Sure, you could do that if you wished. But this is a different kettle of fish. There are people with videos online that would be livid if they found out someone was linking to their video in order to profit from it. When someone copies someone's video on YouTube, the original owner can file a complaint. If someone here embeds a YouTube video it might only result in 20 views, for example, and amount to nothing for the YouTube channel owner, but 20 upvotes from whales here could net that reposter thousands. 

Why can't we simply face the fact that we are trying to make money off of others work because we think we can get away with it?

At the very least when embedding a video it would be nice to put a link to the channel, mention the channel's name or something. Very often people won't even do that and end up giving the impression that the video was created by the Steemit.com poster.

This is why we need to have some sort of best practices mentioned for people so that this site will be better than any social media site out there.

If the political will is there we can do both. Be HUGE and make a ton of money and disrupt the heck out of the internet AND do it in an ethical way that will put other troll-riddled sites to shame.



Nah, never mind, I'm too idealistic. Keep stealing others content, who am I kidding?

@doctorstrange - We hit the nesting limit I think.   I have added extra info besides just linking the video.   I have only shown one video per artist I have shown in most cases, and actually the one I MADE money on was the first one.   I actually sent a message via youtube to that author telling him about this site and stating I wouldn't do anymore for awhile as I'd like to see him here doing it himself.    Yet that was my single most profitable post and he has a lot of material.   I didn't post any of it beyond the initial to mostly raise awareness.    I am doing a HIDDEN GEMS music covers and such series (only one post so far) where I'd like to occasionally point out cool videos of musicians that have low viewers.    I'm still trying to find a balance which I believe all of us are.   I'm pretty familiar with youtube monetization since I have actually gone through the process before.


EDIT: I also stopped posting and worrying about money.   If I make money cool.    Usually I don't.