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Post: Nintendo Enforces Copyright on Youtube Let's Plays
05-16-2013, 07:15 PM #1
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According to reports from YouTube users and partners, Nintendo has started claiming ad revenue on user-created YouTube videos featuring their games. Nintendo doesn't want to block user content (like how the music and filming industry does) but place an ad at the beginning and ending of each YouTube video that has one of their products in it as well as all revenue made from that video going towards Nintendo instead of the creator/uploader.

Prolific YouTube channel owner Zack Scott has posted on Facebook about the demands:

Originally posted by Zack
I think filing claims against LPers is backwards. Video games aren't like movies or TV. Each play-through is a unique audiovisual experience. When I see a film that someone else is also watching, I don't need to see it again. When I see a game that someone else is playing, I want to play that game for myself! Sure, there may be some people who watch games rather than play them, but are those people even gamers?


Nintendo has issued the following statement to You must login or register to view this content. on the matter:

Originally posted by Nintendo
As part of our on-going push to ensure Nintendo content is shared across social media channels in an appropriate and safe way, we became a YouTube partner and as such in February 2013 we registered our copyright content in the YouTube database.

For most fan videos this will not result in any changes, however, for those videos featuring Nintendo-owned content, such as images or audio of a certain length, adverts will now appear at the beginning, next to or at the end of the clips. We continually want our fans to enjoy sharing Nintendo content on YouTube, and that is why, unlike other entertainment companies, we have chosen not to block people using our intellectual property.


I believe Nintendo is not in the wrong for enforcing their copyright laws on this matter, and I believe YouTube should follow through with this because it meets with in their own guidelines:

Originally posted by YouTube
Just because you purchased content doesn't mean that you own the rights to upload it to YouTube. Even if you give the copyright owner credit, posting videos that include content you purchased may still violate copyright law.


What is you guys's opinion on this matter?
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05-16-2013, 09:22 PM #2
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this is all fucking gay, its coz nintendo are losing money, like BADLY. they want money from youtube monetization ads, plus from other youtubers videos ads.
05-16-2013, 11:20 PM #3
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I don't agree with it. Zack has a very good point, games are completely different than movies when it comes to videos of them on YouTube. Sure they actual visual part of the video may be owned by Nintendo but game commentators make it much more interesting to watch, therefore they should at least get a cut of the money/revenue made from it.

Nintendo is dumb though, if they start doing this then less Nintendo games will be uploaded to YouTube and in-return that means less free advertising and less revenue for them.
05-16-2013, 11:21 PM #4
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I think it's fair and annoying of Nintendo to do this, but they do have the right to do so. They want to get money out of it since it's business. They'll probably offer youtube a contract that makes youtube pay to allow people to post Nintendo based games.
05-16-2013, 11:39 PM #5
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Mistake and backwards.
Not much else to add.
05-17-2013, 06:28 AM #6
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I disagree with it on the grounds that Nintendo is getting a fractional amount of profit from this, unlike the channels.

That being said, the have the right to do it if they wish as they own the rights to the games.
05-17-2013, 08:39 AM #7
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I think it's a good thing because there are a lot of LP'ers out there that do these videos as "work" instead of for fun like the should be and just sit cozy making money of other peoples IP which isn't right. Last time I checked though the good LP'ers do there video as a hobby or for fun not as serious work, the lazy NEET fucks that make money from them do these for "work" and they're the only ones that are complaining.

Also Jewtube a shit.

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