Interesting read, but I did want to touch on this paragraph at the end.
> PS: I am willing to bet the recent issue with YouTube Piracy filter blocking MIT courses and the Blender Foundation are the result of The Machine being the ultimate decider. Even though YouTube's support team clearly knows that these don't violate terms and conditions, the Machine decided otherwise. And they will have to fight it to death to bring the videos back online.
According to Blender the issue is that YouTube is requiring them to switch to monetized. No more free rides once you're that big.
Are we sure that is actually the issue? Yes, YT wants them to monetize but I’m not sure if it is a formal requirement and Blender says they’re still trying to work on it with YT.
> PS: I am willing to bet the recent issue with YouTube Piracy filter blocking MIT courses and the Blender Foundation are the result of The Machine being the ultimate decider. Even though YouTube's support team clearly knows that these don't violate terms and conditions, the Machine decided otherwise. And they will have to fight it to death to bring the videos back online.
According to Blender the issue is that YouTube is requiring them to switch to monetized. No more free rides once you're that big.
https://www.blender.org/media-exposure/youtube-blocks-blende...