Media Distribution Company wants to get licensing of my youtube video for VOD

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mylaz

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I was emailed by a Company and was asked to license a couple of my videos in the US for a non-exclusive VOD channel. What do you guys think about these kind of proposals? What should I look out for?

I've tried to research about them and read a couple of articles about them being partnered with a couple of shows that I actually know of. But I have not seen any post or review about them.

I'm still waiting for their email though and see what they have to offer. As long as I still get to keep all the rights to my videos, I'm fine.
 
coliwob said:
VOD as in?
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Video on Demand.

I have a similar dilemma. I have been holding off signing a contract with a TV station for about 6 months now and they call me about once a month to ask me if I am ready to sign. In truth I'm not sure why I have not done it, apart from the fact that I can't see what value I will get from it. Nobody is ever going to find my channel as a result of seeing one of my videos on TV, and they are not offering me any money for the rights to use my material.

They have told me I can re-write the contract to appease my concerns...but I just can't bring myself around to doing it.
 
Hi Yachts for Sale, I see why you wouldn't want to sign. You can get exposure on TV but I think it would be better if they would offer money to use your content.

I just received an email. And they are only offering me a hundred dollars per video for the license of 2 years worldwide and I get to keep the rights on my videos. I honestly feel it is quite a small amount. I can earn that from my channel in 2 days.

I have videos in my channel that have hundred thousands of views. But the videos they chose are the new ones and so far only having about 1k-5k views. Do you think I should ask for more?
 
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mylaz said:
Hi Yachts for Sale, I see why you wouldn't want to sign. You can get exposure on TV but I think it would be better if they would offer money to use your content.

I just received an email. And they are only offering me a hundred dollars per video for the license of 2 years worldwide and I get to keep the rights on my videos. I honestly feel it is quite a small amount. I can earn that from my channel in 2 days.

I have videos in my channel that have hundred thousands of views. But the videos they chose are the new ones and so far only having about 1k-5k views. Do you think I should ask for more?
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I honestly don't know.
I guess if a hundred dollar bill dropped out of your pocket you would certainly stop to pick it up, so it's not a meaningless amount of money. On the other hand it seems a very small, token gesture in return for using your content to entertain their clients.
I like the fact that the VOD company has put a two year limit on your offer, and I also like the fact that they only want two of your videos. This is a lot better than what I am being offered, which is basically ALL of my "hero" videos to be used ad infinitum. Their reasoning is that since I sell yachts for a living, they are offering me free advertising (which I must admit, now that I put that in writing it has some merit).

I commented on another thread that the concept of paying YouTube creators is still so new that both the creators and the sponsors are still confused as to how much money should be changing hands in these kind of deals. Maybe the way forward is that we should cautiously dip our toes into the water, making sure that we in no way lose our ownership and rights to use the content we have created, and make ourselves available for offers as prices start to increase - which I believe they certainly will.
 
Yachts, It's good that your videos get advertised but I hope they do not take away your rights from your videos. If we do give them the license only, we wouldn't have any problems on youtube and they wouldn't end up claiming our content right?

The bbq chef, thanks for the reference. It does seem $100 is too small if Fail Army pays $250 for a clip. Does Fail Army only get the license and not the rights?
 
mylaz said:
Yachts, It's good that your videos get advertised but I hope they do not take away your rights from your videos. If we do give them the license only, we wouldn't have any problems on youtube and they wouldn't end up claiming our content right?
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If I do let them use my content I'll insert a clause in the contract to state that the Agreement in no way constitutes a cession of rights in favour of the TV company...or something like that.
Let us know how you get on with your VOD channel guys!
 
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