How To Monetize Video Game Commentary Videos For Revenue Sharing

[scottwcoleman]

hey so youtube is disapproving a lot of gaming video immediately recently? If im unsuccessful monetizing can i try again at a later date? thank people. pretty stressful getting ads on gaming videos (game commentaries)

[KostaEtv]

to bad youtube has a glitch atm where yr vids get dis aproved immediately!

[vivek481]

Hey buddy...

Wazz up ?

Well I am new here could you help me out to get my you tube account verified ?

and also let me know how can I get more audience on my channel and how can I verify my ad-sense account too.

Please help me out with these problems mate I would really appreciate your guldens.

[iGamingProHD]

Why do my videos get disabled for revenue sharing immediately? its pissing me off! :(

[KostaEtv]

@iGamingProHD dude it is actually happening to alot of people atm including me. Youtube is trying to fix this i think so just wait a week or so. I woul say just keep uploading yr vids tho so yr viewers dont get pissed

[groundwire123]

Thanks for the video man I have been so nervous about uploading my walkthroughs cause of the whole user rights and all that. So this fair use argument really works for youtube?

[brookaple]

what if one of my videos doesn't have commentary?

[UKzMUZIC]

@brookaple Than it is classed as copyright

[brookaple]

@UKzMUZIC imagine: a minecraft speed-art with non-copyright music.. will it be copyright?

[UKzMUZIC]

@brookaple If you are really concerned about music copyright the is a website the EVERYONE use even partners I will try and find you a link to the website :)

[brookaple]

@UKzMUZIC thanks for the website :D

[jamesheindl]

Ok so we cant do walkthroughs on videos and get paid? How stupid so many people do this. So I am unsure is this legal or not because your video says one thing but comments say another.

[breadboxtroll]

Way easier on my page

[XDsabereaprenderBD]

Gracias te lo agradezco mucho por proporcionarme este tipo de procedimientos saludos :)

[LeaderOfTheFlock]

I got the adsense ID and then that was it. didn't hear or see anything else and it says status pending for like a month now

[AC1DMonkeyz]

but thankyou man :D

[AC1DMonkeyz]

no offence bro ;)

your voice sounds like ur constipated ;\

[ScorpioStrikerGaming]

thanks for the information man. Been wanting to learn more about making gaming videos with adds on them

[NoobsThatPlayGames]

i just used youtubes exmaple when you first set it up :P

[Manusha]

Another important note.

"Fair use interpretations are unique and limited. Fair use is decided on a case by case basis, on the entirety of circumstances"

That is all.

[Manusha]

Keyword is "limited use."

Laws can be vague yet flexible things, which is not entirely a good thing.

[chrisdcoulombe]

Thank you this is awesome. I clicked like.

[kboy09]

How can i not get the video to match it third party content? I even add my own commentary and to the video and all, and yet it still match its third party content.

[kboy09]

I had to create an AdSense account. After filling out the requirements, Google AdSense sent my an email saying that they have approved my application. Then how come i can't monetize my videos yet? Am i missing something or did i do something wrong? Please reply back.

[MrSkorms]

What if I make montages that don't have commentaries.Is there any way to monetize?

[mynamesfake2]

You sound like bananapielord :P

[ThatGuy1797]

Wait,so if you post a video commentary of say...Skyrim, do you need to include things such as made by Bethesda for copy right purposes?

[xFierCeSouL]

im trying to find any terms of use for skyrim/bethesda and cant find any urls, any help please? thanks

[Bizorke]

Omg 3:35 clean your desktop what do you think this is a big iphone?

[hectichorse]

@Generation4gaming If it takes to long I usually stop it from being monotized and re monotize it. It works for me! If I helped you can you please subsribe id really appreciate it buddy :)

[Generation4gaming]

My videos still say pending review. How long does it normally take for them to approve the videos?

[blakely56]

u realize fair use doesn't cover copyrighted material that you have no rights over they can take it down if they want and sue you for thousands of dollars. The only way to get permission is to get permission from the company who own the copyright. I am not just trolling i was looking for some sample emails not trying to be a douche jus trying to be helpful.

[BirdvsDog]

@blakely56 Thanks for the information.

