Youtube's new rules coming soon

[pigpen1]

Exactly my point.

Well... again, I may not know the details of the legislation and what the FCC plans to do, I work in IT and can speak (with expertise) to what they can do realistically to check video content. Estimates of video uploads to YouTube on a daily basis are in the 1 petabyte range. One petabyte is 1000 terabytes. This is daily.

Scanning accounts to determine what their content settings are, can be done in relatively short order. So can scanning existing content that has already been flagged as inappropriate. Scanning all the video content on YouTube, considering in the past year alone there has been an estimated 365 petabytes of data uploaded, would take several lifetimes. And if they could somehow scan all the video content from when YouTube began until now, there will be another petabyte of new content by tomorrow.

I work in tech too, and while you're right about the volume of content, since the FTC is the judge, jury, and executioner in the is case, the process doesn't have to be fair or transparent. If you're int the wrong with them you're wrong and the appeals process, if it exists, is probably costly. What I'm saying is that if they were to scan the content correctly, it is a huge task, but they can just half-ass it and be done with it and start handing out fines. They just have to fine enough people that that others get scared.

 

[smtp4me]

I work in tech too, and while you're right about the volume of content, since the FTC is the judge, jury, and executioner in the is case, the process doesn't have to be fair or transparent. If you're int the wrong with them you're wrong and the appeals process, if it exists, is probably costly. What I'm saying is that if they were to scan the content correctly, it is a huge task, but they can just half-ass it and be done with it and start handing out fines. They just have to fine enough people that that others get scared.

Agreed. I would expect random scans and not full/complete scans, or as I mentioned earlier - targeting the worst of compliance abusers.

 

[KarateChris]

I started watching the video, stopped after a few minutes. I already knew this. I have a Youtube channel. I do not make videos for kids. As to the people doing covers, check the Youtube rules. You cannot upload something that you do not own, if you own the material, no problem. Youtube takes copyright infringement seroiusly. So do I. I never upload something that is copyrighted by someone else. What's the issue here?

 

[KarateChris]

Try this one. Even music channels have to declare their content. My issues is I don't even know how. They don;t make it easy like a box to check when loading the video. I think that is by design.

It was super simple. Youtube sent me an email, I followed the link, decided that none of my music was made specificly for children, clicked the appropriate box, done. I don't know what the big deal is.

 

[OptimalOptimus]

I think this one is the most accurate on the situation

 

[pigpen1]

I started watching the video, stopped after a few minutes. I already knew this. I have a Youtube channel. I do not make videos for kids. As to the people doing covers, check the Youtube rules. You cannot upload something that you do not own, if you own the material, no problem. Youtube takes copyright infringement seroiusly. So do I. I never upload something that is copyrighted by someone else. What's the issue here?

Why are people equating the issues of COPPA and copyright protection? YouTube is very tolerant of "cover videos" unless the copyright holders pursue a claim, as evidenced by the number that have been up there for years. Using its Universal Music Group or a few artists (Beatles) going after those doing cover videos. It should fall under fair use, and YouTube tends to honor that, unless a claim is filed.

 

[pigpen1]

It was super simple. Youtube sent me an email, I followed the link, decided that none of my music was made specificly for children, clicked the appropriate box, done. I don't know what the big deal is.

The only issue is they can come back and say you're videos were appealing to kids, even if you don't mark them that way, and find you.

One other thing about the cover issue..the smart way is to just show how to play individual parts of the song, not play along with the whole recording.

 

[OptimalOptimus]

The only issue is they can come back and say you're videos were appealing to kids, even if you don't mark them that way, and find you.

One other thing about the cover issue..the smart way is to just show how to play individual parts of the song, not play along with the whole recording.

I did a few cover on Youtube and I always said I didn't own any of it and all. Youtube accept if all revenu for it goes to the artist because of the copy right. I'm ok with that and never been flag because of that.