I got a second offer to be a You Tube partner on a Wrestling Related Video I just put up for people to enjoy and had nothing to do with otherwise. This just proves the process they use to to decide who becomes a partner and who doesn't is completely ass backwards. Wish the E-mail was about Retrocade Fantasia and not some random video from a VHS recording of an obscure wrestling match from Japan.
A bit off topic, never been a big wrestling fan, but I always assumed Ultimo Dragon was a Mexican wrestler... just looked him up in Google, interesting...specially the whole bit about his name.
Man, this is bullshit indeed. nothing against you becoming a second partner but the system it's self. I have way more views (over 4 million!) yet still get turned down. Even ASSEMbler can't become a partner. I'm also stuck with only 15 minutes of video time while people clearly ripping off a copy-write get as long as they want. :dammit: Yakumo
I have been offered to be a partner, but I declined it. It is a risk in getting my videos taken down for Sony copyright and I would prefer when people watch my videos that they do not see any ads.
You'd be surprised how many content matches my account has too, I had to remove some videos becuase You Tube's other ass backwards feature, it's Copyright filter was making me VERY uncomfortable. Things it should have detected it did not and instead it found things that aren't even there. Most of the world can't see my Inspirational Video I because it uses an obscure song that broke it's filter. Honestly I'd use Veimo but they have a very limited space on how large the video should be. I just don't trust you tube one bit
Many factors can effect the copyright music being picked up, generally the robot searches for the first few minutes of the video for copyrighted material and if its not there doesn't file a report. You shouldn't be using copyrighted music in the first place or uploaded videos you don't own! Not something to be suspicious of youtube of.
I've been offered as well, but I can't do it, since some of it is game footage, yet every single person who is a popular montage editor get away with it.
One of my vids got flagged for a partnership but not bothered signing up as i doubt im going to get anything of value out of it.
Is it your footage? I.E. recorded with fraps or something? Typically if its trailers or footage from E3 and stuff you don't own it... Some developers get pissy about footage on youtube shortly after release and do attempt to remove it(Rockstar Games with GTA IV springs to mind) .
And have you been blatantly rejected because of it? Sometimes they say "Not enough unique content" which is basically because Machinima has a stranglehold on the video game side,
Thats just a single video. Ive had a bunch come up for partnership, but they review the content, so I rarely bother. Im at two copyright claims anyway, so I just don't waste my time on Youtube too much.
I only use music that's cleared anyway Episode 8 of Retrocade will be the last time I use any commercial music (Cult of Personality) and that song has been cleared by mr Filter before
It's automated but still seemingly random. If you were to go through with the whole process I'm sure it'd get rejected. There's plenty of legitimate people who have the fan base and content for partnership that don't get it.
A few weeks ago, my film company (who use YouTube for sharing rushes) got a copyright violation notice from a gaming review site on a video that was rushes from our latest project. It contained no music, no copyrighted movie clips, nothing AND was an unlisted, private video!
Did you send them a threatening letter? I still haven't found a viable alternative to You Tube other than buying my own server and web space which I really can't afford.
By the way if you want in on the collaboration epsosde of Retrocade Fantasia it's not too late to throw your hat in.
