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0 pointsjedberg1y ago0 comments

That's pretty severe if your entire income is from said platform. And I was talking about severe consequences for the platform, not the creator.

The platform could become liable for all the content across the entire platform if they don't act on a single DMCA notice, if they lose their protection as a platform because of it.

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prmoustache1y ago· 2 in thread

> That's pretty severe if your entire income is from said platform

But that is also pretty dumb to base your entire income in a platform that can delete your account for any reason at any point in time.

jedbergOP1y ago

Do you have a job where you rely on a single employer for most of your income? An employer that can fire you at any time? At least creators have more control over their income.

prmoustache1y ago

> Do you have a job where you rely on a single employer for most of your income?

I can look for another employer if I have issue with mine. There is more than youtube but the number of alternative platforms where you can monetize your stuff are much smaller than the number of companies where I could find a job so there is that.

> An employer that can fire you at any time?

There are many places in this world where an employer can't fire you at any time and for any reason. There are even jobs where you really can't get fired unless you are really looking for it.

> At least creators have more control over their income.

Not sure control is the right word. They are bound to the market.

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