User Monetization of BI's games Audio&Video content(e.g. Youtube Partnership Program)

[Dwarden]

you contact the YT or w/e it's uploaded, it's your A&V work stolen, you need take actions

[Abs]

you contact the YT or w/e it's uploaded, it's your A&V work stolen, you need take actions

Interesting though, as BIS requires a license to be signed for anyone to monetize videos, so wouldn't the thief also be using BIS' stuff without permission?

Abs

[aRaven]

The issue here is that when I go to the copyright infringement form, it doesn't allow for 3rd parties (myself, as I am not the copyright holder, but only someone who has permission to use the material) to submit copyright claims. I guess it is something I have to email them about...

I don't know how to solve this..

[tk1109]

the two emails that where on the original post they are not working for me i don't know why

[MacScottie]

Greetings Dwarden and other BI people,

I have recently had a run-in with the YouTube staff. They keep disabling monetization from my videos and I FINALLY got a response from them telling me why. I'll link the e-mails, but the short version of it is:

On this agreement .pdf, at the bottom, they want a Bohemia Representative "signature". The signature can simply be someone from Bohemia's name typed out in the agreement. Would it be possible to have the agreement updated with something like this?

Here are the e-mails, in order:

YouTube Partner Support

Jun 18 (3 days ago)

to me

Hi,

Your documentation does not appear to give sufficient COMMERCIAL rights
for your video to participate in monetization.

If you would like to learn about what YouTube looks for in your
documentation, refer to
http://support.google.com/youtube/bi...answer=2490090. If you
would like to learn about how to read a license to understand your rights,
refer to http://support.google.com/youtube/bi...answer=2490089.

Once you have the appropriate documentation, please email it to us as an
attachment.

Sincerely,

Kinga
The YouTube Team



Original Message Follows:
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From:
Subject: YouTube Partner Support - Revenue Share Claim
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:23:12 +0000

> It's an ArmA 2 video, and for the 10th time or so, here is my approval.
Is
> there no way I can permanently upload this to my account or simply link
it
> to every video?
>
> AutoDetectedBrowser: Firefox 1
> AutoDetectedOS: Windows 7
> IIILanguage: en
> IssueType: revenue_share
> Language: en
> username: Jester814
> video_id: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndteSKvfw2w
> your_name: MacScottie

Jester 814

Jun 19 (2 days ago)

to YouTube

Greetings,

First of all, thank you for the reply.

The first thing I see is that you say that the Bohemia Interactive License does not allow "commercial" use of it's work, but the second paragraph in the license approval explicitly states:

"FOR A WORLDWIDE COMMERCIAL USE OF (“THE WORK“) BASED ON FULL, DEMO VERSIONS OF..."

...and then goes on to state a full list of games which include ArmA 2 and ArmA 2 OA, the game from which my monetized videos come.

Is that not sufficient comercial rights? It specifically states "for a worldwide commercial use"... I am quite confused. If not, what do I need to request from Bohemia Interactive? i.e. How do they need to word it in their license agreement so that ArmA videos stop getting de-monetised or not approved?

Also, I have attached another copy of their license permission/agreement. Bohemia is absolutely awesome when it comes to it's community and allowing videos from their games to be monetized. I'd like to get this sorted both for myself and for them.

Again, Thank you,

MacScottie

YouTube Partner Support

4:37 PM (2 hours ago)

to me

Hi MacScottie,

In the "What does YouTube look for in my documentation?" we list "Electronic signature with date. This can be as simple as the rights holder writing out full name at the bottom of the document"

This refers to the rights holder's signature.

Sincerely,

Kinga
The YouTube Team

So they want a signature from the "rights holder" at the bottom of the document. That's you BI. Can you help us out with this? I know you guys already give the community so much and ask for so little in return, but this would really help out the ArmA people that have youtube channels.

Thanks,

MacScottie

[jerryhopper]

i have ArmA content on my youtube, and im not using any partner-program whatoever.

However.... some video's have ADS due to the fact im using licenced music/sound.

since im not in the 'monetizing' program, im in the clear right?

[Dwarden]

tell that YT staff to contact me, i don't see other companies handing theirs signatures for generic public wide audience either

nor i don't see e.g. blizzard staff signed on theirs AV page ...

[MacScottie]

Thank you Dwarden. I have sent them an e-mail and CCd it to you.

[Icewindo]

Greetings Dwarden and other BI people,

I have recently had a run-in with the YouTube staff. They keep disabling monetization from my videos and I FINALLY got a response from them telling me why. I'll link the e-mails, but the short version of it is:

On this agreement .pdf, at the bottom, they want a Bohemia Representative "signature". The signature can simply be someone from Bohemia's name typed out in the agreement. Would it be possible to have the agreement updated with something like this?

Here are the e-mails, in order:

So they want a signature from the "rights holder" at the bottom of the document. That's you BI. Can you help us out with this? I know you guys already give the community so much and ask for so little in return, but this would really help out the ArmA people that have youtube channels.

Thanks,

MacScottie

Wow that's great you actually were in contact with YT? I failed to get monetization for some of my clear Vanilla ArmA2 videos and I stopped further monetizing actually because of these reasons. Please keep us posted on how this develops .

I filled in complaints to the 3 videos but they didn't even bother to answer -.- .

[tremanarch]

what is monetization? what does this mean what does it have to do with Arma or youtube or videos? can someone quick explain in 3 words?

Do we normal players need this?