Does the reaction video makers get copyrights strike?

[Jyeshtha]

Just as you read in the title, does the reaction video makers get copyrights strike?

How do they get away with that and monetize their channel?

Or, where can I get more information on how to use some of the content from others videos without getting in to copyright claims mess?

Thanks in advance.

 

[patrickpogi123]

Absolutely not, just putting their face on the video and giving their reaction makes them immune to copyright. Just by putting overlay and random music to another person's YouTube video will make you quick $$$

 

[Jyeshtha]

Absolutely not, just putting their face on the video and giving their reaction makes them immune to copyright. Just by putting overlay and random music to another person's YouTube video will make you quick $$$

Does that even apply to getting a few seconds of videos and adding them to our videos?

Like, say there is the trailer and someone is reviewing the trailer using some parts from the original video and a bit of original sound?

 

[mnrfas]

if the copyright holder wants to block or remove the video, Youtube can agree after a review.
getting a strike is rare but possible.

 

[KHer0]

Unless the owner files copyright infringement, you will get away with it.

 

[blackbeans]

Under US copyright law, COMMENTARY (which many reaction vids fall under) is PROTECTED from copyright issues BUT it's not as clear as a lot of people think

Your reaction/input/feedback/commentary must be SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH

This is a gray area since a lot of 'reaction' vids out there just involve a guy staring at a screen obviously dreaming about MONEY COMING HIS WAY because of his 'reaction' vid... no real emotional response much less intellectual analysis

I suppose the more you get into your reactions and actually SLICE AND DICE the video you're watching, the safer you are

I wouldn't be surprised if the relatively loose definition of 'reaction' commentary goes through a big change in the future

 

[Jyeshtha]

if the copyright holder wants to block or remove the video, Youtube can agree after a review.
getting a strike is rare but possible.

Under US copyright law, COMMENTARY (which many reaction vids fall under) is PROTECTED from copyright issues BUT it's not as clear as a lot of people think

Your reaction/input/feedback/commentary must be SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH

This is a gray area since a lot of 'reaction' vids out there just involve a guy staring at a screen obviously dreaming about MONEY COMING HIS WAY because of his 'reaction' vid... no real emotional response much less intellectual analysis

I suppose the more you get into your reactions and actually SLICE AND DICE the video you're watching, the safer you are

I wouldn't be surprised if the relatively loose definition of 'reaction' commentary goes through a big change in the future

Unless the owner files copyright infringement, you will get away with it.

Okay, so I understand that this is something called the copyright claim method. Where the owner of the content gets credit for both monetary as well as creation, instead of getting a strike.

And, if and only if the owner files a claim. Or otherwise.

Thanks for making me understand.

 

[mnrfas]

Okay, so I understand that this is something called the copyright claim method. Where the owner of the content gets credit for both monetary as well as creation, instead of getting a strike.

And, if and only if the owner files a claim. Or otherwise.

Thanks for making me understand.

the copyright holder can chose to block / remove / make money from the video / strike / see stats of the video...
after a review, Youtube can accept or refuse.

Copyright owners can use a system called Content ID to easily identify and manage their content on YouTube. Videos uploaded to YouTube are scanned against a database of files that have been submitted to us by content owners.

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797370?hl=en

 

[Jyeshtha]

the copyright holder can chose to block / remove / make money from the video / strike / see stats of the video...
after a review, Youtube can accept or refuse.

Thanks for the help. I see a lot of reaction video makers. So was just wondering.

I think it's better to negotiate with the owner if they ask for a strike, just in case.

BTW, even the views count go to the original owner?

 

[Blue Panda]

Its fair use. Half german yt is reactions only.

 

[daintycloud]

I think not.

 

[KHer0]

I believe the claim method you mentioned is only effectivr if you stole his video and uploaded it.

While re-action videos he should be the one to file a copyright infringement. Anyway, most re-action videos are stolen from old funny videos, and TikTok, so, the original uploader isn't known anyway.

 

[MPC]

I hope you don't mind me for asking question in your thread but is the same thing apply for any video if we don't do reaction but just add voice over commentary?

