If I were to upload another Blood Dragon video (which I'd very much like to), only to get slapped by another unwarranted "matched content" claim, that could jeapordise the existence of my channel, it could even be deleted entirely. I now can't upload a video longer than 15 minutes, and the reputation of my channel has been harmed by this whole charade. The problem is that, in spite of Ubisoft essentially stating in that email that they don't intend to punish those who upload content in this format, YouTube has punished them regardless. In fact, this whole situation is pretty ironic in that I am now unable to upload a really rather positive review of Blood Dragon! Sorry for taking up people's time with such a long post, but as I said, I'm not sure what else I can do.Īll is well that ends well or are you losing ad revenue because you didn't get to debut a walkthrough before someone else? I don't even monetize my videos, YouTubing is just a hobby of mine that I enjoy doing. I'm sure Ubisoft don't actually want to prevent enthusiastic gamers from making content about their game. It's a naive thought, but I've gotta do everything I can. But I'm just not sure what else to do, so I thought I'd make this post in the hopes that maybe a Ubisoft representative or employee might notice this issue. I don't want to sound too whiny or aggressive in making this post I'm assuming it's all just a misunderstanding, it's probably YouTube's content matching system at fault here rather than Ubisoft "picking on the little guy". I essentially cannot pursue the hobby that I so love doing. Considering that I generally like to upload somewhat in-depth analysis of games, this is utterly detrimental to my channel. In essence, my channel has been punished, and I am no longer able to upload videos longer than 15 minutes. The real problem however is that this isn't just a nuisance for me: Because of this rather unjustified claim against my video, my channel has received what's known on YouTube as a "strike". Likewise, here is another larger YouTube user who is perfectly able to upload Blood Dragon gameplay content with no issues whatsoever:Īnd now here's a link to my video, the video that started this whole mess: Why is it that this YouTuber is granted immunity? I assume it's because he is part of a network.
"Professional" YouTube content creators in fact earn a living from uploading gameplay footage! Think of The Yogscast, of TotalBiscuit, or Jesse Cox (of OMFGCata fame).Īctually, here's two videos consisting entirely of Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon gameplay footage, uploaded by "famous" YouTube users, who make a living by monetizing such content.Īt 4:50 into this one, you see the exact clip (including audio and all) that received the "matched content" claim in my video. It seems pretty safe to say that the uploading of gameplay footage is generally not considered to be copyright infringement: Gaming news networks regularly upload gameplay footage for review purposes. However, without wanting to get into the complexities of what use of content falls under "fair use policy" and all that technical mumbo jumbo. Now, this is a tricky issue, I am of course aware that, technically speaking, any and all assets within a game are owned entirely by the game developers. What you can see in that image is that I have indeed disputed the claim, on the grounds that my video doesn't constitute copyright infringement. Upon investigating as to why my video received a matched content claim, it seems that the "matched content" that I am supposedly infringing on has nothing to do with the video itself, but a small portion of the in-game music that occurs during the cutscene: That's a summary of the situation, but I'll explain it in writing: Do you accept the use of cookies to display and allow you to watch the video content?
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