This issue seems to follow the thinking "Hey man, what's the big deal? We're not really hurting anyone". It is rather ironic that the complaints in the top 2 videos address how it affects their income, not their fanbase or followers. Adversity always reveals character.Would you expect a car dealership to give you a car? Would you expect a free cake from a bakery? Free clothes from Dillard’s? Then why do y’all expect free music from musicians? It is not wrong for a musician to expect payment for their work.
That's because so much of their music is pilfered from the "dinosaurs" to begin with.Rappers and pop artists don't block.
Would you expect a car dealership to give you a car? Would you expect a free cake from a bakery? Free clothes from Dillard’s? Then why do y’all expect free music from musicians? It is not wrong for a musician to expect payment for their work.
Would you expect a car dealership to give you a car? Would you expect a free cake from a bakery? Free clothes from Dillard’s? Then why do y’all expect free music from musicians? It is not wrong for a musician to expect payment for their work.
That's because so much of their music is pilfered from the "dinosaurs" to begin with.
No fair use considerations to be had?It doesn't matter how "flimsy" the reason is. Again, if you want to use copyrighted material, pay the copyright fee. Making money off of other people's work is why they exist. If you're unable to obtain the copyright or are denied the copyright, don't play the material.
Just because they're suddenly being enforced "rigorously" doesn't mean the laws have changed, just their enforcement.
I agree, especially with how long YouTube has been around, that there should be a blanket copyright one could purchase that would allow the use of material in an instructional video. Until then, this is the way things are and as Pete pointed out, there are ways around it if your primary goal really is to help others.
Really?I'd argue that Youtube has become a vital global public utility and needs to be treated as such.
Really?
They are a company that provides entertainment... How does that qualify as a public utility?
It’s ironic that YouTube became so huge by allowing other people’s IP to be uploaded and monetized by YouTube illegally.
Without illegal content hosted by them they wouldn’t have had a whole lot of content especially in the beginning.
They’ve turned into “The Man”