New today
A policy preventing Copyright owners from making $ on manual claims for:
Short song clips (ex: 5 sec of a song)
Unintentional audio (ex:
from passing cars)
Claimants can still block monetization or the video itself, but timestamps help you edit out the claim.
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Why can't it just be a case of oh, if it's a video game, as long as that video game is supposed to have that sound in the normal gameplay it fine, but if it's not supposed to get it copyrighted
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In the gaming industry Nintendo is usually a special case. Most gaming companies don't make copyright claims because they are dependent on the creators to advertise their products. That's free word of mouth advertising, and if they start claiming people will stop making the vids
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This is an important step (with more to come!) towards a better Copyright system for creators & music partners long term.
More on the policy, how it may affect creators, and key dates for enforcement here →