What is your source for the first - i.e. where are artists revoking YouTube's license to display their videos?
Youtube can't simply just take down videos that are legal and fully owned by their willing uploader.
What is happening here isn't youtube taking down the music of 'individuals' that have uploaded them to their channels, youtube licences these videos from these labels, once the licensing isn't applicable they no longer have the legal right to publish them, thus "blocking" them.
End difference for consumer? None. Plus, you still haven't cited any sources, just speculation based off an admittedly single-sourced article.
> Youtube can't simply just take down videos that are legal and fully owned by their willing uploader.
Sure they can. And they do, all the time. Content Protection has nothing to do with the legality of the video. Part of the uploading EULA is that it's up to Google to decide when something goes up or comes down.
Any allegations to the contrary would require proof on your part.
Even if they haven't removed uncontested legally uploaded content before, the Terms seem to say that they can, and this might constitute the first time they'd want to. (See x0x0's sibling comment for cases where they've removed contested legally uploaded content, but I think you're probably talking about uncontested videos, right?)
(Incidentally, the EULA/TOS distinction feels really pedantic to me. The name isn't the issue here; we're concerned about the content of the agreement.)
oh, and given their well documented behavior with regards to handing large rights holders the ability to take down videos because of music without issuing DMCAs and with no review from youtube, not hard to believe [1] [2]. (See how I made a claim and I substantiated it?)
[1] https://www.eff.org/issues/intellectual-property/guide-to-yo...
[2] http://gizmodo.com/5932089/nasas-official-rover-landing-vide...
Sibling comments have pointed out the problem with this statement, but I'm bored, so here's my proof:
There's no legal porn on YouTube. What porn makes it past the automated filters in place to prevent its upload is summarily removed.
Well, of course they can. Read the terms of service.
Why do you think YouTube isn't allowed to arbitrarily take down videos?
Of course they can, it's their service.
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