Originally Posted by
caramelcraze
The point I was making wasn't that they take an obscene amount, it was that by uploading your videos, you are giving them full permission to use your content royalty free as the company sees fit.
"All content uploaded to the systems by Performer/Studio shall be works made for hire under the United States Copyright Act, as amended, to the extent eligible; otherwise, Performer/Studio hereby assigns all rights, title and interests in such content to Streamate. Streamate shall then own all such content, and Streamate will have the sole discretion to use any such content in any way it so chooses, including but not limited to in any medium and in any promotion, distribution, advertising, sales and marketing efforts, both during and after the term of this Agreement."
So even with region blocking, that awesome video you made & posted on sm to sell may end up on a late night tv ad without crediting you in any capacity. They also could post the full video for free on one of the tube sites for promo. And no, they do not have to okay it with you first.