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Re:Dear Google: Public domain compositions exist by shadilay on Monday June 28, 2021 @10:18AM (#27662296)
Viacom had lawyers and YT creators did not, therefore they did not have a seat at the table when YT's draconian copyright system was created.
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Re:Dear Google: Public domain compositions exist by pavon on Monday June 28, 2021 @11:02AM (#27662863)
No what happened is that YT creators were found to be blatantly and directly infringing on copyright by uploading copyrighted video themselves. As a result they had to accept unbalanced settlement terms negotiated from a position of weakness.
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Re:Dear Google: Public domain compositions exist by shadilay on Monday June 28, 2021 @11:54AM (#27663500)
I have never seen any evidence that "they", YT creators, had any input in the YT copyright system. There was no negotiation. YT is afterall a contract of adhesion.
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