Shutting down Etho, Yogscast, etc is likely to lead to hordes of 13 year olds hating MS for ever.
Maybe there'll be an MVP programme for YouTubers? </s>
I just hope MS can sort out modding: a sane mod interface would make many people very happy.
Heck, you can broadcast to Twitch from the new Xbox. I think MS fully understands the value of fan created videos and supports them.
Personally I doubt it extremely, but you never know.
Imagine one part of MS submitting stuff to YouTube for ContentID, and including the Minecraft music.
Suddenly you have a bunch of people struggling to put content online.
If those channels are offering tips on circumventing MS's lockdown (yes I'm pessimistic about what MS will do) then MS will use IP initially to shut them down I imagine.
The Minecraft EULA has the standard "we can change this without notice" clauses. I will be fascinated to see what changes come to it.
> Game Content Usage Rules
> We know that people like you love our games and sometimes want to use things like gameplay footage, screenshots, music, and other elements of our games ("Game Content") to make things like machinima, videos, and other cool things (your "Item" or "Items"). We'd like to make that easier for you. So long as you can respect these rules, you can use our Game Content to make your Items.
Can you say with certainty that 13 year olds know what Microsoft is?