Lafiel said:
*shrugs* how would you feel if people would just not pay you for what you do because they think that you shouldn't make money with your work? people are spending hours to create that content and thousends to hundreds of thousends (or more) obviously are interested to see that/entertained by that by the way, do you think people in sports shouldn't be payed ? as many of them are just playing games somebody else invented |
Again if people cant be bothered to get a real job or whatever and rely on youtube to get money its their own problem especially when they use others content without permission. They wanted easy money and they can be thankful that worked as long as it did. And there is enough lets players that dont use commercials. Everyone who does is simply greedy. And if they cant be bothered to contact Nintendo for years to make a deal well...... FAIL! They had alot of time.
I dunno what you know about LPs but sitting in your basement eating pizza (between the parts) and constantly saying bullshit while playing video games is not really SPENDING HOURS TO CREATE CONTENT. The game was made by Nintendo or Sony or MS or whatever. They LP guys buy a Haupauge HD PVR or whatever and just press RECORD. And then they move the recorded file into the converter and upload it recording is handled by the PC converting is handled by the PC uploading is handled by the PC. The only thing they do is TALK while they are playing andWORK 1 minute per part and then they WAIT! WOW...... Nintendo provides the game youtube the platform why would the LPlayer get all the money?
Lets plays = hobby if people make this into WORK without thinking it through its their own problem. I am not playing a game to make money I am playing a game for fun.
And tbh all those lets players say stuff like IT IS FREE ADVERTISING FOR NINTENDO BLAH Seriously? Nintendo Sega Sony etc was free advertising/marketing for the LP guys noone would have found them if they would have played their own programmed game "The Legend of the Whining LP guy" or whatever its name was. They earned a ton of money thanks to Nintendo etc and now their lazy life style comes to an end and they complain...
Sports is something totally different. First of at its not really a GAME like Mario is etc. its a business with millions of people being involved which is already established and people invested years in training etc. It's hundreds / or thousands (in case of Soccer which was invented in Egypt and perfected in England) of years old depending on what kind of sports it is. And the biggest difference!: its not using others property without permission.
Contacting Nintendo to negotiate a deal before using their property should be the first thing a sane person should do when making money with Nintendo's stuff. And if one doesnt think that is necessary or fair well then the person should actually be sued not just "robbed" of their illegally earned money because thats no punishment at all.
TV channels negotiate deals with the movie industry. They pay a fee to broadcast the content and then get income by letting others pay for commercial time. If youtubers have no interest in negotiating a deal with the property owner then the money made with commercials should be going to the property owner.
Btw most youtubers money will never be taxed.
If they agree on fair deals and pay taxes I have no problem if they still find a way to make money with youtube.
