YouTube's decision not to interfere with networks & partners doesn't make sense

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Alright, as the title says, I don't quite understand this.

They refuse to get involved with any issues YouTube channel owner might have with network, even when it comes to networks that literally steal money from people. I understand why YouTube wouldn't care - they make money from channels this way or another and they get paid - if channel owner gets paid or not, it doesn't seem to be their concern.

HOWEVER, if they're informed that certain network(s) steal money from their partners and since YouTube makes 45% from the revenue either way, aren't they accomplice in such scam? I mean, there is no law/sheriff on YouTube, just MCN's with crappy contracts and tricky deals which sadly, many people fall for.

Is it really that hard to shut down networks that are scamming people left and right?
 
Agree fully, youtube should be shutting down scamming networks. But i guess they don't want to spend resources of hiring people to monitor/deal with networks.
 
Before a channel agrees to connect to a network, YouTube makes it clear that they have nothing to do with the agreement. If you have a problem with a network, take them to court.

As for the word scam, I'm sure the networks are complying with YouTube requirements. Just because you were ignorant or naive doesn't make the network a scam.
 
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markkaz said:
Before a channel agrees to connect to a network, YouTube makes it clear that they have nothing to do with the agreement. If you have a problem with a network, take them to court.

As for the word scam, I'm sure the networks are complying with YouTube requirements. Just because you were ignorant or naive doesn't make the network a scam.
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This is not about me, though. I've had absolutely no issues with Creative Nation payments since February 2014.

There's no way that networks like Forela Digital are/were complying with YouTube requirements. But then again, YouTube takes 45% first and that's it - they don't really care what's happening after they take their cut and that is wrong on so many levels. People are desperate and have nobody to turn to - networks are ignoring them, YouTube doesn't care and other YouTubers can't really help with this issue and since it's becoming more common every day, I think it's only matter of time before s**t hits the fan.
 
What's it got to do with YouTube ?

If you sign up with a channel, and basically dump YT Adsense, why come crying to YT when it all goes pear shaped ?

Your decision, you wear it.
 
Although I do in some ways agree, I have see times were it would be needed.

Google treat MCNs as separate companies by contract, for the reason that they then handle all support etc.
If we put the number of channels in MCNs as approx. 1M-1.5M out of an approx. 14M active channels aswell as that atleast 75% of medium/large channels which for the most part need alot more attention and help than smaller channels are also with MCNs, then that's alot of saved support time and money, not that YouTube really answers the other 12M anyway.

But regardless of that I would say their no.1 reason for not getting involved is because they're not a court house,

it is extremely hard to judge whether a contract is being followed or not followed in most cases, like "support" is something that generally is not in contracts or if so is in there with something like "give their best effort to provide support" or music for another example or most tools at all are not contracted.
In fact in most cases the only core terms in the contract are in relation to content ownership and payments.
It's also very hard to tell whether the channel would be sincere or just a person who has not read their contract properly (or at all) and whether or how that matter is being solved within the MCN.

So although in theory it's a good idea, it would very hard to implement, close to impossible to follow up on and would cost them alot of time and money.
 
You know what... welcome to the world of business. YouTube has built in sufficient separation such that they maintain no legal liability. The MCN is contractually buying your views wholesale, and YouTube is not involved. They get paid whether you are with the MCN or not.

I have no sympathy for people who can't be bothered to read contracts, research networks and actually do the legwork. Got screwed? Maybe the world of business isn't for you then, because sorting out the shady networks from the good ones is really not that hard.

And in the world of business, the source of remedy is litigation, which of course many YouTubers seem to feel should be free.

A callous attitude? Sure. But let me tell you, if getting screwed on a YouTube contract is what it takes to wake someone up that this isn't a game, so be it.
 
markkaz said:
Before a channel agrees to connect to a network, YouTube makes it clear that they have nothing to do with the agreement. If you have a problem with a network, take them to court.

As for the word scam, I'm sure the networks are complying with YouTube requirements. Just because you were ignorant or naive doesn't make the network a scam.
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I agree that people should absolutely do their research, but there are literally scamming networks that once you sign up and earn revenue they never pay out. They are also based in shady countries that if you file a lawsuit against them absolutely nothing happens. Youtube should be shutting/releasing all users in networks like that fell into such a trap (plus those networks often spam content id with fake claims and try to even get more money out that way).
 
clerick said:
I agree that people should absolutely do their research, but there are literally scamming networks that once you sign up and earn revenue they never pay out. They are also based in shady countries that if you file a lawsuit against them absolutely nothing happens. Youtube should be shutting/releasing all users in networks like that fell into such a trap (plus those networks often spam content id with fake claims and try to even get more money out that way).
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I did my homework before signing a network.
I have stated here several times that I would not sign with a network that is not in my home country. If there are problems, I want to have the legal means to take them to court.

The shady part is that networks claim to 'provide tools to help views and subscribers'. The truth is that many of those tools are just apps that take data from our own Analytics and present them in simple form. Creators can get the same data themselves by doing their own analysis.

As for the claim that networks spam content ID with fake claims, that is definitely an issue for the legal system and YouTube to get involved with.
 
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