So I uploaded a little 3 minute video this afternoon.
https://steemit.com/motors/@harleymechanix/a-day-in-the-life-9-2-17
It was of my shop and the music I was playing at the time. The shop TV was playing David Gilmour on YouTube. The video has all of 3 views on it. No big deal right?
Here is email I got from YouTube.
Here is screen shot of my video manager in YouTube.
Soooooo............ In reality I got de-monetized by YouTube for showing video of something I was watching on YouTube........
It was 3 minutes of part of a song most of it in the background. And it had to be some kind of audio recognition software because it happened too fast.
Asinine.
I am a super amature content creator. Pretty much what you see is what you get. No big production frills or bells and whistles.
But Holy Shit! I don't think all three of my viewers cared about 3 mins of a song I was NOT trying to rip off! What if I was filming outside and a car drove by with the radio on? Or I'm at a concert? Or a sports venue and happened to record video that contained somebody's audio and upload it without some huge corporations permission first?
Not only that but someone else has effectively monetized my video now!
I have NOT earned anything from YouTube ever (I only have 27 subscribers)
YouTube you are NOT treating the creators of your "product" very well. Looks like its time for a better platform to emerge that won't treat people like shit or have a political agenda......
dTube
Let me know what you guys think in the comments. I know a lot of big YouTubers out there are increasingly frustrated with the platform.