Wanting to monetize copyrighted content?

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wmth99

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I have a creative background in entertainment and would like to start a Youtube channel or partnership program and hopefully make some money. I have an idea to spoof movie content. As I'm sure you know, Youtube has videos or channels with this type of spoofed movie or TV content.

My question is: These YT channels that spoof movie and TV scenes i.e. 'Bad Lip Reading'; are they successfully monetizing videos in the partnership program? Do you think the big studios make it a practice of blocking people from monetizing their videos? If it matters, I plan on spoofing the content in a respectful way.

Please, I would like an answer that is realistic or 'most likely' and not a text book answer (I know about the YT "Content ID" program, their policies on copyrighted material and needing explicit written permission, etc.)

Thanks everyone.
 
First off, I think that if you are joining the YouTube journey for the money, youre doing it all wrong.
Money should be the cherry on top. Not the base of your motivations.

I'm not qualified to respond to your questions but maybe your partner manager (if you have one) could answer you.
 
Copyright wise on Youtube:

Fair use law probably can't be used as this isn't for review/educational purposes.

In practice: definitely not. Any unedited footage (even clips) will very, very likely get you striked exceedingly quickly. :/
 
Camille Montpetit said:
First off, I think that if you are joining the YouTube journey for the money, youre doing it all wrong.
Money should be the cherry on top. Not the base of your motivations.

I'm not qualified to respond to your questions but maybe your partner manager (if you have one) could answer you.
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what Camille Montpetit said. I can't stand to see channels wanting to monetize copyrighted content:mad:
 
wmth99 said:
I have a creative background in entertainment and would like to start a Youtube channel or partnership program and hopefully make some money. I have an idea to spoof movie content. As I'm sure you know, Youtube has videos or channels with this type of spoofed movie or TV content.

My question is: These YT channels that spoof movie and TV scenes i.e. 'Bad Lip Reading'; are they successfully monetizing videos in the partnership program? Do you think the big studios make it a practice of blocking people from monetizing their videos? If it matters, I plan on spoofing the content in a respectful way.

Please, I would like an answer that is realistic or 'most likely' and not a text book answer (I know about the YT "Content ID" program, their policies on copyrighted material and needing explicit written permission, etc.)

Thanks everyone.
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I doubt anyone on this forum can actually answer that question with personal experience, so if I was in your shoes I would create a test channel, separate from the main channel, upload one of your videos and try monetizing it, if it works than you will know that you can continue to upload, if you get content ID match or strike then there goes that.
 
If you are clearly making a parody you can monetize. To qualify as a parody under fair use it must be clear that you are mocking the original. For instance people who do literal videos are clearly mocking the original. They are not reusing footage to create a new artistic film.
 
There is absoluely nothing wrong with people looking at YouTube as a potential career. It is no different from people trying to get into the entertainment business in any other fashion. If you are spending time, money and effort making something that is entertaining, you are well within your right to feel it has value.

This high horse attitude about the idea that YouTube should remain a giant charity case is a load of crap.

OP, you should actually check out who claims the videos of some of the channels you're referring to. Look them up on Socialblade and then contact the parent network to find out just how these groups are monetizing content. They most likely have exception status of some kind in ContentID. The test channel idea is the best.
 
"Someone else made a video, so I'll take it and make money off of it" is pretty much what I'm reading here. If you're spoofing/parodying, as you say, then it'd be interesting to know how you're gonna go about that...
 
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