“Commercially Viable” Doesn’t Mean What You Think: A Lawyer Reads YouTube’s New Terms Of Service
When YouTube started notifying users of updates to its terms and conditions, many probably clicked "Accept" without giving it a second thought. But over the weekend, article after article (and video after video) has been released highlighting YouTube's "new" power to terminate services based on something being "commercially viable". But there's more to the story. Join us as we take a deep dive into terms of service both new and old, and discuss why YouTube isn't really claiming new power - just being (a bit) more honest about the power it already holds. We're ALWAYS Commercially Viable...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/nfkem5e5Iqg #YouTube #Terms #CommerciallyViable *** Discussed in this episode: YouTube Terms of Service (Dec. 10, 2019) https://www.youtube.com/t/terms?preview=20191210#main YouTube Terms of Service (Current) https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms *** FOR MORE CHECK US OUT: On Twitter @hoeglaw At our website: https://hoeglaw.com/ On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/ On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3j)