Waiting for YouTube's vaunted "content ID" system to screw up and it finally did, big time...
For the Week of November 16th I took great pains to not run afoul of anything that would deny me the 26 cents of revenue I could potentially make from viewings. (I'm not that popular on YouTube)
I had run afoul of the arbitrary copyright enforcement processes that YouTube employs before but in each case I was never clear on exactly what the issue was. As such I usually hold my breath on every upload till my video clears all of YouTube's legal hurdles.
Knowing that I'm not going to make a living off YouTube I primarily do the videos as a convenience to my Blog readers. It's also a decent way of getting some cross-pollination between the blogs and the YouTube channel.
Back to my latest YouTube adventure...
After 24 hours of waiting for my monetization request to be approved I finally got the dreaded,
"We need proof of commercial use rights to monetize" email. I knew it was coming. Monetization is usually instantaneous unless the video gestapos think there's a problem....
At this time, we are unable to approve your video(s) because we do not have
sufficient information regarding your commercial use rights.
We may consider your video(s) for further review provided you verify that you are authorized to commercially use all of the elements of your content. This includes all video, images, music, video game footage, and any other audio or visual elements. Learn more Please note that YouTube reserves the right to make the final decision whether to monetize a video, and we may disable monetization for partners who repeatedly submit ineligible videos. All videos are subject to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines, and may be removed from the site if they do not meet those standards. Please submit your additional information below: Remember that a variety of factors, such as video performance, may affect review time. We may not be able to process every submission, but we continually monitor these factors and prioritize accordingly. Thanks, The YouTube Team |
Proof of what? That I have the right to use my own face, voice and content? Let's not forget that I'm fully cognizant of the gestapo tactics of YouTube's copyright policing so I do everything I can to make sure I don't have to deal with them.
My reply was simple...
After clicking the "Contains only my own original content" option from the drop down menu under the video's monetization tab I wrote...
Details? Here they are. Nothing in this video violates any copyright or requires a release from any party but me. There are no background noises, radio broadcasts or reflections of a television broadcast in my glasses or anything else that could cause any issue with copyrights not held by me personally.
All the content contained in the video is 100% original and of my own creation. I challenge you to prove otherwise as I'm confident your efforts will be unsuccessful.
In short, it's my ugly face, crappy voice, bad editing and original content. The fish has signed a release as well and there is no content that wasn't created and controlled by me in the video. (I usually have my aquarium in the shot in case you wondered)
To satisfy your request for proof of ownership I make the following statement...
I hereby authorize myself to use whatever content I may produce without restriction. All content claimed by me is under my direct control. No copyrighted or derivative works appear in the subject video and I certify that all the content is owned and created by me with all associated copyrights at my disposal.
So now I wait. In the meantime the few views I have gotten haven't netted me a dime (which would be 1/2 my revenue! ) while I go through the process.
UPDATE: As of Nov. 27th YouTube still hasn't monetized the video but had no problem with the prior or following videos...
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