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Youtube would get a gentle slap on the wrist and the claimants would get $3.50 + an applebees gift card

by cheeseomlit 5y ago

fridif 5y ago
And the class action firm 25 million ^.^
- LeifCarrotson 5y ago
  ...which is the aforementioned slap on the wrist for Youtube, with revenues of $20B per year. That's not even a slap on the wrist, it's more like a kiss on the cheek.
  - fridif 5y ago
    I think its important to highlight that the slap on the wrist is disbursed to a group of people who are essentially mercenaries that take the lion's share of the pie (proportionally compared to an individual claimant)
anigbrowl 5y ago
I addressed this in my last sentence. specific performance means a litigant can ask the court to require a change in policy. Shaking them down for cash is not the only available option.
- imoverclocked 5y ago
  I think this is key. The law is definitely not my area of expertise and policy can be surprisingly complex ... still, I would think there is a better way. My naive stab at the problem would be to withhold ad revenue for content in dispute. Obviously this would hurt original authors when their content is disputed but it might squelch the current bad-behavior. One step further (but still maybe not overall better) would be for the winner of the claim to take all/part of ad-revenue from monetized+infringing uses.
floatingatoll 5y ago
YouTube would required to materially alter or dismantle their system as part of such a judgement.
tshaddox 5y ago
And they would be banned from using YouTube, which is likely a significant portion of their livelihood.
tclancy 5y ago
Can I combine the card with other offers?
systemvoltage 5y ago
You see, the problem with Applebees gift card is that the denominations are in the multiples of $25. This creates a dilemma of menu selection - should one order 1) Fish sticks, Caesar salad and an oatmeal cookie for $24.29 or 2) Chicken parmesan and a red velvet cake for $23.99. Other combinations are possible but you'd be leaving money on the table demanding an additional visit to recoup the remainder and you really don't want to overpay. I'd be totally fine if they just offer a VISA card instead.

Youtube would get a gentle slap on the wrist and the claimants would get $3.50 + an applebees gift card

fridif 5y ago

And the class action firm 25 million ^.^

LeifCarrotson 5y ago
...which is the aforementioned slap on the wrist for Youtube, with revenues of $20B per year. That's not even a slap on the wrist, it's more like a kiss on the cheek.
- fridif 5y ago
  I think its important to highlight that the slap on the wrist is disbursed to a group of people who are essentially mercenaries that take the lion's share of the pie (proportionally compared to an individual claimant)

anigbrowl 5y ago

I addressed this in my last sentence. specific performance means a litigant can ask the court to require a change in policy. Shaking them down for cash is not the only available option.

imoverclocked 5y ago
I think this is key. The law is definitely not my area of expertise and policy can be surprisingly complex ... still, I would think there is a better way. My naive stab at the problem would be to withhold ad revenue for content in dispute. Obviously this would hurt original authors when their content is disputed but it might squelch the current bad-behavior. One step further (but still maybe not overall better) would be for the winner of the claim to take all/part of ad-revenue from monetized+infringing uses.

floatingatoll 5y ago

YouTube would required to materially alter or dismantle their system as part of such a judgement.

tshaddox 5y ago

And they would be banned from using YouTube, which is likely a significant portion of their livelihood.

tclancy 5y ago

Can I combine the card with other offers?

systemvoltage 5y ago

You see, the problem with Applebees gift card is that the denominations are in the multiples of $25. This creates a dilemma of menu selection - should one order 1) Fish sticks, Caesar salad and an oatmeal cookie for $24.29 or 2) Chicken parmesan and a red velvet cake for $23.99. Other combinations are possible but you'd be leaving money on the table demanding an additional visit to recoup the remainder and you really don't want to overpay. I'd be totally fine if they just offer a VISA card instead.