Producer Redbad asks for two tons of YouTube Entertainment

YouTube also associated the movie with commercials. "In this way, YouTube has created a winning model of illegal distribution of content," says producer Klaas de Jong . "The size is full.We are talking about an illegal and criminal offense here and YouTube disclaims any responsibility."

The website claims only to be a host and therefore can not do anything about it if the users distribute illegal content. "This leads to a situation in which we, as producers, have to check every week the illicit links of our movies on YouTube and have to ask for them to be deleted, after which they immediately return to television via another channel", explains De Jong. According to De Jong, the fact that YouTube removed the advertisement as soon as the producer reported the case does not take anything away from the case and its complaint.

Fingerprint

A spokesman for YouTube leaves a comment not to comment. Farmhouse's claim and allegations. "We never deal with individual cases," he says. "Producers of a movie can report they find that their content is being distributed.Then the film will be deleted." Producers may also submit a "fingerprint" beforehand of their product on YouTube. If a movie is then distributed through one of the site's providers, YouTube shares the advertising revenue generated by the movie with the creators.

According to the director Tim Kuik of Stichting Brein, who works for the violation of copyright, it is the first time that a Dutch producer makes this move. "We recognize the huge problem posed by Klaas de Jong," he said. "All major Dutch films can be found on YouTube sooner or later, we know that many producers have to invest a lot of time and energy to identify these illegal copies and have them removed."

"Very little"

In addition, Dutch filmmakers are losing money because people are watching via YouTube and not going to the cinema or downloading it legally. It's true that YouTube gives up some of the income earned. "But it's a very small amount disproportionate to the income that producers would receive if someone watched the film through legal channels."

The European Union has for some time been discussing legislation on illegal distribution. movies via YouTube can handle, but until now, without result. "In addition, the German judge has asked explanatory questions to the highest European judge on the fact that YouTube itself is an offense because of the degree of involvement in the distribution of illegal files placed by them. users, "said Kuik. This is important because the European Commission and the European Parliament are also examining it.