Here is something I hacked together with some fellow HN lurkers, in case the YT API stuff tickles your fancy: youstars.herokuapp.com/#/michellephan (using Michelle Phan's channel just as an example since it looks good).
Doesn't do anything too complex with the API, mostly just using the custom YT player. I checked out your user profile and your company. Great to see people doing stuff with YT analytics. It's something I've worked a lot with myself.
Thanks - glad you liked it. We've considered releasing it into the wild. Mostly it was just a fun hack project. Maybe we will do a blog post or something and show people in a bigger scale. The channels on the right are related to the Michelle Phan channel. One of the back end devs cooked up a channel matching feature. Actually if you click the left menu for suggestions (and you are oauthed), he wrote several selection metrics based on your account that will make other discovery suggestions. It's actually a really neat feature.
Publishers who own the IP to titles can claim copyright to the gameplays. Since it is basically free promotion for their games, it's against their best interest. Hence, you see them offering their blessing and support to YouTubers.
The problem is that a lot of videos are being taken down because of copyright claims on press materials and game footage from trailers, not gameplays. This material is classified under fair use.
They're also attempting to claim copyright on game reviews. Which in short, puts reviewers in a bad position where someone is trying to monetize their opinion and are easily silenced if that opinion is unpopular.
For reviewers its grossly unfair for publishers to make money off their reviews, because while they will reference their game, the opinions expressed are entirely the reviewer's, and writing a critique is certainly nothing at all like showing a dry gameplay video with no commentary or editing.
It's not only grossly unfair to reviewers, but that copyright's fair use clauses specifically allows for fair use in critiques! These copyright claims are bogus.
Isn't this the same as with product placement in TV shows?
Sometimes you see the characters using a Mac complete with logo visible and sometimes the logo gets covered.
The reasons for this may also come from both ends. Either Apple can say "We did not authorize the use of our trademark" or they could just enjoy the free exposure on TV. On the other hand, the TV shows producers could say "What we would do with displaying the logo in that way would be advertising, therefore Apple would have to pay us to show their logo. Otherwise we just cover it up"
Regardless of who's fault it was, it's a terrible tragedy and a sad loss (especially for her little one). Prayers for her family and her loved ones. RIP Joy Covey.
Joe Johnston is my number one choice for an Episode VII. Many people could probably capture the spirit of the original trilogy, Johnston definitely would.
For those who don't know, he was a concept and storyboard artist on the original trilogy. He also directed Captain America, which on my second viewing I realized was far more Star Wars than any movie set during WWII has any right to be.
While the crowds were huger than I've ever seen, I agree with you on the talks. It was refreshing to hearing from Ben Horowitz. Ron Conway, a living legend IMO, provides fascinating stories of tech giants (the part about Sergey and Larry feeling doubtful of ever getting to be successful as Sean Fanning was cool to hear). Finally, I really enjoyed hearing insights from Jessica, who interfaces with all these YC founders.
