Dan Robinson
EF5
A little bit of good news on the Youtube front. Channels that steal content - either via straight reuploads or in compilations - are now being algorithmically demonetized. This is a huge development, marking the first time these problem channels have been systematically targeted. Here's a snippet of the notification that these channel owners get when this happens:
For me, these channels have comprised 95% of my infringement mitigation efforts over the years in terms of man hours searching for reuploads, scanning compilations and filling out DMCA takedown forms. I have already seen a decline in the number of reuploads over the past few weeks.
This doesn't mean one can sit back and relax, but it should make dealing with this problem more manageable.
https://www.creatorshub.net/topic/1...ication-got-rejected-and-what-to-do-about-it/
There have been indications that even using too much Creative Commons, public domain or even properly-licensed content that is frequently posted on Youtube can trigger the duplication flag. Essentially, Youtube is trying to enforce a standard of original content on the platform.
The demonetization issue is still present, but has stabilized somewhat this year. If you have a channel that lost its monetization due to being below the view/subscriber threshold, it might be worth doing a little social media plugging of your channel - the benchmark really isn't that hard to reach if you're regularly uploading chase videos (at least once or twice a month).
The new benchmarks along with duplicate content enforcement means that there should be less competition for storm videos in general, which are good things for legit chaser videos. It might be a good time to revisit your channel if you gave up on it when last year's news came out.
Be sure to read about some of the things that can trigger demonetization in our earlier thread on that issue:
https://stormtrack.org/community/th...ation-for-storm-videos-not-april-fools.29621/
Your channel is out of compliance due to duplication. In most cases, you can’t reupload someone else's content unless you get permission first. Remember: It's not enough to credit the content owner or state that "no copyright infringement is intended."
For me, these channels have comprised 95% of my infringement mitigation efforts over the years in terms of man hours searching for reuploads, scanning compilations and filling out DMCA takedown forms. I have already seen a decline in the number of reuploads over the past few weeks.
This doesn't mean one can sit back and relax, but it should make dealing with this problem more manageable.
https://www.creatorshub.net/topic/1...ication-got-rejected-and-what-to-do-about-it/
There have been indications that even using too much Creative Commons, public domain or even properly-licensed content that is frequently posted on Youtube can trigger the duplication flag. Essentially, Youtube is trying to enforce a standard of original content on the platform.
The demonetization issue is still present, but has stabilized somewhat this year. If you have a channel that lost its monetization due to being below the view/subscriber threshold, it might be worth doing a little social media plugging of your channel - the benchmark really isn't that hard to reach if you're regularly uploading chase videos (at least once or twice a month).
The new benchmarks along with duplicate content enforcement means that there should be less competition for storm videos in general, which are good things for legit chaser videos. It might be a good time to revisit your channel if you gave up on it when last year's news came out.
Be sure to read about some of the things that can trigger demonetization in our earlier thread on that issue:
https://stormtrack.org/community/th...ation-for-storm-videos-not-april-fools.29621/
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