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On YouTube’s New Terms of Service for Partners
Apologies for the jumbled nature of this unscripted ramble. The important part starts at 1:31.
some very important info re: paid accounts~
I am not a lawyer, but I can decently interpret legalese and, being as I also suffer from tl;dr syndrome and assume others may as well, I took one for the team and went through the updated TOS for the post+ accounts and highlighted (what I understand to be) the most pertinent information, which ultimately comes down to this:
You cannot monetize copyrighted works (aka charge and earn money from fanfic, fanworks, etc) and if you do decide to put your fanworks behind a paywall via Tumblr, when you are inevitably sued, Tumblr will not protect you and will not defend you and you alone, personally, will be responsible for whatever monetary damages said lawsuit results in.
If anyone is a lawyer and knows I've gotten any of this wrong, please do not hesitate to correct me/this post.
Screenshots taken from Tumblr's TOS (updated 7-21-21), Stripe's Account Agreement, and the post+ FAQs.
1. Your paid account will not be hosted by tumblr; it is routed through a 3rd party.
2. By signing up for a paid account, you're entering into an agreement with Stripe, so in addition to Tumblr's TOS, you are also bound to Stripe's TOS.
3. Stripe, like Tumblr, will not defend you or protect you against any lawsuits.
4. Furthermore, you may end up owing Stripe money (indemnify = compensate)
5. Tumblr's TOS specifically states that you can't put any content on your post+ account that violates any laws, including laws that protect intellectual property rights of others. This is super important, because Tumblr's post+ FAQ also states that you can post anything that you would regularly post on tumblr, which I'm sure many will take to mean that gifsets, fanworks, etc are fair game, since all of that stuff can be posted on tumblr now. However, the difference is, you're not making money from the fanworks you're posting or reblogging now. Once money enters the equation, the game changes.
Tumblr is making it seem like any and all content goes for post+ accounts, knowing 90% of this site is fanworks. This is not true and you'll be opening yourself up for lawsuits if you charge for fanworks.
6. Tumblr further disclaims any and all liability in any legal issues.
tl;dr: Please do not make a post+ account, bc you will be opening yourself to lawsuits and if that happens, Tumblr's response will be not our problem, you agreed to all the terms which said you couldn't do that, sorry not sorry. Please protect yourself.
TERMS OF SERVICE — BEFORE YOU REQUEST
— What I will write: headcanons, one shots, drabbles, fluff, angst, romance, friendship/platonic, bachelors, hurt/comfort, suggestive/nsfw themes, some yandere (clarify with me!) character x character ships
— What I won't write: smut, omegaverse, graphic violence/abuse, oc's, bachelorettes, sv expanded/rsv
— If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask! I’m more than willing to clarify anything if you need me to.
— If after reading and understanding my TOS and you still want to request something, you can do so here!
*intentionally going against my rules will result in you being ignored and/or blocked*
MAE’S TERMS OF SERVICE
(The rules of my blog)
☆ This is a Multi fandom blog. ☆
☆ Keep in mind that in some of my works, the reader will most likely be a she/her unless requested not to. In my human writings, the reader will be written as a black/ POC character unless you make a specific request for another race.☆
NSFW: I don’t mostly do this type of stuff. Just because I don’t know how to write people having sex lmfao. I’ve never felt too comfortable writing FULL ON smut, but if requested It’ll be mentioned,but not full on.
DRAMA: I will NOT be involved with drama in any ways. I won’t give my personal opinion on anything. If you have any problems with what I’m doing my DM’s are always open.
FANDOMS: With fandoms, I write the most of what show, game, or movie I’m currently interested in. So sometimes I might start posting less of a certain movie like just for an example, Avatar ( I’ll still write more of it don’t worry) . My requests are now currently open if you want to see more of a certain character, movie, or show!
RUSHING: Please do not rush me to make or continue anything while I’m in progress of working or doing something else. I’m still a student so bare with me! I might close my request every once in a while to finish up my inbox of requests.
DON’TS: I DO NOT write incest,kidnapping, rape,non-con, or pedophilia. That’s an absolute no. So do not request it or you’ll be blocked.
BULLYING: Please do not BULLY in my comments to others or myself. That’s an easy way to get blocked by me.
FOLLOWING: I’m not required to follow you back. If I like your content that peaks my interest, then you’ll get a follow. I don’t have any mutuals yet. You and other people are NOT required to follow me back if I follow you on the app/website!!
☆ Don’t follow me if your transphobic, homophobic, racist, an Ed account, anti-aging up etc.
☆ DO NOT repost any of my work on ANY sites without my consent! If you see anything that is similar work to mine or almost Identical, please let me know!( Ex. Tiktok, Twitter, AO3, Wattpad) If you want to use my work as an inspiration PLEASE ask me for permission before hand & let me know what website or app your going to post it on.
☆DO NOT spam like my posts please!
© 2023 whatisthatmae - please do not steal my work,upload, nor copy any of it on any other websites. All of the rights of my work goes to me. If you have any inspiration please tag me as well!