BIG~ mistake SE. Mighty big. (Materials Usage License)

[demacy]

OP there is a simple answer as to why this rule was made and though there are probably many of them, this one is probably the most important to SE anyway.

Kripparrian

and those like him, check him out on youtube, if you learn about what has happened in past games some of SE decisions make a little more sense.

[AzumaKun]

Wow. A lot more whiners here than I had thought there'd be. Whine whine whine. That's all I see from these crybabies. Cry more. Cry, your life is over.

[Zendo]

Okay so not monetizing the video or monetizing through a youtube partnership - I fully understand that, no biggie. It's not about the money for me, it's just a hobby.

However about these two points:

1. You may not split our videos (vocal, music, visual, etc.) and distribute components as separate assets;
2. You may not combine or synchronize the Materials with third party content (e.g., a mash-up), but you may include the Materials alongside third party content (e.g., before or after in the same video) as long as you also have permission from the original copyright owner);

The way I'm reading this, I will not be permitted to add my own battle music (that I have the rights to) to guild raid montages or anything like that - I'll have to stick to 100% original game sounds etc?

Can anyone confirm or clarify this further?

Thanks!

[Amiantos]

Wonder if people remember when in FFXI using ANY 3rd party stuff was grounds for a ban. Youtube videos still showed up and unless it was showing that they were hacking no one got banned.

[Rex]

(Materials Usage License) Posted Aug, 27th


"Guidelines for Videos

You may not monetize your video via the YouTube partner program or any similar programs on other video sharing sites."


Well....way to shoot yourself in the foot SE. You could have for weeks and now beyond launch, tons of video makers promoting your game and helping to bring FFXIV:ARR. But instead you have a NDA that lasts till launch AND want to deny video makers monetization on videos for game footage of FFXIV:ARR?

People will still be streaming and uploading. Just not making money off it. This isn't a surprise to me at all...it's not your work. You're just playing the game.

[Felis]

You guys also realize that, as I just said a couple posts before, even people who DON'T make money from it can't make fun videos like GMV's or those wonderful tribute videos we all love so much. Those are now breaking the rules too f.y.i.

Say you have the rights to use the music from whoever did the music

When showing gameplay, you may not replace the FFXIV music with third party music;

Most times GMV's show CS, not gameplay

[VanWulfen]

How will I record myself and upload videos of me playing video games while I sit in the basement as my job now?!

[Laume]

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1) I'm not an expert, but the last time I looked into this, that means that you can't, like, rip the music file off of a video and distribute that as your own or as something that you benefit from ( usually monetarliy)

2) This one, i think is self explanatory. It's idea is that they don't want you to, say, use their images with different music to portray the game as something it's not. (obviously, with the exception of parodies or satire.) But you may distribute the content, in it's entirety, to someone else, in tandem with something else. So say, you provide a book about video games, and then distribute a memory card with it with FFXIV game footage as reference (obviously with their permission first)

If you have any doubts, just follow this general rule. Do it with good taste and in a way that doesn't give people a misconception of that the game is really like. Obviously, there are exceptions, but this is the general rule I've found while navigating these things in the past.

[Raze]

I love the title of the thread, not overreacting at all. It's mighty cool.

[Molly_Millions]

Yeah, sorry OP. I'm totally ok with this. FFXIV is SE's IP, not yours.