Out of curiosity (knowing that you support Microsoft Certifications in Business/Enterprise deployments), do you feel any differently toward supporting Microsoft Certification programs? I know that it doesn't change which Enterprise software is demanded by the market, I'm just curious about your thoughts personally.
You know it's kind of like flying at 30,000 feet and the engine quits. But just before you crash the engine restarts and you land shaken, but... alive. You get no explanation from your carrier and wonder whether you should continue to fly with the same airline. You want to fly UA-cam Airlines but only a fool would not keep a packed parachute "Just In Case"..... The old folks say .. " The FIRST time a dog bites you it's the DOG"S fault. After that you are supposed to know to stay away from the dog." Happy Landings. Eli... PipPip...Jimdandy
Good for you. I've really enjoyed these last 2 videos. It is interesting to hear how the actions of a very large company are affecting a small business person, and how you (the small business person) are finding ways to fight back against the large company and hopefully get them to change what they do. I hope the other folks you mention are also doing the same thing, or at least something similar to fight this. I'm also happy to hear that you are setting up different methods of getting your vast educational knowledge out to folks like me. Thank you.
I'm very relieved that you're back on track here. You've been one of my favorite channels to watch for a few years now. Here's to hoping that this kind of crap never happens again!
Microsoft is denying its own revenue source by cutting off content creators such as yourself. After watching your videos I was re-inspired to go back to experimenting with server 2012 networking. Set up some virtual machines with services, such as active directory, using your instructions, etc. Then, I am recommending it to my clients and investing into Azure connecting my experimental network to their cloud. Would never have done this if not for Eli's videos. I hope Microsoft and other tech companies make note that their products are getting attention and potential payed customers as a result of "unofficial" independent content creators. Please support and help them instead.
Well, I don't believe that your UA-cam account is deleted when you get three strikes. It can be a massive pain to get a suspension overturned, although some people have succeeded before.
I remember Micromachines, and the guy was the world's fastest talker. I really don't want to deal with Microsoft anymore after this. I plan on staying in the Cisco field where OS doesn't matter.
What a descriptive term. In today's sense it's painful. Pain and opportunity? So back in the day, when I used to buy retail computers with an operating system preinstalled, I used to let it run its course (typically about 90 days) until (and it always did) it would STB the bed. If I knew then what I know today, I would have said then, "Hey, my laptop is #miscostopped." No biggie. I would just install a Linux distro and be good to go. Today, I purchase computers without any OS.
I was hit by this as well. Eventually the copyright strike was removed but I ended up deleting the channel and starting over after it happened. I've never had the income from UA-cam that Eli enjoys but the little bit I do get is constantly under attack for BS like this. I'm fairly certain that less than 1% of UA-cam channel partners are able to make a living let alone a 6 figure living off of it like Eli claims so the money is a big deal for him. For the rest of us it's a battle over principle rising to the level of activism.It's an uphill trudge, however, as you're not only fighting outdated copyright laws but also a rigged system under Google's banner. But yeah, the whole vacation rant probably could have been edited out. Nobody who's worried about affording groceries wants to hear complaints about missing a vacation.
My video of my wife was tagged. I taped her with my camera on the show America's Funniest People. This was in the Palmdale mall. The show was canceled and never put on TV. After I changed the title, it was no longer flagged.
I, as a complete NOOB appreciate the in depth and knowledgeable coverage given from Eli the Computer Guy on the variety of topics that he covers in his field of expertise, and the fact that he and Chris Pirillo have just taken some more of their considerable knowledge in the field of tech and simply shared something ,that as a NOOB had no idea that this was even happening till two months later< so while it may seem like a bunch of WAWAWA to some> it is an informative Vlog to those of us who literally just learned about youtube and all of its' content and the capabilities that it provides because someone sent us a "link" to watch a video before christmas 2012 and having been out in the rain working in my chosen field used phones as a means of calling or txting and while I was paying for and using the BB and bought the first droid same year I had no Idea that there were face,twit and all of the various social sites available and as I had purchased my last computer in 2006 and the kids used it for school(they needed something compatible with their schools computers) I had not used one since we were still typing "win" and "run" into a CMD LINE. SO thank you for not expecting those of us using the tech to learn about it-"to already know all that we are here to learn about"
Microsoft and Amazon attack Eli the Computer Guy. How do these companies ever expect people to take them seriously? UA-cam and Twitch need to be replaced by better companies. Companies that exist to develop and protect the talent that allows them to exist.
