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dabom88
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3483 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-26 22:14:43
October 26 2011 22:14 GMT
#1
I recently received an e-mail that talks about earning revenue from youtube videos. Since the links all directed to the youtube site and had me set up a Google adsense account, and the changes are reflected on my youtube account when I checked later, I assume it was legit. Though I do have a couple questions. Does this mean that my channel is now a partner channel? And what exactly did I do to receive this invitation?

I have FOUR videos that were all made over a year ago.

Only 1,187 channel views.
Only 16,521 total views.

What exactly is the criterion for becoming a youtube partner anyway?

You should not have to pay to watch the GSL, Proleague, or OSL at a reasonable time. That is not "fine" and it's BS to say otherwise. My sig since 2011. http://www.youtube.com/user/dabom88
Symmetry
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada294 Posts
October 26 2011 22:16 GMT
#2
You're not a youtube partner, no. And you're not eligible if any material in your videos is copyrighted. I got the same invitation for my old band's channel, and I had probably around the same number of total views as you have.
Soleron
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1324 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-26 22:38:17
October 26 2011 22:36 GMT
#3
It's an automated message and the threshold is low. If your content is original then go for it, but you're not a Partner so you will earn like $0.0000001

I put up some YTPs I am ashamed of a year ago and forgot about the channel and got the email two weeks ago. The funny thing was all my videos were taken down for infringement AND I got this message, on the same day. But they exclude mashup content so I was ineligible (and don't care) but it is probably fair use to do what I did as parody.
d3_crescentia
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4054 Posts
October 26 2011 22:49 GMT
#4
If you posted a video from your channel on TL/reddit/etc. that got a lot of traffic it'll auto-send this email.
once, not long ago, there was a moon here
dabom88
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3483 Posts
October 26 2011 23:00 GMT
#5
On October 27 2011 07:49 d3_crescentia wrote:
If you posted a video from your channel on TL/reddit/etc. that got a lot of traffic it'll auto-send this email.


http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Campaign/Whispers_of_Doom

I put up the video walkthrough (with permission from TL) on there. Those are my only 4 videos.
You should not have to pay to watch the GSL, Proleague, or OSL at a reasonable time. That is not "fine" and it's BS to say otherwise. My sig since 2011. http://www.youtube.com/user/dabom88
Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4341 Posts
October 26 2011 23:41 GMT
#6
I just recently got an email too from youtube for all the videos I did uploaded from my visits to WCG '08 through '10 and PAX '09. Kinda crazy.
So wait? I'm bad? =(
Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12240 Posts
October 27 2011 00:44 GMT
#7
On October 27 2011 07:14 dabom88 wrote:
I recently received an e-mail that talks about earning revenue from youtube videos. Since the links all directed to the youtube site and had me set up a Google adsense account, and the changes are reflected on my youtube account when I checked later, I assume it was legit. Though I do have a couple questions. Does this mean that my channel is now a partner channel? And what exactly did I do to receive this invitation?

I have FOUR videos that were all made over a year ago.

Only 1,187 channel views.
Only 16,521 total views.

What exactly is the criterion for becoming a youtube partner anyway?


I got one of these emails too and I too set up an Adsense account. I only have 3 videos, one was made 2 years ago and the others a few months ago, I think they have a total of 1000 views. I was considering starting a Youtube series in order to make money off this as a hobby, but they're pretty specific about disallowing video game content. My whole plan was to start posting Dota 2 gameplay videos with appropriate editing and bells and whistles, but if video game content isn't eligible, it doesn't seem like that's an option. If that's the case, though, then how are all these other people who have chosen to monetize their videos making money off video game content? Are they all partner channels or going through something like Machinima, or are they just defrauding Adsense by not marking their content as video games?
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dabom88
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3483 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-27 13:32:31
October 27 2011 13:31 GMT
#8
On October 27 2011 09:44 Excalibur_Z wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 27 2011 07:14 dabom88 wrote:
I recently received an e-mail that talks about earning revenue from youtube videos. Since the links all directed to the youtube site and had me set up a Google adsense account, and the changes are reflected on my youtube account when I checked later, I assume it was legit. Though I do have a couple questions. Does this mean that my channel is now a partner channel? And what exactly did I do to receive this invitation?

I have FOUR videos that were all made over a year ago.

Only 1,187 channel views.
Only 16,521 total views.

What exactly is the criterion for becoming a youtube partner anyway?


I got one of these emails too and I too set up an Adsense account. I only have 3 videos, one was made 2 years ago and the others a few months ago, I think they have a total of 1000 views. I was considering starting a Youtube series in order to make money off this as a hobby, but they're pretty specific about disallowing video game content. My whole plan was to start posting Dota 2 gameplay videos with appropriate editing and bells and whistles, but if video game content isn't eligible, it doesn't seem like that's an option. If that's the case, though, then how are all these other people who have chosen to monetize their videos making money off video game content? Are they all partner channels or going through something like Machinima, or are they just defrauding Adsense by not marking their content as video games?


http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138161

As long as you provide commentary and the commentary has "instructional or educational value" or for the purpose of criticism or review, it should be allowed under fair use.

Pretty much as long as you're commentating over it, it can allowed. People who do playthroughs can make the explanation that they're doing a walkthrough and instructing people how to go through a game. Or they're doing a live review of the game or something like that.

Or at least that's the explanation I'm using when I'm monetizing the videos.
You should not have to pay to watch the GSL, Proleague, or OSL at a reasonable time. That is not "fine" and it's BS to say otherwise. My sig since 2011. http://www.youtube.com/user/dabom88
atmuh
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States246 Posts
October 27 2011 13:40 GMT
#9
one of my tf2 videos is about to hit 100k views but i never set up an adsense account back when they asked me this at 20k views
oh well
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