Direct YouTube partnership VS Partner Network

[Tarmack]

Does the network inform about the reasons why your video is denied, in case that happens ?

No it just doesn't happen at all. When you're using Adsense and you "monetize" it, YouTube will often autoflag a video even though nothing is wrong with it asking the user to provide proof of ownership. This process can ultimately result in an appeal or at least delays.

With a network, you click a "claim" check box and monetization begins automatically.

It doesn't protect you from copyright strikes if a content owner has set "Content ID" and decided they want to hit everyone who uploads their stuff, so you still need to be cautious of copyright issues. But it takes a lot of the headache of sending links to TOS agreements or license agreements, etc.

 

[alakazam]

Thanks for the info, Tarmack. I needed to know this for when I decide to partner with a network.

It doesn't protect you from copyright strikes if a content owner has set "Content ID" and decided they want to hit everyone who uploads their stuff, so you still need to be cautious of copyright issues. But it takes a lot of the headache of sending links to TOS agreements or license agreements, etc.

One more thing, though... As far as I understood, if a content owner reports you for using a piece of his work in one of your videos, some networks may contact the content owner and ask him if he wants to monetize said video for himself, instead of requesting for the video to be taken down. One of Ray William Johnson's videos was taken down for copyright infringement, but it was reuploaded afterwards because the network (Maker) made a deal with the content owners. Is this true, or am I am mistaken?

 

[Tarmack]

You're close but backwards. Google "Content ID". The Content ID system is one where a content owner can upload their owned material into the YouTube database. YouTube will then automatically flag any content that contains said material. The Content owner has settings in their COntent ID account to tell YouTube what to do with flagged content. Ranging from blocking it, to keeping the ad revenue, to nothing if they so choose.
I've not used the system itself, so I'm not sure how robust it is but it stands to reason that a creator could include exceptions which would be where a network would get permission.