Nintendos Secret War Against YouTubers Will Cost Gamers Considerably

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Nintendos Secret War Against YouTubers Will Cost Gamers Considerably

Added: 17.05.2013 12:17 | 9 views | 0 comments

FleshEatingZipper writes: Sometimes, theres nothing more enjoyable than a Lets Play video. Theyre not always called Lets Play, theyre Quick Looks, theyre our very own FEZ PLAYs, theyre whatever you like. If broadcast sports or Mystery Science Theater 3000 have taught us anything, its that almost any form of entertainment is enhanced by color commentary. A few years ago, a bill was introduced into US Senate that would to impose penalties on those who streamed copywritten material, which was construed as a government attempt to ban Lets Play videos. While the bills creators have said that wasnt the aim, it appears that Nintendo would have no issue with a variant of it as theyve now sent out Content ID notices to Lets Play producers like Zack Scott who rely on YouTube ad revenue to, well, live.