Hello from Canada, Eli: Disclaimer: I do not hold a law degree, however what I proffer here can be used as pointer of what to seek or ask of legal and other professionals. Hence what follows does not truly consist of "legal advice", but a warning to seek professional counsel when needed. My remarks here are intended as 'pointers' or suggested issues to be discussed with appropriate and legally authorized to practise professionals if and when the matter to which they have been associated threatens to be of appropriate import. Pointers are not a substitute for professional advice, but might also serve to dissuade a person or persons from getting involved in one or other potential problematic situation, yet such avoidance can also be of serious import, therefore once again all are advised additionally, in that guise to consult professional advice before attempting anything that might be seen as criminal or other negligence that might become of legal import. On Protection of professions: While there is a legitimate need to protect professions and professional practise, this also can be taken too far at times. While protecting professional practise serves, to a degree, to protect the citizen's rights to avail themselves ofadequately trained and ethically bonded professional advice, when protection of such kind concurrently serves to result in professionals or others using same support a "protectionism" or co-dependent lack of ethical and pro-active performance, such measure of protectionism has then exceeded its reasonable limits of sociological effectiveness, and then becomes deleterious. ============================================================================== Obviously laws differ from country to country, however they all need to respond to much the same sociological needs. That said, on listening to your descrpition of Microstopped, and the use Microsoft has evidently mad of it, a legal concept comes to mind: SLAPP". The acronym amounts to "Strategic Lawsuits Against Publ;ic Participation." In Quebec, Canada this is legal, however it may not be elsewhere, although it does fill a sociological purpose. Given the law in Quebec is written in French this might give you some degree of difficulty (I am reasonably fluently trilingual, but living in Montreal, a city that has some 80 or more languages on the streets in a day, that is not even truly enough, but certainly is more than enough to get around and manage.) Nonetheless you might ask a lawyer in your jurisdiction to look at this and see if legislation in your jurisdiction may hold something that does much the same. As for You Tube and Google, I think those who have a "nose" for being defensively investigative can "smell" for themselves what "smells". As always, caveat emtor. It's too bad neither of us can provde telephone numbers safely on You Tube, but If I did have yours, the nickel for the phone call would easily be on me. The cost is negligible, and even outside North America I would be looking at a mere 3 cents CDN a minute to some 30 other countries. Given You tubes nature, I download and save (but do not share) many videos that could be here today and gone tomorrow. I may share the link from You tube, and let each do their due diligence with regard to learning. What i cannot download I may avoid on principle. downloading also allows me the chance to watch in VLC resulting in betteraudio, as in many videos the audio is way too soft. As a retired electronic technician, if I had to I could simply save the audio and bring it up to snuff, or use an auxiliary amp to raise the volume (having designed and built all kinds of electronic stuff over the decades), but also there are other alternatives many coming rom other countries, in French, Spanish or in English from other places. I could go on a long time here,. but I also have to deal with many other issues, anyone with a bit of skill and self-motivation, no matter how independent, is busy for life, whether they are rich or poor makes little difference.
Eli, I personally never had a issue running XP. I always managed to keep it clean and running good. However, I had a neighbor who had kids who always would infect the hell out of their pc running xp. I was over there reformatting it every other weekend. They had a problem clicking stupid shit. But again, MY COMPUTER running XP was flawless. Then once support ended on it, I moved over to Win 7. I hate Win8. Win 7 is the way to go.
Eli, do some videos that talk about the technology the copyright attack dogs use to flag copyrighted content. That would be interesting to see the technology thats being used. It would also be interesting to talk about the business structure of the copyright attack dog. If the copyright attack dog, attacks someone and kills their channel then that business is held liable even though they may be serving microsoft or some other big company. You don't sue microsoft. You have to sue the company thats the attack dog? That company is not worth much so getting any money from them is a useless effort.
What Microsoft should have done was write that bot themselves AND have the algorithm look for OS key strings instead of meaningless "Microsoft" "Windows" "MS OS" etc. searches. Programing 101, be specific enough in your programming that you don't waste time and resources.
I understand that but since its FTP if you have his FTP server address what reason would a viewer ever need to return to his site when they can just boot up filezila or whatever client they use?
Oh okay yea that will work =D good plan if i was in your shoes I would of gone the start my own video network approach but this does sounds allot more manageable =)
Eli the Computer Guy what ever happens we will follow you. We like your work and i hope your plan B is to get your own video network;you are already popular.
