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Classic Game Room (CGR / CGR Undertow) leaves Youtube because of Content ID issues
- Thread starter A Black Falcon
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Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
Maybe. On the other hand, the most popular channel in the history of YouTube is a guy playing video games, however apocalyptically terrible that particular channel may be.
The Bankslammer
Member
welp, this is sure gonna be an interesting transition period...
i look forward to seeing the solution that's reached, at least
i look forward to seeing the solution that's reached, at least
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
Why does Google keep getting worse and worse when it comes to Youtube management?
Except CGR is actually decent and not sensationalist.
Except CGR is actually decent and not sensationalist.
Dion Blaster
Member
NOW it's fucking personal. More big channels need to leave.
Lol that gif was basically my reaction.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
Is also funny because the first thing they say is that they reviewing games send by the publishers that are quite happy about it.
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Hope the Youtube situation gets resolved.
Megadragon15
Member
I wonder if people boycotting Youtube will also boycott their parent company: Google.
The muscle youtube flexes is just unacceptable.
Amazon needs to come up with a competing services that instead of just acting as a dumping ground for shit and monetization. It would be a PaaS (platform as a service) to serve as a foundational infrastructure to set up video content.
Hell, Microsoft should create it under their windows azure initiative. The amount self-serving monitization that Youtube pulls out of it's content creators is juts appalling. To see livelihoods affected like this is really sad. I don't give a shit about a lot of the content that is affected, but I do care about people. CGR is a personal loss, and it only serves to bring awareness to me of how many other people will be suffering in a similar way. SMH.
Amazon needs to come up with a competing services that instead of just acting as a dumping ground for shit and monetization. It would be a PaaS (platform as a service) to serve as a foundational infrastructure to set up video content.
Hell, Microsoft should create it under their windows azure initiative. The amount self-serving monitization that Youtube pulls out of it's content creators is juts appalling. To see livelihoods affected like this is really sad. I don't give a shit about a lot of the content that is affected, but I do care about people. CGR is a personal loss, and it only serves to bring awareness to me of how many other people will be suffering in a similar way. SMH.
CountAntonius
Member
Only the beginning sadly.
BigDaddyFatSack
Banned
Wow. Youtube wasn't kidding. I wonder what other site will take over Youtube now.
UberTag
Member
This seems kind of silly that these guys will just go start their own websites and get money for playing games from ad hits there.
How are publishers gaining any benefit from this? Are they going to send cease & desists to classicgameroom.com and similar sites now if they carry on as they have in the past and continue to profit from streaming their content? Or are they just going to send them free copies of stuff to review? This is all just a big clusterfuck.
How are publishers gaining any benefit from this? Are they going to send cease & desists to classicgameroom.com and similar sites now if they carry on as they have in the past and continue to profit from streaming their content? Or are they just going to send them free copies of stuff to review? This is all just a big clusterfuck.
I highly doubt it will impact YouTube if at all. Don't get me wrong, they drive a lot of traffic to the site, but it's so large and integral to a lot of daily users, it won't make a big change. 80% of traffic to youtube comes from outside the US now, and it's built into almost every Android/Google smartphone.
You have to remember, even if you are logged out, they base a lot of videos you see due to region. It's why I see a bunch of Canadian stuff as opposed to my cousins in the states.
Most would rather deal with the content regulations and stay on youtube then to try and leave, as bad as it is.
UltraGunner
Banned
You know with all this bullshit that YouTube been giving to these guys, this may finally be the chance for vimeo to become relevant by welcoming all these guys with open arms.
A lot of the channels I like are affected. If they leave so do I. They are basically my reason to visit Youtube daily. This is bullshit.
If Vimeo would allow video games a lot of people might have left already.
If Vimeo would allow video games a lot of people might have left already.
Supaidaman
Member
Why you do this to me Youtube? Why?
Anyway, just signed up on CGRs website. I really love what Mark does with it, so while I'm upset with this situation at least we can still get CGR.
Anyway, just signed up on CGRs website. I really love what Mark does with it, so while I'm upset with this situation at least we can still get CGR.
Green Wiggly
Member
Wow, CCG is about half the reason I regularly visit YouTube (the other half being AVGN). Good to know they've moved elsewhere.
i'm curious if AVGN will be affected. haven't heard anything from his end.
Why are people saying this? Youtube was built by people posting funny pet videos and so on, long before anyone considered it a valid way to make money.
Delusibeta
Banned
The thing is that, thanks to the DMCA, they always could. The problem is that the YouTube specific Content ID system, which automatically diverts ad revenue to people who claim that the video contains stuff they own, and yesterday it got amped up and a whole shitload of claims were made, large quantities of which were blatant bullshit.
AVGN will probably switch back to a "if you want to see episodes first, go to GameTrailers/ScrewAttack/whatever" model. Indeed, he's probably one of the safer YouTubers out there, thanks to his presence on GameTrailers.
Stage6 shall rise again.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Damn, that's awful. He's one of my favorite people on YouTube, what's going on here is absurd. Shit is out of control.
They can still post reviews; they can't monetize though.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Now is the time for Twitch to get into this game if they ever had any thought of doing it and if they have the resources to do it.
CountAntonius
Member
I see everyone is asking for a youtube alternative to pop up. Could youtube have told the publishers to simply screw off and kept doing what they were doing? Was this just them giving into publisher demands or is this something that all other sites will have to face eventually(Looking at Twitch)? Kinda confused here.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Muhammad from Qatar will just bankroll these guys for the rest of time so it's cool.
This sucks.
This sucks.
TheRealTalker
Banned
Dang why him of all people
Get one of those other guys who just play mainstream games like COD and Minecraft all day while swearing and listening to Dubstep and occasionally play a real game only because it is getting publicity not because they actually like the series!
ArGHH!!!!!!!!!
;_;
Edit: Signed up will support him no matter what
Get one of those other guys who just play mainstream games like COD and Minecraft all day while swearing and listening to Dubstep and occasionally play a real game only because it is getting publicity not because they actually like the series!
ArGHH!!!!!!!!!
;_;
Edit: Signed up will support him no matter what
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Your move, Twitch.
Btw, this sucks. It really does.
Btw, this sucks. It really does.
There will always be free sites. This is the internet. Information sans frontieres.
chicagocubsfan
Member
God damn it
Vane_MagicCity
Banned
BUILT refers to the current state of YouTube (ie, what made it what it is NOW). It may have got it's start from pet videos but it didn't stop there.
I love Classic Game Room, I watch his reviews for games I never intend to play. I'll follow him to his own site. YouTube is gushing blood from the feet.