[blakely56]

@BirdvsDog yeah no problem but what you want to do is email their press release contact or their legal contact support and ask them and discuss what you will be doing and how many people you have that view your videos and include stats. They will usually contact you but try to earn rep with tiny companies than use them as references to the bigger ones. the hardest part is finding the actual person you need to contact. that is how machinima, tgn, ign etc. does it but they have alot of rep.

[BirdvsDog]

@blakely56 Yes I'm well aware of that, i'll make sure to keep that in mind for video games I don't have permission for yet. Thank you once again for the information.

[blakely56]

@BirdvsDog my family is filled with lawyers sorry for the long comment

[BirdvsDog]

@blakely56 It's okay

[2dgametheater]

@blakely56 There is another side to this argument as well, and that is a necessary proof of damages is needed for a suit against somebody who uploaded a educational piece on your work, and that is not exactly the easiest thing in the world to prove.

[viyark]

@BirdvsDog Is it nessary for commentary on your videos to enable monetization?

[aHornyWhiteGirl]

@blakely56 How come youtube approves them for monetization? Wouldn't that be illegal?

[blakely56]

@aHornyWhiteGirl they approve them because they are lazy and they won't get in trouble if you have permission or if the company who owns the copyrights doesn't complain.

[Manusha]

@blakely56

Fair Use Law

"Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. In United States copyright law, fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders. Examples of fair use include commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship."

[LocalBizWiz]

@blakely56 gamer videos pay dot com

[casualgamerreed]

I have done everything you said and even watched the official youtube video and i keep getting rejected when i try to monetize my videos. I am sure everything is correct

[doom6928]

that helped alot



[horatiobowen1]

liked and fav bro

[THEGAMINGCRYPT]

hey very very helpful bro thanks alot get subbed lol

[iFamousFilms]

What links do i put for Halo videos?

[BirdvsDog]

@iFamousFilms Go to Bungie dot net and scroll down until you see something that says"Terms Of Use" Click on that and copy the link.

[byArteer]

I mainly upload Gameplay Commentary

I did put that in all my titles but there is no monetize button?

please ppl HELP!!

[BirdvsDog]

@byArteer If you do not have the monetize feature then you must have at least one video that gets viewed by thousands of people. If your not getting views on your videos right away don't worry about it, just keep working hard and hopefully YouTube will send you an email. :)

[HysteriaGamingHD]

@byArteer You have to receive an invite from Youtube to start monetizing your vids in the revenue programme, once you get this you still have to apply, and Youtube still have to approve/set up an adsense account ... only after all this will a "monetze video" option appear on the video manager section of your channel.

Hope this helps.

[byArteer]

@HysteriaGamingHD I got it now its just googel adsense made 12 cents .......

[haroridr301]

can it say just like Skyrim part 1 commentery 

[BirdvsDog]

@haroridr301 Yes its fine as long as Youtube is aware that it is gameplay with commentary

[haroridr301]

can u put commentary in the description

[BirdvsDog]

@haroridr301 As long as you let youtube know its a commentary your fine.

[K3GamingNetwork]

@BirdvsDog How long does it usually take for it to be done with getting reviewed?

[BirdvsDog]

@K3GamingNetwork 1 day

[GeeEditz]

Can I monetize My oce clips

[UndeadGamingCA]

@GeeEditz Probably unless theres copyrighted music in it that you dont have permission to use

[FranticViperz]

How can i monetize call of duty videos with copyright free music in? i've been trying to find this for weeks!

[Ajnin42]

@FranticViperz Link youtube to the sites Terms of use for your copyright free music when you fill out that 1000 word box. You can view my crappy minecraft video. It has a royalty free song on it and ads have been put on it.

[UKxMPx]

how do you actually make money is it when the video ad playing is clicked or the video ad on the right playing?

[AtticusMJ]

@UKxMPx By googles rules ppl who can run ads are not aloud to say "how" but you can learn "how" by going to googles own sites and reading about it

[adambeecfc97]

can someone send me the link for the call of duty terms and service page ?

[SeasonedSnooper]

I make gaming videos that aren't commentaries, but still have other original work, such as text and graphics, on the video. Can I still monetize my videos?

