everyone should have a quarrel with this.Aerosteam 1908 said:Err... Why do this Microsoft?
People making montages of your games is essentially free advertising for it!
My channel is likely not going to take-off into a YouTube partnership so I guess I have no quarrel with this... Do I?
Well, I sorta meant 'quarrel' is in this actually affecting me, but who knows.Altorin said:everyone should have a quarrel with this.Aerosteam 1908 said:Err... Why do this Microsoft?
People making montages of your games is essentially free advertising for it!
My channel is likely not going to take-off into a YouTube partnership so I guess I have no quarrel with this... Do I?
They're basically assaulting fair use, and once fair use goes out the window, fuck the internet, we may as well just bang rocks together.
Even if they didn't have an official deal, Red vs. Blue is parody, so they could do what they wanted.saintdane05 said:So, will this effect Red vs. Blue? It better not...
Red vs Blue? Probably not, as there's all kinds of special arrangements in place for it. But I could see it seriously harming other Rooster Teeth ventures, such as a good chunk of what Achievement Hunter does. We probably can say goodbye to Fails of the Weak and Achievementsaintdane05 said:So, will this effect Red vs. Blue? It better not...
well, lots o people do prefer let's plays to playing. I am not one of those people, generally speaking, but a friend of mine certainly is..Agow95 said:What is the real point of this? They don't lose money from youtube vids, it's not as if anyone will prefer to watch let's plays to actually playing the damn game, and it can't be to stop negative reviews of their games, as review sites and metacritic will be able to do that regardless. Fortunately this is only microsoft studio games that are being prohibited, and the channels I watch don't survive solely on Mircosoft studio games.
But by not using any footage from Halo 4? That would still be a major set back surely?Even if they didn't have an official deal, Red vs. Blue is parody, so they could do what they wanted.
This is basically step 1 in ruining the internet.Tiger Sora said:Looks at article. Reads post posted to said article.
Well it's certainly swinging the cucumber in the face of those (You)tubers [Vegetable joke].
But. But, this doesn't affect me, nor 99.9% of anyone else. So a few dozen youtubers have lost their revenue streams. Now they have to get real jobs like regular people. That sucks cause I know what it's like to have a super easy job, but, real life sucks.
I just hope the lawsuits won't ruin anyones lives.
Maybe also some anti competition thingy legal mumbo or something could fix this. MS vs Google. I dono law so just "tossing meat into the shark tank". (Or by saying that do I know law... hmm)
Upon reflection, i don't see many if any current youtubers loosing out on this immediately, what current microsoft games are covered under this new rule and are their still enough active channels producing such content that it would affect them? Gears of war, Halo Reach? Few years back, and games you bought under a different microsoft agreement surely? or are they mutually exclusive? It would be a bit weird though to change what you can do with an old game that you've been doing fine for a while yet, new ones i can understand i guess.Tiger Sora said:But. But, this doesn't affect me, nor 99.9% of anyone else. So a few dozen youtubers have lost their revenue streams. Now they have to get real jobs like regular people. That sucks cause I know what it's like to have a super easy job, but, real life sucks.
I have a hunch their might be some clauses in those copyright laws that refer to making money from someone else's creation, surely? Its too obvious a question to go unanswered in the laws with a small sub section?Jedd Crilly said:I'm confused as to whether this would affect us in Australia? We have good copyright laws here, unlike those of you in the USA. We're allowed to use clips of video games, tv shows, and movies for Entertainment and Parody purposes.
That's legislation, and can't be overruled by a contract. Nor is US law enforceable here in Australia.
Not sure whether this would apply when income is being made off the video in question? Any other Aussies know what i'm talking about?
My suggestion. Machinima makers move to Aus (of course you have to put up with our 3rd world standard internet).