I earn ,000/month from "How to" videos on YouTube
11-13-2015, 03:04 PM
Quote: (11-12-2015 03:25 AM)samsamsam Wrote:
Any of you guys know how this clip (as an example) can exist and generate almost 4 million views. I guess this person doesn't monetize it?
Everything I'm about to write here is all conjecture, but I feel like I have an OK grasp of how the system works.
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Re: The Carwash video
There's only one video on this guy's channel, and it was uploaded 4 years ago. I'm sceptical it's paying him, and I think it's still up because the copyright owner simply isn't enforcing the copyright anymore. Sure, they could issue a complaint and get it taken down, but how much money are they losing by letting it exist? They're almost certainly busy tracking down the people who are Torrenting/streaming new releases ... that's where real money is lost.
My theory on this video: YouTube never even sent this guy an invitation to become a partner (back in 2011 when he uploaded, that's how it was done), and may not even "know" it's infringing. To them, it's just some random video with a piddly 4000 views a day, and the ad revenue goes straight to their own coffers.
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Re: Using other people's videos for montages (like Fail Army, "People are Awesome", "Top Ten Scariest Videos Ever Seen", etc)
Using someone else's video content as part of a montage or a list is almost always alright. This surprises me too, but there are so many people who make lists and montages of other peoples' videos, and there is a 0% chance they're getting permission from the copyright owners of all the videos.
Copyrighted songs are much more strongly enforced - maybe it's easier to automatically detect copies of audio (like Shazam does) - but I think it's also has to do with the Recording Industry's deep pockets.
Consider BronxBomber42. He uses videos from Major League Baseball to make montages of "Triple Plays" or "Inside-the-Park Homeruns" etc ... but admits he just downloads the videos from MLB.com using software on his computer. There's no way that's kosher, but the videos remain. Whether or not he monetizes - I don't know.