Youtube, I love you. I think ^^;;;;
A long, long time ago in February 2007, I went to the Berlinale and saw "Letters from Iwo Jima". As it was some premiere etc, Nino and Ihara Tsuyoshi were there too. As illegal as we were, we filmed the part before the movie and uploaded it to youtube.
Fast-forward to 2010: Youtube sent me this mail.
"Your video Berlinale Ninomiya speech has become popular on YouTube, and you're eligible to apply for the YouTube Partnership Program, which allows you to make money from playbacks of your video.
Once you're approved, making money from your video is easy. Here's how it works: First sign into your YouTube account. Then, complete the steps outlined here: http://www.youtube.com/ivp?v=bBFVEjhKgQA. Once you're finished, we'll start placing ads next to your video and pay you a share of the revenue as long as you meet the program requirements.
We look forward to adding your video to the YouTube Partnership Program. Thanks and good luck!
The You Tube Team"
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First I checked how many views it actually got. Almost 29,000!!! I was REALLY surprised. I never, ever bothered to check upon that clip once I had uploaded it ^^;;;
Should I go for that partnerprogram? o.O Ah, most likely it won't be approved, I think. Or I have to share the money I earn with the jimusho etc. ^^;;;;
EDIT: Mel thinks that filming before the movie wasn't illegal, still... it's got Nino and the jimusho doesn't like to share much. Or at all ^^;;;
EDIT 2: I clicked on the link and yeah, the clip is so NOT eligible. Read for yourself...
"Here are some specific examples of things that would make a video ineligible:
* Your video contains content that you didn't create or get permission from its creator to use, such as:
o Music
o video images
o photographs or artwork
o live event <--- That one
o video game footage
o any other copyrighted content
* Your video shows people from whom you did not get permission <--- That one too. Especially that one ^^;;;
* ....
Click to viewFast-forward to 2010: Youtube sent me this mail.
"Your video Berlinale Ninomiya speech has become popular on YouTube, and you're eligible to apply for the YouTube Partnership Program, which allows you to make money from playbacks of your video.
Once you're approved, making money from your video is easy. Here's how it works: First sign into your YouTube account. Then, complete the steps outlined here: http://www.youtube.com/ivp?v=bBFVEjhKgQA. Once you're finished, we'll start placing ads next to your video and pay you a share of the revenue as long as you meet the program requirements.
We look forward to adding your video to the YouTube Partnership Program. Thanks and good luck!
The You Tube Team"
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First I checked how many views it actually got. Almost 29,000!!! I was REALLY surprised. I never, ever bothered to check upon that clip once I had uploaded it ^^;;;
Should I go for that partnerprogram? o.O Ah, most likely it won't be approved, I think. Or I have to share the money I earn with the jimusho etc. ^^;;;;
EDIT: Mel thinks that filming before the movie wasn't illegal, still... it's got Nino and the jimusho doesn't like to share much. Or at all ^^;;;
EDIT 2: I clicked on the link and yeah, the clip is so NOT eligible. Read for yourself...
"Here are some specific examples of things that would make a video ineligible:
* Your video contains content that you didn't create or get permission from its creator to use, such as:
o Music
o video images
o photographs or artwork
o live event <--- That one
o video game footage
o any other copyrighted content
* Your video shows people from whom you did not get permission <--- That one too. Especially that one ^^;;;
* ....