 

[Ashk881]

Thanks for the help. I see a lot of reaction video makers. So was just wondering.

I think it's better to negotiate with the owner if they ask for a strike, just in case.

BTW, even the views count go to the original owner?

View counts do not go to the original owner. Each video has its own view count on YouTube.

You can try negotiating with the owner and ask if they allow reaction videos if they are a small creator. Large creators usually get flooded with these requests and may not reply.

Reaction videos anyways fall under "commentary" And hence are applicable to FAIR USE clause. Unless the copyright owner is an arse and outright blocks anything with their content-id, you should be fine.

Many usually choose to share revenue.

Is the same thing apply for any video if we don't do reaction but just add voice over commentary?

Yes. Any kind of commentary, be it just over audio or in a video with your face or an overlay, counts as fair use.

What you should note tho, is that YouTube's copyright management system is Owner-First.

So even if your content is Fair-use, nothing stops a copyright owner from giving you a strike if your video has their content-id.

If you get a strike, you would have to appeal for your video to be back up. The Fair-use is the only valid reason for appealing and if YouTube's manual review finds your content indeed to be applicable under the Fair-use clause, they can reinstate your video.

 

[MPC]

View counts do not go to the original owner. Each video has its own view count on YouTube.

You can try negotiating with the owner and ask if they allow reaction videos if they are a small creator. Large creators usually get flooded with these requests and may not reply.

Reaction videos anyways fall under "commentary" And hence are applicable to FAIR USE clause. Unless the copyright owner is an arse and outright blocks anything with their content-id, you should be fine.

Many usually choose to share revenue.

Yes. Any kind of commentary, be it just over audio or in a video with your face or an overlay, counts as fair use.

What you should note tho, is that YouTube's copyright management system is Owner-First.

So even if your content is Fair-use, nothing stops a copyright owner from giving you a strike if your video has their content-id.

If you get a strike, you would have to appeal for your video to be back up. The Fair-use is the only valid reason for appealing and if YouTube's manual review finds your content indeed to be applicable under the Fair-use clause, they can reinstate your video.

Thank you. I was asking and couldn't find an answer because I see so many sports channels on Youtube using company's content and just add commentary and some edit of course and I wonder is that legal or not. But I saw somewhere that if we use 7-8 seconds of their content then there's no problem but what if we use longer part of the video?

 

[Vk316]

Putting a filter/overlay on the content will protect the video from copyright bots, but if the copyright holder manually strikes your video down there isn't a thing you can do about it.

 

[Ashk881]

Thank you. I was asking and couldn't find an answer because I see so many sports channels on Youtube using company's content and just add commentary and some edit of course and I wonder is that legal or not. But I saw somewhere that if we use 7-8 seconds of their content then there's no problem but what if we use longer part of the video?

Legality of that as said by a member above is in gray area. The law requires "substantial commentary/modification" to qualify as Fair-use but it does not define what "substantial" Is.

7-8 seconds is probably not enough for youtube content-id bots to identify a content-id in your video. Maybe that's why it stays up.

The longer the copyrighted content in your video. Easier it is to give it a content-id. And if you have a content-id.
You can either get a claim, or a strike.

Sports usually is on the difficult side tho and people usually get strikes.

 

[MPC]

Legality of that as said by a member above is in gray area. The law requires "substantial commentary/modification" to qualify as Fair-use but it does not define what "substantial" Is.

7-8 seconds is probably not enough for youtube content-id bots to identify a content-id in your video. Maybe that's why it stays up.

The longer the copyrighted content in your video. Easier it is to give it a content-id. And if you have a content-id.
You can either get a claim, or a strike.

Sports usually is on the difficult side tho and people usually get strikes.

Maybe but I know at least 2 channels which upload sports content with commentary and their channels are still there for years.

 

[Intritri]

Does that even apply to getting a few seconds of videos and adding them to our videos?

Like, say there is the trailer and someone is reviewing the trailer using some parts from the original video and a bit of original sound?

They get strikes, but not usually often.