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Who are you going to sue? You have no contract with Youtube requiring them to host and monetize your videos for you. You can't class action every single last do
by simonh 4y ago
Who are you going to sue? You have no contract with Youtube requiring them to host and monetize your videos for you. You can't class action every single last dog and pony trollster one by one.
The flip side of Youtube being a free hosting service is that they have no obligation to host anyone's content. We think of Youtube as being a commons or community resource, but it's not, it's privately owned. You have no more right to put a video on Youtube than you have to put an advert on the side of Google HQ, it's their choice to make and they set the terms. It sucks, but that's the way it is.
- ajdegol 4y agoYou could argue they’re a monopoly
- pjc50 4y agoTerms of service work both ways. You do have a contract with them. Especially if they agreed to pay you money.
- simonh 4y agoThey don't have to agree to pay you money though, or offer you service. What in the terms of service are you referring to?
- account42 4y agoYou can sue them for monetizing your content and giving someone else the money. Even if their ToC says they can do whatever they want doesn't mean they actually can.