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The problem is fundamentally that ContentID is done on the cheap. Things would work better with human interaction on the requests by Google. But bluntly, if yo
by Mindwipe 8y ago
The problem is fundamentally that ContentID is done on the cheap.
Things would work better with human interaction on the requests by Google. But bluntly, if you want your video host to do due diligence, hire one that does. Google do a bad job of this because they're a free hosting provider, and as a video uploader you subsequently get what you pay for.
- briandear 8y agoWhy do they even need to use ContentID? What’s in it for YouTube? If someone wants to complain about infringement, they should be required to send a certified letter to YouTube detailing the exact infringement along with providing proof they are in control of the offending work.
- pitaj 8y agoNot getting sued into the ground by publishers for DMCA issues.
- jandrese 8y agoThese guys send out hundreds of thousands or millions of takedown requests each year. This is why everything is automated, because it would take an army to vet all of the claims. Legally this make perfect sense to Google, as there are two options: 1. Take down everything requested. Creators get mad but they are a dime a dozen. 2. Don't take down everything because some of it isn't technically a violation. Get sued constantly by the media cartels. Get brought before Congress for "stealing from artists". etc... One party in the dispute is rich and politically powerful, the other is not. There's really only one choice a large company like Google is going to make.
- userbinator 8y agoOne party in the dispute is rich and politically powerful, the other is not. ...and ironically, a lot of us are quite worried about the other party also becoming "rich and politically powerful" too (although they do seem to be getting there...)
- jandrese 8y agoYoutube artists? I have not seen PewDiePie for President bumper stickers quite yet.
- userbinator 8y agoI was referring to Google vs. the media cartels.
- calebegg 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_International_Inc._v._YouTube,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_International_Inc._v._Y.... IANAL, but as I understand it, Content ID is part of how they justify being a safe harbor under DMCA.
- gnopgnip 8y agoManually verifying copyright claims is expensive. Responding to take down notices manually is expensive. The alternatives that are as cheap to implement involve rampant copyright infringement.