I got scammed by Freedom

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This thread has gone precisely how these threads always go.

MCN withholds money. Channel owner cries. Forum tries to help. Forum finds out Channel owner didn't own content and calls him/her out. Channel owner begins utilizing insults.

There is a level of entitlement that exists in the "top list"/"compilation" side of YouTube. People seem to believe that they are protected if someone else gives them a video. Or they think that fair use applies. Or they think they won't get caught if they add some film grain or some such other nonsense. And then, when it turns out none of those things are true and they get a punishment, they come here to complain about how they're being unfairly treated.

If you make compilations, you are the single most likely group to get hit with copyright issues, simply because all of your content has multiple potential infringements. You could do a top 20 fails, or top 20 cutest cats, or top 20 hairiest elbows video and all it takes is for one of those people who sent you content to have done so without owning the rights. Not to mention that a channel with a low subscriber base in the 5K range actually thinks that it is believable to say that all of their content is user submitted is laughable.

It's always the same story. Just with a different brand new non-contributing forum account every time.
 
Sorry..I have to rant a bit about copyright...... I think the Internet broke the point of copyright, and copyright promoters need to come up with a better plan that works with the current technology. As much as I appreciate the idea behind copyright, anyone who sticks files on the Internet (or create files in any digital format) is opening up a door for their works to be easily stolen and distributed to millions of people illegally. I understand why people go after copyright infringements, and I appreciate that they respect the law in doing so, but I honestly think it's a losing battle. If we have any hope of copyrights in the future, then we need to fix the ease of distribution, otherwise copyrights will fall into the category of laws nobody really cares about (kind of like jaywalking -- usually a good street design is far more effective than law enforcement). I read lots of threads about people unknowingly using copyrighted material, followed by a bunch of comments saying what happened -- but I never read threads brainstorming how to prevent things like this from happening in the first place.... =/

Okay...I'm done ranting. I'm not sure if that exactly fit with the topic, but it's a common theme I've been seeing in these kinds of threads.

I think something I've learned from this thread is to always do research on things people submit. Even if they say that you can use it, it's always best to make content knowing exactly where stuff came from. We're pioneers in this weird Internet age of easy file distribution, and it's better to err on the side of caution when it comes to these sort of things. ^^
 
Copyright is really simple. It's only those who don't respect other people's hard work who claim they don't understand it.

Just because digital content is easier to steal than a physical product doesn't mean it is not stealing.

These threads are bad for my blood pressure.
 
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