Re:YouTube says it has ‘no obligation’ to host anyone’s video
by vkou on Monday November 11, 2019 @01:12PM
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That's the thing that most people don't understand, though.
Most people complaining about YouTube's hosting policies don't actually have a problem with YouTube's hosting policies.
You can upload almost anything you want - as long as it's not illegal, infringes on copyright, or violates the most serious cultural taboos (nudity, etc). YouTube's hosting policies are fairly lax, and allows a lot of borderline content.
However, a lot of content exists on the gray edges of those borderlines. And YouTube allows you to upload things in that gray area. What it won't do, is drive audiences towards them, and it won't pay you for uploading it.
When people complain about YouTube being unfair to them, what they are actually complaining about, is that YouTube isn't paying them money, or driving audiences to them.
If those people were willing to wait for audiences to find them, or weren't motivated by profit, they wouldn't be complaining.
Most people complaining about YouTube's hosting policies don't actually have a problem with YouTube's hosting policies.
You can upload almost anything you want - as long as it's not illegal, infringes on copyright, or violates the most serious cultural taboos (nudity, etc). YouTube's hosting policies are fairly lax, and allows a lot of borderline content.
However, a lot of content exists on the gray edges of those borderlines. And YouTube allows you to upload things in that gray area. What it won't do, is drive audiences towards them, and it won't pay you for uploading it.
When people complain about YouTube being unfair to them, what they are actually complaining about, is that YouTube isn't paying them money, or driving audiences to them.
If those people were willing to wait for audiences to find them, or weren't motivated by profit, they wouldn't be complaining.