Videomakers, Check Software Licensing Terms if You Plan To Monetize!

UKHypnotist said:
First of all, I don't like lying; probably did too much of it as a child...lol. Secondly, I like doing things the right way; so providing YouTube admin with what they were asking for wasn't that hard, more of an annoyance. And you might be surprised at what some companies will do when they see Google trying to crawl up the bum of one of their good customers.

The incident in question happened a half year after the video involved had been monetized in the first place; so why it happened at that point in time, and with such vehemence on the part of YouTube admin, is beyond me. They de-monetized three videos in my main Tonal Sound Healing series of that time, querying their commercial usage rights, yet left others in the same series alone. All had been made the same way, and with the same software, only a few weeks apart...go figure. It happened in early 2012, and the videos had been made near the end of 2011.
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Hehe fair enough, it's got to be pretty rare for something like that to happen.
 
UKHypnotist said:
Nor did I at first, sickmind33.

One of my videos went Viral in late 2010 however, and YouTube invited me to the Partner Program. In 2012, I became the first and possibly the only hypnotist to be contracted to a Multi Channel Network; and I found that I liked getting cheques in the mail, even if they are in US Dollars which then must be converted to Pounds Sterling. The video which drew the query is on my secondary YT income stream which is attached to my Adsense.

Improper licensing can also lead to Copyright issues for video posters who are not partners, by the way...so simply remaining unpartnered may not always be the answer. By the way, with your view rate, I think you should be partnered (not partnered, yet have pre-roll ads??)...
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YouTube already has me in the partner program. I've been trying to disable the ads, but they won't let me.
 
I agree with Styxie.

How would YT know what software you used, to do whatever, with the upload video.

Unless it tagged it in some way, it would be impossible to identify.

Maybe that's the problem with the software being used.

Rob
 
sickmind33 said:
YouTube already has me in the partner program. I've been trying to disable the ads, but they won't let me.
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Hey instead of trying to disable the ads (unless you are already rich that is), you should connect an adsense account to your YouTube. From what I am seeing on your play rate, you are missing out on a couple hundred extra dollars a month in your bank account if you don't.[DOUBLEPOST=1386317493,1386316765][/DOUBLEPOST]
Xynudu said:
I agree with Styxie.

How would YT know what software you used, to do whatever, with the upload video.

Unless it tagged it in some way, it would be impossible to identify.

Maybe that's the problem with the software being used.

Rob
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Yes Rob; that is exactly why YouTube admin asks in the first place; they don't know, and therefore try to make sure you are not using something whose output isn't legal for commercial use. I don't know if you were around when Google got hit with that billion dollar plus copyright suit, but I think all of this mess is a direct result of that. They are "erring on the side of caution"; so if one gets asked that question as I did (I asked via a support form exactly what proofs they required, and this long list came back stating "We need links for all software and asset licenses that are available to read online, or if you have a printed license we need a scan of that; PDF based licenses can be sent as an attachment. Proof of purchase of the software the sounds were generated with." When I sent the link to ToneGen's license terms, that was when they said the license didn't clarify on the commercial use point and they wanted a statement from the developer; and in that same email they said that I had adequately proved commercial usage rights for both the video elements and the rendering software.), it is better to do as they did also, or one may find oneself called on the carpet without the means to answer.

Just a thought?
 
Andrew Flint said:
AudioMicro all the way ;D
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Hey Andrew,

Though I have access to AudioMicro, I have never used it. You could not for example, get Binaural Beats out of it; those I make myself. I've also found through the years, that if I restrict myself to a single Royalty-free source, eventually I will have a production that the single outlet cannot supply for. I therefore use multiple sources and make sure I have the correct license for my needs before I reach the checkout page.

I've also begun creating my own soundscapes using self-composed tone sets, which I convert from .wav to .mid format, then run through a sampling synth player like Alchemy or Kontakt. As an old fairy tale once said, "Self-made is best made"!
 
UKHypnotist said:
Hey instead of trying to disable the ads (unless you are already rich that is), you should connect an adsense account to your YouTube. From what I am seeing on your play rate, you are missing out on a couple hundred extra dollars a month in your bank account if you don't.
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I disconnected it because it's not benefiting me. According to Adsense(before I disconnected), I've made zero money with all the ads playing.
 
UKHypnotist said:
Hey instead of trying to disable the ads (unless you are already rich that is), you should connect an adsense account to your YouTube. From what I am seeing on your play rate, you are missing out on a couple hundred extra dollars a month in your bank account if you don't.
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Um..... No he's not.... >.>
 
@chasebutler Maybe he isn't making a couple hundred a month but he would have been making something if he hadn't disconnected. $50 a month is better than nothing at all, isn't it?

sickmind33 said:
I disconnected it because it's not benefiting me. According to Adsense(before I disconnected), I've made zero money with all the ads playing.
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Man!

Depending on when you did that, you made one hell of a mistake! You WERE making money but YouTube STOPPED reporting YouTube earnings through anyplace but the Analytics section of your channel back in spring of 2012 sometime. You've lost hundreds of dollars you will never see now, and all because you didn't read the YouTube Partner updates which come to your email box, or go up to the Creator's Blog to check for system updates.

Even worse, there may not be a way to reconnect your Adsense...so your chance of earning at all may well be lost. If I were you, I'd go up and ask some questions...
 
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