Monetization Nightmares

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After submitting a specific response to YouTube for a request for more information about rights to a Minecraft Video, below is what they sent. What do we do NOW?

"We have reviewed your video and need more information. Please provide written documentation that you have all necessary commercial rights to make money from your content. Simply stating that you own the video content is not enough. Here are some examples:
Audio:
  • Royalty-free music requires: the song title, artist name, a direct link to the track, and a link to the terms.
  • Music you created using software or stock music requires that you identify the program used, and its terms.
  • Original compositions from third parties require written permission from the rights’ owner(s) stating that you are permitted to use their content commercially. Please remember to include the video’s URL.
  • If you are the artist, please provide us with your name, song title, the composer/publisher, and music label."
In the reply just previous to this, we submitted the link for our music program terms and the name, also the link to Minecraft terms and the name. WE made the song in the video.
Any thoughts? Help?
 
Do what they say :p "Music you created using software or stock music requires that you identify the program used, and its terms."
 
It turns out this was a second video they were asking info about. I thought they were asking again for the same.

We did reply (to the first and now the second) with Cubase and the terms link as well as the Minecraft info.

Now it's a waiting game, I suppose.[DOUBLEPOST=1351206905,1351206885][/DOUBLEPOST]Do people have success with getting monetization turned back on once they provide this info?
 
TVSBOH said:
Do people have success with getting monetization turned back on once they provide this info?
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This is a fairly typical situation with adsense monetization. When I was doing it that way I got a number of these notifications on Minecraft videos, and just replied to each of them with a copy/pasted response with the license info. Most things were then approved in a day or two, and thankfully they did eventually start approving monetization on the first go.

Annoyingly, several videos, which differed in no way (other than the particular activity done in-game) never were approved after responding to the info request. They sat for over a month in the "under review" status.

I've just this week moved to network partnership, so I'm happy all that nonsense is over with now.
 
Thanks for your response man. I appreciate the open honest info! It really helps us out. We are slowly seeing them not flag videos, so hopefully our replies with the information they wanted are sinking in. Here's hoping.

Congratulations on your partner status!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
its really fcked up thing for copyright.. I got some issues also, however they are not that simple as your nightmare :).
 
I had the same problem with every single minecraft video I uploaded.. It was becoming ridiculously stressful because how is my video any different from all the tens of thousands of other monetized Minecraft videos on YouTube.

I believe the key lies in asserting ownership to the video in the description, so that right away they can see the info they need.. I have a text file saved on my desktop called "YouTube Assertion - Minecraft" which I just copy and paste the content into my video description every time. Once the video has been monetized, I remove the assertion and voila! Sorted.

My statement is only a small one, but it's got the relevant info they need. Especially the bit where you claim ownership of everything in the video (takes the heat off them if anything happened)

To YouTube: Yes, I do assert all ownership rights to this video. The footage used from in game is used with permission under the Minecraft terms and conditions as well as their brand guidelines, available at [URL HERE] brand under the "What You Can Do -- Commercial things -- You are allowed to put ads on videos."

The music in the video is Royalty Free (Pro Scores) by video co-pilot, which I purchased from: [URL HERE] -- Track name: [TRACK NAME HERE]
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Basically, anything you include in your video, you just need to show commercial usage rights, so best to get it in there from the start. If you're on a release schedule like 3 videos a week, you're probably best uploading a batch of videos in one go with the assertion on them.. That way, if YouTube require more information you have time to send them additional information.

Since I've been doing this, I've only had 1 video that has required more information.. All I did then was copy and paste the exact same assertion into the box provided (click the red ! icon) and 2 days later monetization was approved.

Hope this helps :)
 
TVSBOH said:
Thanks for your response man. I appreciate the open honest info! It really helps us out. We are slowly seeing them not flag videos, so hopefully our replies with the information they wanted are sinking in. Here's hoping.

Congratulations on your partner status!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Glad I could help, and thanks! :D
 
ThatDaveCarter: Thank you for your insights! We had been putting these things right in the description. There has been some progress and it came when we started to put the information about the intro/outro music we had. We had recorded all instruments and did the mixing ourselves. Before, we didn't have the Cubase (recording program) terms in there. We put that in and now we're seeing "monitoring for review" and then eventually "monetized" over a few days. It's slow progress, but it's happening, seemingly. Thanks so much for your honest information. It was very helpful.

bwochinski: Thanks again!
 
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