Google defended the amount of effort it puts in to suppressing stolen content in an updated anti-piracy report that goes over exactly what Google has been doing recently. …

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Google gets a lot of grief from copyright holders claiming that the company isn't doing enough to stop piracy, despite the company's many efforts. However, this week, Google defended the amount of effort it puts in to suppressing stolen content in an updated anti-piracy report that goes over exactly what Google has been doing recently.

For a start, the ContentID system on YouTube has apparently paid out over $2 billion to copyright owners since its launch in 2007 and just two percent of that revenue was down to formal copyright notices, the other 98 percent was automatic via the system's own algorithms.

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On top of that, Google's transparency reports shows how many DMCA notices it gets for links in the search engine and it does deal with “millions” of links every day. Over 90,000 pirate sites have also been banned from making money using the Google Adsense system.

The music industry in particular seems to have it out for Google and YouTube but according to Google, it has paid more than $3 billion to the music business in total and a lot of that money was generated by fans that may have turned to piracy if YouTube had not been around. The big message Google wanted to put out with its blog post is that its current systems work.

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KitGuru Says: A lot of companies try to push responsibility onto Google for fighting piracy, so it has had no other choice but to put some automated systems in place. I do wonder if these numbers will be enough to satisfy copyright holders though. 

 

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Google is finally willing to protect Fair Use on YouTube https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/google-is-finally-willing-to-protect-fair-use-on-youtube/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/google-is-finally-willing-to-protect-fair-use-on-youtube/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:59:57 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=275870 Over the years, YouTube has become a huge platform for content creators. Over the years, it has seemed like the copyright system on YouTube was stacked against creators, with no real fair use protection against bogus copyright claims. Now, YouTube is finally doing something about it with a new fair use policy, which will see …

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Over the years, YouTube has become a huge platform for content creators. Over the years, it has seemed like the copyright system on YouTube was stacked against creators, with no real fair use protection against bogus copyright claims. Now, YouTube is finally doing something about it with a new fair use policy, which will see Google offer defence in court if necessary.

YouTube has already pledged to protect some of the best examples of fair use, which includes critique, news, or remixes. The idea is that by being willing to offer legal help in court, copyright holders will be less inclined to abuse the Content ID system to silence critics or claim content unfairly.

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In a post outlining the new policy, Google wrote: “We are offering legal support to a handful of videos that we believe represent clear fair uses which have been subject to DMCA takedowns. With approval of the video creators, we’ll keep the videos live on YouTube in the U.S., feature them in the YouTube Copyright Center as strong examples of fair use, and cover the cost of any copyright lawsuits brought against them.”

“We’re doing this because we recognize that creators can be intimidated by the DMCA’s counter notification process, and the potential for litigation that comes with it. In addition to protecting the individual creator, this program could, over time, create a “demo reel” that will help the YouTube community and copyright owners alike better understand what fair use looks like online and develop best practices as a community.”

Now Google does also say that it can't offer legal protection to every video creator or protect every unfairly claimed video, but it hopes that by at least taking stance, copyright abuse will be discouraged.

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KitGuru Says: This does mean that a lot of larger channels will be protected but hopefully YouTube will also make an effort to stick up for smaller channels, which could have their growth stunted by a few bogus copyright claims. 

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Microsoft gives YouTubers permission to monetize gameplay https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/microsoft-gives-youtubers-permission-to-monetize-gameplay/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/microsoft-gives-youtubers-permission-to-monetize-gameplay/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:26:36 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=230142 Microsoft has updated its Game Content Usage Rules, giving YouTuber's and Twitch streamers permission to monetize gameplay footage on all of its titles, although Minecraft, which the company recently acquired for $2.5 billion, has a slightly different set of rules. The new policy states that users can create work based on the company's games if …

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Microsoft has updated its Game Content Usage Rules, giving YouTuber's and Twitch streamers permission to monetize gameplay footage on all of its titles, although Minecraft, which the company recently acquired for $2.5 billion, has a slightly different set of rules. The new policy states that users can create work based on the company's games if they agree to a certain set of rules.

Derivative works must be for personal, noncommercial use and Streamers/YouTubers looking to monetize video footage can't “access the assets or otherwise do things that the games don't normally permit”, which could have a major effect on videos with mods featured.

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Users also can't create content that is “pornographic, lewd, obscene, vulgar, discriminatory (on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc.), illegal, hate speech, promoting violence, drug use or any illegal activity, promoting crimes against humanity, genocide or torture, or is otherwise objectionable.”

Whether or not an item is objectionable is up to Microsoft but if a significant number of people were to flag a specific piece of content, then Microsoft will have to get involved.

Those not using Twitch or YouTube can't make money off of gameplay footage by selling it or through advertisements, so Microsoft is really trying to keep monetized content on these two specific websites, which will likely make it easier to monitor.

Minecraft footage actually has its own special set of guide lines, the rules aren't that different, although they are a bit more relaxed, allowing users to sell or create what they want as long as it is not marketed as an official Minecraft product.

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KitGuru Says: YouTube's ContentID system really shook up the YouTube gaming community but things seem to have been ironed out now and many publishers and developers seem willing to help out channels. It is good to see that Microsoft is open to this new form of media. 

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