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> So this seems to have happened because Youtube wants The Blender Foundation to agree to have their videos monetized. But that doesn't seem to make sense. The
by magicalist 8y ago
> So this seems to have happened because Youtube wants The Blender Foundation to agree to have their videos monetized.
But that doesn't seem to make sense. There are lots of popular channels that don't have advertising and Blender's videos are popular but not that popular.
Their blogpost about it is here: https://www.blender.org/media-exposure/youtube-blocks-blender-videos-worldwide/ https://www.blender.org/media-exposure/youtube-blocks-blende...
I haven't looked at the contract they posted, but they seem to have the same interpretation as you. Maybe it's just an updated contract that includes new rules if you monetize?
(that aside, the communication chain from google posted there is just atrocious. I wouldn't sign a 6 page contract based on those robo-emails either)
- orbitur 8y ago> There are lots of popular channels that don't have advertising and Blender's videos are popular but not that popular. It makes sense if it's staged rollout. I'm assuming all unmonetized good actors (ie not stealing other people's content) will see this ultimatum eventually.
- michaelt 8y agoIt seems bizarre, but there is a quote from Google's support literally saying: I’ve received an update from our experts stating that you need to enable ads for your video. Once you enable, your video will be available in the USA. It's a pretty big change in policy, and a poorly announced one, but...