Youtube Loses Lawsuit
04-21-2012, 05:51 PM
Yeah, I've heard about this. Our "friend" the Gema is on it's way. Again.
You have no idea how often we see their resolute stop for videos << It really is annoying and people have tried all sorts of ways to get around it; those who share the videos and those who want to see them alike. Even some artists are pissed about it since really: YouTube videos can help to promote groups and their music. I've bought so many albums or songs that I would never have found out about otherwise. Some of my favorite groups I discovered trough stumbling across one of their songs online.
Hell, Die Ärzte uploaded their entire new Album when it was released to YouTube and said they wanted to give as many people as possible the opportunity to listen to their songs. And guess what? Despite this (or because? Probably both) the Album is currently on top of the charts AND people go out and keep buying it. Because they also do something else. They always make their Albums something special. This time, it's a fully functional (and hilarious, if silly XD) board game. Take a look: http://www.br.de/radio/bayern3/inhalt/mu...ch102.html
(The music is great of course as well XD)
Of course, I realize this won't work for everyone but I think it is the right idea. If something is good, people usually want it to have them self. And many people do look up many things in YouTube. It's rather a matter of how to use this as an advantage instead of blocking it up. It's great advertising, theoretically.
Yes, people do listen to things there without buying it eventually or download it for their use. I have done so as well. (Usually with things that are impossible to be bought here, but that's beside the point.) Copying music or any content has always been a problem, it you want to look at it in the pessimistic way. You can always get the CD and record it to a cassette. Same result. Or what about recording a movie/ on TV on a VHS? I've lost count on how many video tapes I filled regularly a few years back. It amounts to the same, really.
With the wide use of the internet, certain things have become more easy. It changes a lot of things and people, consumers and those who try to sell ...whatever. Let's stay with music - have to learn to use it wisely.
Stopping and threatening something because it's new, changes things and can't really be controlled is definitely the wrong thing to do. Do what die Ärzte did. Go find a solution that will help both sides. Don't try to take away freedom, it'll make you more enemies instead. (Hello, Gema. You do realize that all the German YouTube users have been hating you for a long time now, do you?) Go be creative, go and strive to be better then the rest, go find the answer to this puzzle, go live by the ICDC but don't be a Copyrightnazi. (<- Heard the Nostalgia Critic use this word and I love it XD Tough it's technically wrong. But you get the idea.)
Edit: Since MetalRenard sneaked in a post while I was typing: to that which you said, I fully agree. (I was trying to say basically the same, not sure if it worked as well XD)
Edit2: WTF? What happened to the formating? XD I didn't want this to look like a poem or something XD' But aparently I can't change it...for some unknown reason so bear with me
MetalRenard Edit: I fixed your formating.
You have no idea how often we see their resolute stop for videos << It really is annoying and people have tried all sorts of ways to get around it; those who share the videos and those who want to see them alike. Even some artists are pissed about it since really: YouTube videos can help to promote groups and their music. I've bought so many albums or songs that I would never have found out about otherwise. Some of my favorite groups I discovered trough stumbling across one of their songs online.
Hell, Die Ärzte uploaded their entire new Album when it was released to YouTube and said they wanted to give as many people as possible the opportunity to listen to their songs. And guess what? Despite this (or because? Probably both) the Album is currently on top of the charts AND people go out and keep buying it. Because they also do something else. They always make their Albums something special. This time, it's a fully functional (and hilarious, if silly XD) board game. Take a look: http://www.br.de/radio/bayern3/inhalt/mu...ch102.html
(The music is great of course as well XD)
Of course, I realize this won't work for everyone but I think it is the right idea. If something is good, people usually want it to have them self. And many people do look up many things in YouTube. It's rather a matter of how to use this as an advantage instead of blocking it up. It's great advertising, theoretically.
Yes, people do listen to things there without buying it eventually or download it for their use. I have done so as well. (Usually with things that are impossible to be bought here, but that's beside the point.) Copying music or any content has always been a problem, it you want to look at it in the pessimistic way. You can always get the CD and record it to a cassette. Same result. Or what about recording a movie/ on TV on a VHS? I've lost count on how many video tapes I filled regularly a few years back. It amounts to the same, really.
With the wide use of the internet, certain things have become more easy. It changes a lot of things and people, consumers and those who try to sell ...whatever. Let's stay with music - have to learn to use it wisely.
Stopping and threatening something because it's new, changes things and can't really be controlled is definitely the wrong thing to do. Do what die Ärzte did. Go find a solution that will help both sides. Don't try to take away freedom, it'll make you more enemies instead. (Hello, Gema. You do realize that all the German YouTube users have been hating you for a long time now, do you?) Go be creative, go and strive to be better then the rest, go find the answer to this puzzle, go live by the ICDC but don't be a Copyrightnazi. (<- Heard the Nostalgia Critic use this word and I love it XD Tough it's technically wrong. But you get the idea.)
Edit: Since MetalRenard sneaked in a post while I was typing: to that which you said, I fully agree. (I was trying to say basically the same, not sure if it worked as well XD)
Edit2: WTF? What happened to the formating? XD I didn't want this to look like a poem or something XD' But aparently I can't change it...for some unknown reason so bear with me
MetalRenard Edit: I fixed your formating.
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For the time you're laughing, there's nothing wrong in the world. (Colin Mochrie)
If it's funny, make sure people laugh. If it's not funny, make it funny (unless it's actually really serious). (silvercheers)
Please don't spell my name "Yamina-chan". It's all small. Thank you =D
