meldroc@kbin.socialtoFediverse@kbin.social•About the legality of hosting video/music content on the fediverse and the case of Youtube
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1 year agoYoutube’s got business deals with the recording studios, and those studios put their music on Youtube legally, and get a piece of the ad revenue.
That’s pretty much it. If instances want to legally broadcast copyrighted content, they need to go through the licensing system. Generally involves giving them money, and to afford it, chances are good they’ll need to put up ads.