PS: I found your channel as a result of this microstopped thing so at least something good came out of it, I bet you had quite a few people find your stuff this way as it one of the top results.
You don't know why Microsoft took down your video? It is because you TRASHED Windows 8.1 THOROUGHLY. As a Linux user, it is one of my favorite videos made by you.
Microsoft's been getting progressively ballsy and mean to its customers, aka the people who helped make them what they are now. I think this should be my cue to get off my lazy butt and finally learn my way around Linux...
Nah the reason why you were striked is because you had 8.1 and Free in the title. If you do a quick search on youtube '8.1 and Free' you'll see a few videos about how to obtain 8.1 by pirating. I don't think it was because you were being slanderous.
I still think Google could improve the system. They should have a full team to deal with the copyright strikes and if it take a week to see the video after the strike....let it take the week, take off without find out if its fair or not is just not legal i bet. I think it is like a crime, it you take 5 months to be judged... you are judged before the sentence.
What about the youtube side of things? Why isn't he mad about the fact Google enabled Microsoft to pull such crap with the contend ID matching? UA-camr and contend creator are synonyms, when they really shouldnt be. Find a different platform that also generates ad revenue and upload there too.The youtube subscritption isn't really a factor when you can use other social media to point people towards your newest uploads. The "shoot first, ask questions later" approach to copyright takedowns is the real culprit here. Empower yourself and get a second outlet to not get censored again.
relieved to know you will still be around! I love this channel and you give me a lot of insight and great advice especially since I plan on being an expert much like yourself thanks for all the great content!
If you did take it to court and if was the judge i would have ordered Microsoft pay such a large amount that it really hurts their bank account for picking on the little man
For all the people saying: "Hey, you made lots of money of of Microsoft videos so don't bitch about that single incident" I'd say to you: "Hey, you made lots of money while working for that company you're working for so it's no big deal If they decide to cut your salary in half and denny you your holidays"
A company can't just cut your salary in half and deny your holidays. That is not legal at all. If you work for a company like this they are trying to tell you something. They are going to cut your hours or you will get laded off. So I say to you: "Life goes on, sometimes you lose and sometimes you win. This time you lost."
You say that it's illegal for a company to do that. Yes it is. But what Microsoft has done is also illegal. UA-cam and the Internet in general is just fucked up to the point in which any corporation could delete the work of your entire life with just one click with no evidence you've done anything wrong. It's: You're guilty by default and if you're not you have to prove it.
FallenHoot Depends on the country you live in. If you're in the U.S.a company can do exactly that and you have no legal recourse. You have no more rights than payment at miniumum wage, overtime for more than 8 hours if you're an hourly employee and no expectation for benefits like health, retirement, etc. Your rights working for someone else are very limited.
Perhaps the US should move from the DMCA to the Canadian notice and notice system, Of course under the US led Tans Pacific Partnership agreement there is an appendix that is attempting to force Canadian legislators to agree to give up their notice and notice system in favor of the take down system (See an article on TPP by Michael Geist - a Canadian lawyer specialising in technology issues. (Can't post a link to the article on the Globe and Mail newspaper since under US terms I would be in violation of Mr. Geist's copyright). Eli please do a story on the impact of the TPP on copyright so that other know about the real impacts this could have on your business and others businesses,
Hang in there Eli, businesses are all going in different directions now days, consistency, loyalty and trustworthiness are things of the past it is sad to say. One can not tell what the motive is behind your problem with you tube it is either a mistake or a test of the waters for a future major change. I applauded your decision to move on and establish your own content on a more reliable platform. All things must end, but the transition into a plan B will be smoother the faster you start. Good luck to you and your wife, I look forward to seeing you again where ever you go! Rich
You may want to use reddit to act as your comment section. If stolen keys are posted, you can delete that comment. Then there is no reason for them to take down your videos.
Well it sounds like the business world is catching on to them hopefully the consumer will as well. There is a lot of other options out there, Microsoft is not on my list anymore. I have been using linux for about 5 months now and like it a lot. In the future I want to get a Mac just wish they were a little more affordable. If they ever lowered there prices I think they could give Micro a run for there money.
So one of the largest software companies in the world configures a 'bot, which is a piece of software, erroneously. Then releases said software on the world without testing it. Yeah, that's Microsoft and why there's Linux.
