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Re: YouTube Blocks Game Videos, Industry Offers Help

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Post by EpicEng » Thu, Dec 12, 2013, 8:41 PM UTC

ChrisNorstrom wrote: post #6

What stands out most about this issue is the open-mindedness of the Video Games Industry. The fact that they've stood up for someone's ability to not only record their gameplay, but on top of that, make money from it just shows how understanding they are (unlike neighboring industries that take down amateur remixes from Soundcloud and YouTube). They're one of the few industries that generally: ● Don't Sue Pirates ● D…

"Open-mindedness"? Please. It's free publicity for them, that's why they are doing what they're doing. Nothing wrong with that, but let's not pretend they're sticking up for these guys out of the goodness of their hearts. This is the industry that tries to screw consumers every chance they get with crappy DRM and them trying to kill off the used game market.

Re: YouTube Blocks Game Videos, Industry Offers Help

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Post by ekianjo » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 2:54 AM UTC

Vaskivo wrote: post #53

ekianjo wrote: post #13

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1) it's not because you record with an orchestra that it's not crap, sorry. Music is not just about how much money you throw at it, if there's no art in it, it's just crap. And when I say "there's exceptions" I dont know how you can say i make a blanket statement. 2) Sorry, but a 20+ year old game should be in the public domain, period. Why do we apply copyrights which are longer than what we apply on drugs? Sorry bu…

Concerning videogame music being crap: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_Law > ninety percent of everything is crap. Ninety percent of all music is crap. In that good 10 percent there is some videogame music. I also think that, although there are some exceptions, most videogame music is environmental or helping to establish a mood. This makes it very contextual to the "game level" where it plays.

> This makes it very contextual to the "game level" where it plays.

Totally agree, that's why VG music cannot be considered real music, most of the time. It would not make sense to listen to it outside of the game context.

Re: YouTube Blocks Game Videos, Industry Offers Help

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Post by SamReidHughes » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 7:29 AM UTC

Morgawr wrote: post #45

ekianjo wrote: post #40

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> Really, claiming that "most videogame music is crap" is just being ignorant. It just means I have probably higher standards than you have when it comes to appreciating music. I've been playing video games for 30 years+, so I wouldn't consider myself ignorant, I just find most video games music very dull and uninspiring.

Yes, definitely dull and uninspiring /sarcasm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_music But yeah, to each their own I guess. I'm just a bit riled up because calling it "crap" is a very offensive and ignorant statement. I've seen much much worse dull and uninspiring "crap" being sold commercially as pop music, and that's a huge industry nowadays. Anyhow to lighten up the mood, here, have some great music that migh…

What's ignorant is your belief that the videos you've linked would change the parent's mind. It's all competent derivative tripe or sub-competent derivative tripe.

It's not offensive to call crap music crap. You should stop trying to be offended at things and try growing up and accepting that the universe is full of people with opinions you don't like.