[shotsniper009]

So is it the same for halo machinimas? For example could I just type

Disclaimer

this film was created under microsoft's "game content usage

rules" using from halo, @ mircosoft corporation.

any thoughts or opinions expressed by the fictional characters

in this do not represent those of the employees of bungie

studios or the mircosoft corporation.

Also would this apply to using the games music as well?

[GrahamAndFriends]

good advice thanks.

[TheMomentumGaming]

your voice is deep as fugggg

[DrunkGoomba1645]

I have a question: How can you monetize let's plays? Do I say the same thing as stated here? Or do I say something completely different? If you know what I should say, please respond and if it's really, really long, then send me a PM containing the statement.

[BirdvsDog]

@DrunkGoomba1645 If its a lets play its considered a walkthrough. Since its a walkthrough it should be completely fine to monetize. Check the description for more info on how to get walkthrough's approved. I put a link to a video YouTube did on how to monetize it.

[cameronokane]

could you please reply to this with the info that you put in so i can copy it please?<3

[BirdvsDog]

@cameronokane Check the Description

[BirdvsDog]

@DRLouFresh If your videos keep getting rejected, then yes there is a possibility.

[BirdvsDog]

@DRLouFresh If your videos keep getting rejected, then yes there is a possibility.

[BirdvsDog]

@DRLouFresh If your videos keep getting rejected, then yes there is a possibility.

[VeteranHarry]

@BirdvsDog pause at 0:10 .. somebody isn't paying for After Effects

[BirdvsDog]

@VeteranHarry lol...Yup that would be me xD

[DRLouFresh]

hey i have a question what happens if your video is not approved for ads is your channel in trouble or do you get a strike? or just no ads? help appreciated

[BirdvsDog]

@DRLouFresh If a Video gets rejected for adds it will be removed from YouTube.

[DrunkGoomba1645]

@BirdvsDog You may not necessarily loose your video. It's just that adds will not be placed on them and I don't think you can re submit the video again. I'm just saying because that's what happened to me when some of my videos don't get accepted for revenue sharing.

[spookz54]

I'm an intellectual property attorney and still find the concept of fair use confusing. Commentary, criticism, and education are all elements of fair use, but something that still needs to be considered is "whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes" (17 U.S.C. 107). This is merely one factor to consider, but it's hard to imagine that monetizing commentary is anything close to a nonprofit purpose. But, I don't blame you for trying, so good luck!

[iiRubikz]

Could you please send me the form for monetizing lets plays minecraft

[BirdvsDog]

@iiRubikz I cant post links here so I'll just write it out in spaces, go to

minecraft . net / terms

[AndyUnderdog]

Where can i find activision terms of use for mw3?

[BirdvsDog]

@AndyUnderdog Go to Activision's website and scroll down, you should see something that says Terms Of Use at the very bottom of the page.

[DiamondDreads]

sucks that you have to be 18 to do this =[

[BirdvsDog]

@DiamondDreads I'm 16 :) It doesn't matter what age you are.

[DiamondDreads]

@BirdvsDog i went to sign up and it said you had to be 18 to make a google adsense account

[BirdvsDog]

@DiamondDreads My adsense account is under my parent's name but you can be any age as long as you have your parents consent.

[TehOriginalExceL]

Can you do this if you dont have commentary in the video?

[BirdvsDog]

@TehOriginalExceL Not unless its educational or instructional in some way. Otherwise you will need permission to upload that content.

[SpaceCakesHD]

Can you monetize montages with copyright free music, or minecraft speedarts...

Please answer

[BirdvsDog]

@SpaceCakesHD Yes I have seen those videos monetized before, so as long as it has no copyrighted music you should be okay.

[GamesR4FITE]

Thanks, it took some figuring out but I finally figured this out. Now when I go to My videos, it says "monetized" next to the videos I applied for, but no ads have shown up yet. Do you know if there's an approval process that it has to go through first? I read somewhere that they automatically approve everything, but later may go in and remove monetization if they decide it's against their policies.

[BirdvsDog]

@GamesR4FITE Yes there is a approval process for every video submitted. If it says your video is monetized just wait for adds to show up, it takes a while sometimes.