Yeez! You are 38?! you just look 30. And, i'll support you, you really deserve this job! i don't watch every video you upload but i like it when i watch it!
Google and MS are a bung of real shady MF'ers... but damn it, they make useful products. The FTP server is something had thought about way back when I was doing vids but now that I have started my IT career, I am thinking about setting up another channel for general how-to stuff just to keep up on my CE for certs.
I love when you mention your six-figure salary, bruh. It is your job, and I'm tired of other channels being pussies about talking about their income. Pewdiepie, all of them. It's annoying.
I make six-figures after taxes. Guarantee nothing near what this guy makes, but it's more than enough to be happy. This guy is fucking real, raw, and emotional. I love it.
Oh no, not the pewdiepie discussion again. okay... Pewdiepie is populair and good in his job (youtube). and he gets paid becouse people like him. done..
Eli, I would like to encourage you to discuss other operating systems and non-Microsoft products, software and services. I have been around the tech world even longer than you and this industrial giant needs more competition. The only way to gain that is to educate away from the bad seed. I would love to see more discussion on the open source products like those you discussed from your boot camp experience at the New York show. Please consider this a dare if you please to take on the "no microsoft for a year" bet.
Just to be clear, I am not an apple fan or user in any way, They aren't that much better and could certainly be identifiable as even snobbier toward their customer base. (In my opinion)
just been watching this #microstopped id f*** Up really love to have the time to troll through the diy channels that mention fixing windows and gates. or a security gate that needs a code lol, id love to know how many were deleted
Eli.. I feel for your ball sack.... No seriously, the stuff you mention is a real world problem. every piece of consumer and business hardware (to a degree) comes with the current MS flavour of OS. people like ourselves can do something about this, but consumers just go with it! not good!
Apparently Microsuck is above the law to a large degree but you are just talking about them, and as far as I know, that is still allowed according to the constitution. How about you just keep doing things the way you always have and the heck with them, your topics rarely include them anyway...Eli you rock!
To be honest, all youtubers are naive if they think this UA-cam money is a career path. Too many have come and gone in youtube's short history. Get what you can while you can, but don't put all of your eggs in the UA-cam basket.
1300l any business is risky. The average business folds within two years and a large percentage fold within months mostly due to poor research and poor preparation.
its stupid that keycodes in comments can take down content while the content maker dont have the tools needed against this comments and dont have time to read all the comments. getting money from youtube seems easy money but for most pro content makers its alot of work and investment in the background and it takes alot of years to make decend money out of it. i know i act like an asshole in my comments but its intended to make people think and debat on it.
Started watching your videos because of this. I myself has been bit from Microsoft as well when they took down no-IP.org. Fortunately I only used it for home stuff, however, after that and now this, it seems Microsoft it's starting to take the position of sherif of the Internet. That or the bully of the Internet. Anyway. Great videos. Keep at er.
the copy right strikes are not because u had the name on ur videos, its because of the negative reviews, they want people to buy their new operating system when it comes out, and untill then they will be trying to remove all the negative reviews about windows, in other words your freedom of speech is no longer available, you see if youtubers didnt make alot of negative reviews about windows 8 , more people would have upgraded , they would have regreat it but microsoft doesnt care as long as they make money
You know what bugs me about money in my opinion it has different value in different places you make six figures about every year and your worried about a new not saying anything about you but i mean what is there to buy lol i so confused i mean i guess i used to investing in material item first hand before other thing but cars and other usually aren't really things i need to buy but this has nothing to do you with you i don't know your situation anyhow and i just think money is doesn't matter a lot of money only matters in the right place i guess!
First off, I really appreciate what you've been able to do on UA-cam. You've shared a lot of information in a way that is accessible and usable for a lot of people. I personally have benefited, learning how to build out a SOHO thanks to your classes. However, I have to call you out on this one. You obviously have a negative opinion of Microsoft as a company. That's fine, perhaps you've had bad experiences with them or dislike their products; you are entitled to your opinions. But they have clearly caused you to overreact to this incident. Microsoft is not out to censor you; they aren't targeting the content you created. If you weren't reacting to this through your anti-Microsoft lenses it would be apparent that this was all a mistake. The third-party firm they hired actually gave Microsoft's own employees the same notices (twitter.com/shanselman/status/522138500381278208). And you should know that hacked versions of Windows are available that don't require activation. Microsoft's campaign to remove those product keys from UA-cam comments seems reasonable to me. You've expressed the importance of professionalism in IT. Practice professionalism in your business. This is not how a professional business person would have handled this situation. You owe it to your viewers.
