I generally don't run into a lot of issues with YouTube, probably because I'm a small hobbyist creator doing things for fun. However, one consistently irritating issue I run into when it comes to putting The MoeGamer Podcast together is the dreaded Content ID.
For those unfamiliar with YouTube parlance, Content ID is the automated system whereby certain companies are able to automatically determine when you have used their material in a video, be it audio or video material. It's actually a rather clever system, because it is able to identify copyrighted content the moment the video becomes available.
The trouble with Content ID is that it doesn't bear Fair Use in mind — such as, say, the use of content in a podcast to discuss. You can appeal a Content ID issue, but this is a lengthy process, and when you're trying to get something released today, it's really not helpful.
Actually, a lot of the time, Content ID isn't even a major issue when it does come up. More often than not if I do get a hit, it means the owner of the original footage just has the option to monetise my content — in other words, having the option to put an ad on it and getting revenue instead of me. Since my YouTube vids aren't monetised anyway, I'm fine if companies want to do this.
However, where problems arise is when the companies in question decide to respond to Content ID issues by simply blocking your video from being played anywhere in the world, effectively making the time you spent rendering and uploading it time completely wasted. So far I've had that issue twice: once a while back with a Pokemon advert, and today with some footage from Apple's recent event where they announced Apple Arcade.
When this happens it's incredibly annoying, because there's no way to know it's going to happen until after you've rendered and uploaded your video, a process which takes a very long time when we're talking about a 2.5 hour podcast!
All this is a longwinded way of saying sorry, the video version of the new podcast will be up in a few hours! Blame Apple!
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