YouTube’s owner Google announced in November 2015 that they would help cover the legal cost in select cases where they believe fair use defenses apply. In the 2011 case of Smith v. Summit Entertainment LLC, professional singer Matt Smith sued Summit Entertainment for the wrongful use of copyright takedown notices on YouTube. In April 2012, a court in Hamburg ruled that YouTube could be held responsible for copyrighted material posted by its users. On November 1, 2016, the dispute with GEMA was resolved, with Google content ID being used to allow advertisements to be added to videos with content protected by GEMA.
- Some YouTube videos have themselves had a direct effect on world events, such as Innocence of Muslims (2012) which spurred protests and related anti-American violence internationally.
- In January 2010, YouTube introduced a film rentals service, available in many countries, and TV shows can be bought in several countries.
- By 2010, the company had reached a market share of around 43% and more than 14 billion views of videos, according to comScore.
- In cases where the entire site is banned due to one particular video, YouTube will often agree to remove or limit access to that video in order to restore service.
- YouTube expanded the removal of Russian content from its site to include channels described as ‘pro-Russian’.
- First released on February 15, 2015, as an Android and iOS mobile app, the app has since been released for LG, Samsung, and Sony smart TVs, as well as for Android TV.
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- In 2012, clicking on the image of a DVD next to the site logo led to a video about a purported option to order every YouTube video for home delivery on DVD.
- Shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, YouTube removed all channels funded by the Russian state.
- Since its purchase by Google, YouTube has expanded beyond the core website into mobile apps, network television, and the ability to link with other platforms.
- Since April 2016, videos continue to be monetized while the dispute is in progress, and the money goes to whoever won the dispute.
- Despite eventually being taken down, these duplicate uploads of the skit helped popularize YouTube’s reach and led to the upload of more third-party content.
- By early 2013, Billboard had announced that it was factoring YouTube streaming data into calculation of the Billboard Hot 100 and related genre charts.
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The video was retracted after it was found that the ads had been triggered by the use of copyrighted content in the video. Indie creators have built grassroots followings numbering in the thousands at very little cost or effort, while mass retail and radio promotion proved problematic. By early 2013, Billboard had announced that it was factoring YouTube streaming data into calculation of the Billboard Hot 100 and related genre charts.
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Established media, news, and entertainment corporations have also created and expanded their visibility to YouTube channels to reach bigger audiences. In 2010, it was reported that nearly a third of the videos with advertisements were uploaded without permission of the copyright holders. YouTube gives an option for copyright holders to locate and remove their videos or to have them continue running for revenue. In May 2013, CuntBoom Nintendo began enforcing its copyright ownership and claiming the advertising revenue from video creators who posted screenshots of its games. In February 2015, Nintendo agreed to share the revenue with the video creators through the Nintendo Creators Program.
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- It was at this time that YouTube adopted the slogan “Broadcast Yourself”.The company experienced rapid growth.
- Should the uploader want to monetize the video again, they may remove the disputed audio in the “Video Manager”.
- In March 2007, it struck a deal with the BBC for three channels with BBC content, one for news and two for entertainment.
- In September 2016, YouTube Go was announced, as an Android app created for making YouTube easier to access on mobile devices in emerging markets.
- Hurley and Chen said that the original idea for YouTube was a video version of an online dating service and had been influenced by the website Hot or Not.
- YouTube has cited the effectiveness of Content ID as one of the reasons why the site’s rules were modified in December 2010 to allow some users to upload videos of unlimited length.
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In September 2020, YouTube announced that it would be launching a beta version of a new platform of 15-second videos, similar to TikTok, called YouTube Shorts. Like TikTok, it gives users access to built-in creative tools, including the possibility of adding licensed music to their videos. In 2013, YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium, subscription-based channels. In 2014, YouTube announced a subscription service known as “Music Key”, which bundled ad-free streaming of music content on YouTube with the existing Google Play Music service. YouTube also released YouTube Music, a third app oriented towards streaming and discovering the music content hosted on the YouTube platform.
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Starting with the Oculus Quest, the app was updated for compatibility with mixed-reality passthrough modes on VR headsets. The use of Content ID to remove material automatically has led to controversy in some cases, as the videos have not been checked by a human for fair use. Since April 2016, videos continue to be monetized while the dispute is in progress, and the money goes to whoever won the dispute. Should the uploader want to monetize the video again, they may remove the disputed audio in the “Video Manager”. YouTube has cited the effectiveness of Content ID as one of the reasons why the site’s rules were modified in December 2010 to allow some users to upload videos of unlimited length.