Since there never were any product keys in any of the comment sections ....Plus Eli said that there were none....If,you say that there were..can you show them,Please??
Lol Hey Eli the Computer Guy I have no doubt you can make more money NOT talking about Microsoft. Just talk about Apple and watch the money flood in haha. Great videos btw, I tend to talk a lot myself pff.
If you had to stop making videos completely because you couldn't get a large enough income from them or no income at all, aren't you highly qualified enough to find work elsewhere in the IT industry? I'd imagine someone like you could easily find a job somewhere, giving your current skill-set & expertise.
Has #Microstopped Stopped - UA-cam buff.ly/1yOaPYN
lol maybe a day late sent em a tweet on your behalf , this whole thing stinks
on their end
Out of curiosity (knowing that you support Microsoft Certifications in Business/Enterprise deployments), do you feel any differently toward supporting Microsoft Certification programs?
I know that it doesn't change which Enterprise software is demanded by the market, I'm just curious about your thoughts personally.
Eli the Computer Guy will you ever touch base on hardware content?
Nice one Microsoft, so whenever someone wants to take down a video on UA-cam, just drop a key serial of a MS product underneath...
Way to go MS ...
You know it's kind of like flying at 30,000 feet and the engine quits. But just before you crash the engine restarts and you land shaken, but... alive. You get no explanation from your carrier and wonder whether you should continue to fly with the same airline.
You want to fly UA-cam Airlines but only a fool would not keep a packed parachute "Just In Case".....
The old folks say .. " The FIRST time a dog bites you it's the DOG"S fault.
After that you are supposed to know to stay away from the dog."
Happy Landings. Eli...
PipPip...Jimdandy
Good for you. I've really enjoyed these last 2 videos. It is interesting to hear how the actions of a very large company are affecting a small business person, and how you (the small business person) are finding ways to fight back against the large company and hopefully get them to change what they do. I hope the other folks you mention are also doing the same thing, or at least something similar to fight this. I'm also happy to hear that you are setting up different methods of getting your vast educational knowledge out to folks like me. Thank you.
Oh hey looks like I was right... :/
I'm very relieved that you're back on track here. You've been one of my favorite channels to watch for a few years now. Here's to hoping that this kind of crap never happens again!
So can the FTP server be access yet? What is the address?
How hard is it to start a copyright attack dog business? Are there software platforms that will find copyright violations in videos?
Microsoft is denying its own revenue source by cutting off content creators such as yourself.
After watching your videos I was re-inspired to go back to experimenting with server 2012 networking. Set up some virtual machines with services, such as active directory, using your instructions, etc. Then, I am recommending it to my clients and investing into Azure connecting my experimental network to their cloud.
Would never have done this if not for Eli's videos. I hope Microsoft and other tech companies make note that their products are getting attention and potential payed customers as a result of "unofficial" independent content creators. Please support and help them instead.
I don't often watch 52:00 minute videos on UA-cam, but when I do, it was this one.
Sounds like YT's day's are #ed and M$'s PR team is failing upwards again.
Would love to get on the mailing list, anyone know how to join it?
should we all feel embarrassed after all the out cry we did?
i know I do....
No, not at all. Microsoft should be the one that is embarrassed.
I use Ubuntu (linux distribution). It's quick and stable enough to work with! :)
Well, I don't believe that your UA-cam account is deleted when you get three strikes.
It can be a massive pain to get a suspension overturned, although some people have succeeded before.
Thank you for the great, helpful videos.
Is nice to know you are back again!
Greatings from Switzerland!
I remember Micromachines, and the guy was the world's fastest talker. I really don't want to deal with Microsoft anymore after this. I plan on staying in the Cisco field where OS doesn't matter.
What a descriptive term. In today's sense it's painful. Pain and opportunity? So back in the day, when I used to buy retail computers with an operating system preinstalled, I used to let it run its course (typically about 90 days) until (and it always did) it would STB the bed. If I knew then what I know today, I would have said then, "Hey, my laptop is #miscostopped." No biggie. I would just install a Linux distro and be good to go. Today, I purchase computers without any OS.