[LaneVid]

@BirdvsDog Mine are coming back declined from YouTube. I give commentary and should be ok due to fair use laws. Do you have any suggestions on how to get these approved?

[BirdvsDog]

@LaneVid Sadly this happens to everyone, regardless of the fact the video is fair use. All I can say is more information is always best. If they see just one sentence written out for when your applying for adds they wont accept it because they consider it to be not enough information. If anything just make sure to add that the video does not violate any of Youtube's terms of service, and maybe even put a link to Youtube's terms of service page as well to further prove your video is Fair Use.

[LaneVid]

@BirdvsDog Thanks for the reply. I am pretty detailed when I submit my claim. Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. Hopefully they get approved ... I guess it's a waiting game now :(

[MrZeevideos]

Excellent tutorial, thumbs up :)

[xCoffeeman]

EULA for MW3 please?

[Yggdrassil93]

What about a game like Crash Bandicoot that has switched owners and publishers over the years? Say I'm doing a Let's Play of the second or third game, should I be linking to Activision who is the current owner or Naughty Dog who owned it for those games?

[BirdvsDog]

@Yggdrassil93 I say link it to both Activision and Naughty Dog just in case.

[tr1ck5hot]

@BirdvsDog I have been asked to monetize videos, so I have monetized my video game commentarys but it said that no video game footage is allowed, whilst I know other people have been allowed to monetize anything! Help.

[BirdvsDog]

@tr1ck5hot If its just video game footage without commentary it will not be approved for adds unless you have permission from the copyright owners themselves.

[BIGSTANK1983]

GREAT video!!!!! This was just what I was looking for. And you did a great job of breaking it down. Like and Fav.

[Michael8414]

So I know this can be done with Minecraft and Call of Duty, but will the whole "fair use law" and posting the terms of use page work for basically any game, like nintendo games?

[BirdvsDog]

@Michael8414 Yes it will

[BirdvsDog]

@THEGREENBLAZEX50 If it is just you playing a video game without commentary then it can not be monetized. Videos simply just showing a user playing a video game *Will Not* be accepted for adds.

[Thriell]

@BirdvsDog What about this one? (No, it isn't mine.) watch?v=rUL53UXxt7Q No commentary. It's strictly game footage, but it has ads. WTF???????????

[ZGUnlimited]

Do you need to actually put game and commentary on the title or can you provide it in the video description or what nots?

[BirdvsDog]

@ZGUnlimited As long as it is provided somewhere whether it be when you are filling it out for adds or in the title/description of your video. Just make sure Youtube knows it is done with your consistent commentary throughout the entirety of the video.

[KILLERxKNIGHT1]

How long does it usually take to find out if it was accepted or not?

[BirdvsDog]

@KILLERxKNIGHT1 24 hours max for most people. Just keep checking your video, once you see adds next to it, that means its been accepted.

[Brantea5]

So I just got accepted to monetize and im starting commentaries...so basically if I follow what you say then it is ok...or do i have to be a partner??? Please clear me up...im very confused about all of this

[BirdvsDog]

@Brantea5 If you were accepted to monetize your videos then go right ahead and do what I did by going to the, "my videos page" and clicking monetize on your video. It doesn't matter if your a partner or not.

[TheBoATeam]

Do you know if Montages violate infringement laws or no?

[BirdvsDog]

@TheBoATeam Good question, sadly those types of videos will not be accepted for monetization. :( Although montages should be okay if you use royalty free music(it just cant be monetized with adds.)

[TheBoATeam]

@BirdvsDog So you are saying that they do not violate infringement, but i just can't monetize?

[BirdvsDog]

@TheBoATeam Yes but it does also depend on the game(some companies are strict like that). For example a montage video is fine for a game like Halo.

[TheBoATeam]

@BirdvsDog Do you know where I can check? Because we primarily upload cod vids, commentaries and montages.

[BirdvsDog]

@TheBoATeam From what I've read into, it seems COD montages are fine as long as they have royalty free music. I see a lot of Youtube partners with COD montages everyday.

[ModdingNation1]

Thanks for this, this will help allot! :D

[bacongamer1]

thanks i hope when i put this it lets me have it. i am guna type that into a word document.