TheSpleen Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 My wonderful world video is blocked in Germany? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APCJmGZGbrY YouTube messaged me to say it has been blocked in Germany and no actions needed by me at this time. Quote
Animus Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 Could it be because of copyright soundtrack? Still, very nice clip! Michel Quote
TheSpleen Posted November 16, 2009 Author Posted November 16, 2009 must be nothing offensive in it. Quote
Gerry Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 What are YouTube rules about copyright music? I've wanted to put some videos and animations up that use pop tunes but held back because of copyright rules, but I see unauthorized use up there all the time. Do they enforce it? Or only if someone complains? Quote
BrainLock Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 Interesting that it's blocked in Germany. Perhaps it is copyright. Meanwhile, when your video plays for me in the U.S., a window pops up offering me a chance to buy the song on iTunes or at Amazon.com. Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted November 16, 2009 Hash Fellow Posted November 16, 2009 I thought copyright was pretty much all the same in the EU, so just Germany is odd. Maybe it's the Russian Bear. Quote
largento Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 Google pays a licensing fee to cover all of the music that's used on YouTube. However, different countries have different organizations that cover music licensing. A quick Google search shows that talks between Google and the German music collection broke down in April. I don't know if they had an extension or it's just taken until now for you to be notified. Quote
Paul Forwood Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 YouTube now have a feature called "Swap Audio" which allows you to choose a soundtrack from a library of music which they provide. There is a wide variety of music to choose from and some of them are very good quality, though many are not so good midi convertions. The only problem from a movie maker's perspective is that you can't download the music and build it into your work. You just select a piece of music from the library and YouTube overwrites the audio on your movie with the tune you selected. Not ideal but better than nothing. Okay for some showreels and WIPs. Quote
seancwall Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 What a great video! I always liked that song -- the animation fits it very well! -Sean Quote
TheSpleen Posted November 16, 2009 Author Posted November 16, 2009 What are YouTube rules about copyright music? I've wanted to put some videos and animations up that use pop tunes but held back because of copyright rules, but I see unauthorized use up there all the time. Do they enforce it? Or only if someone complains? Well some songs they put ads up for the mp3. Like this one. My Alice Cooper video they removed my soundtrack, so it depends on the complaint I guess. Quote
tbenefi33 Posted November 17, 2009 Posted November 17, 2009 Yall can think the lead guitarist from Metalica and some other bands that started the RIWA something like that Quote
Fuchur Posted November 17, 2009 Posted November 17, 2009 I cant watch it... quite odd so that it is available in France for example (if it is). Any nazi-symbols in there? In germany it is not allowed to draw such symbols (like the hakenkreuz) which seems to be okay in America (at least if I watch American History X)? *Fuchur* Quote
TheSpleen Posted November 17, 2009 Author Posted November 17, 2009 I cant watch it... quite odd so that it is available in France for example (if it is). Any nazi-symbols in there? In germany it is not allowed to draw such symbols (like the hakenkreuz) which seems to be okay in America (at least if I watch American History X)? *Fuchur* nothing even remotely "Nazi" Quote
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