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Vimeo has allowed source file replacements for years. Why is it always conspiracy theory with YouTube users?
by restlessdesign 10y ago
Vimeo has allowed source file replacements for years. Why is it always conspiracy theory with YouTube users?
- striking 10y agoOnly corporate interests get to modify their files on YouTube. Everyone else has to delete and re-upload. That sucks. And this shit's very close to the last straw.
- BukhariH 10y agoIf they allowed everyone to replace source file then people would start selling popular and viral videos by adding adverts to the video... That's why it's limited to "corporate interests".
- striking 10y agoLinusTechTips, for example, already puts ads directly in the source video. And it's perfectly fine. What would being able to edit the video do? Also, people already sell the rights to their viral videos.
- neotek 10y agoI'm pretty sure anyone can edit and replace their videos on YouTube, it just resets the play count and comments.
- striking 10y agoYeah, I mentioned that. And that sucks, because the viewcount of a video is one of the factors in deciding how often it'll show up in the Related Videos.
- BillyParadise 10y agoNo, not and keep the same video ID. The trick is to create a one-video playlist, and link to the playlist. Then you can update the contents of the playlist whenever you want.
- curiousgal 10y ago>And this shit's very close to the last straw. And then what? Unless you're a Youtuber I don't see how any of the issues with Youtube (copyright strikes, demonetisation, this fiasco etc) affect you.
- striking 10y agoIt affects the content creators that I like watching. It makes their job harder. It's easy to see how it affects them. I pay for YouTube Red et al. so the content creators I watch get their fair share of my cash. If this begins to affect content, I'm going to stop subscribing to Red and stop watching YouTube videos altogether. It's a waste of time anyway and I have better things I should be doing.