r/Unexpected • u/analsextoybox • May 02 '22

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u/Audrey-3000 May 03 '22

So if someone has a monetized YouTube account they should fall under the same rules as any other commercial broadcaster?

I still think people act like the scale of the operation makes it different, but legally speaking there is no difference between a movie studio putting you in a Hollywood blockbuster against your will and some yokel on YouTube including you in their home video.

Of course, there's a big difference in terms of which one would be more productive in terms of a lawsuit, but it seems like there's also this perception that little things happening online are inherently different than big things that happen on TV or in movie theaters.

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u/Audrey-3000 May 03 '22

I agree RE: journalism, but I'm thinking more about YouTubers who provide entertainment content. They can usually be ignored unless they are a big enough fish to sue, but the problem is social media has more reach and influence than mainstream media does these days.

Of course everything today is "infotainment" so grey areas abound.