39:16 Eli's don't f*** with me side came out :'D
I was hit by this as well. Eventually the copyright strike was removed but I ended up deleting the channel and starting over after it happened. I've never had the income from UA-cam that Eli enjoys but the little bit I do get is constantly under attack for BS like this. I'm fairly certain that less than 1% of UA-cam channel partners are able to make a living let alone a 6 figure living off of it like Eli claims so the money is a big deal for him. For the rest of us it's a battle over principle rising to the level of activism.It's an uphill trudge, however, as you're not only fighting outdated copyright laws but also a rigged system under Google's banner. But yeah, the whole vacation rant probably could have been edited out. Nobody who's worried about affording groceries wants to hear complaints about missing a vacation.
My video of my wife was tagged. I taped her with my camera on the show America's Funniest People. This was in the Palmdale mall. The show was canceled and never put on TV. After I changed the title, it was no longer flagged.
Microsoft should pay You for that holiday now...
Eli, I feel like this is for good a mass intimidation, so those that are about to talk bad about Microsoft's products will think twice in the future.
I, as a complete NOOB appreciate the in depth and knowledgeable coverage given from Eli the Computer Guy on the variety of topics that he covers in his field of expertise, and the fact that he and Chris Pirillo have just taken some more of their considerable knowledge in the field of tech and simply shared something ,that as a NOOB had no idea that this was even happening till two months later< so while it may seem like a bunch of WAWAWA to some> it is an informative Vlog to those of us who literally just learned about youtube and all of its' content and the capabilities that it provides because someone sent us a "link" to watch a video before christmas 2012 and having been out in the rain working in my chosen field used phones as a means of calling or txting and while I was paying for and using the BB and bought the first droid same year I had no Idea that there were face,twit and all of the various social sites available and as I had purchased my last computer in 2006 and the kids used it for school(they needed something compatible with their schools computers) I had not used one since we were still typing "win" and "run" into a CMD LINE. SO thank you for not expecting those of us using the tech to learn about it-"to already know all that we are here to learn about"
Microsoft and Amazon attack Eli the Computer Guy. How do these companies ever expect people to take them seriously? UA-cam and Twitch need to be replaced by better companies. Companies that exist to develop and protect the talent that allows them to exist.
Hello from Canada, Eli:
Disclaimer: I do not hold a law degree, however what I proffer here can be used as pointer of what to seek or ask of legal and other professionals. Hence what follows does not truly consist of "legal advice", but a warning to seek professional counsel when needed.
My remarks here are intended as 'pointers' or suggested issues to be discussed with appropriate and legally authorized to practise professionals if and when the matter to which they have been associated threatens to be of appropriate import. Pointers are not a substitute for professional advice, but might also serve to dissuade a person or persons from getting involved in one or other potential problematic situation, yet such avoidance can also be of serious import, therefore once again all are advised additionally, in that guise to consult professional advice before attempting anything that might be seen as criminal or other negligence that might become of legal import.
On Protection of professions:
While there is a legitimate need to protect professions and professional practise, this also can be taken too far at times. While protecting professional practise serves, to a degree, to protect the citizen's rights to avail themselves ofadequately trained and ethically bonded professional advice, when protection of such kind concurrently serves to result in professionals or others using same support a "protectionism" or co-dependent lack of ethical and pro-active performance, such measure of protectionism has then exceeded its reasonable limits of sociological effectiveness, and then becomes deleterious.
==============================================================================
Obviously laws differ from country to country, however they all need to respond to much the same sociological needs.
That said, on listening to your descrpition of Microstopped, and the use Microsoft has evidently mad of it, a legal concept comes to mind: SLAPP".
The acronym amounts to
"Strategic Lawsuits Against Publ;ic Participation."
In Quebec, Canada this is legal, however it may not be elsewhere, although it does fill a sociological purpose.
Given the law in Quebec is written in French this might give you some degree of difficulty (I am reasonably fluently trilingual, but living in Montreal, a city that has some 80 or more languages on the streets in a day, that is not even truly enough, but certainly is more than enough to get around and manage.)
Nonetheless you might ask a lawyer in your jurisdiction to look at this and see if legislation in your jurisdiction may hold something that does much the same.
As for You Tube and Google, I think those who have a "nose" for being defensively investigative can "smell" for themselves what "smells". As always, caveat emtor.
It's too bad neither of us can provde telephone numbers safely on You Tube, but If I did have yours, the nickel for the phone call would easily be on me. The cost is negligible, and even outside North America I would be looking at a mere 3 cents CDN a minute to some 30 other countries.
Given You tubes nature, I download and save (but do not share) many videos that could be here today and gone tomorrow. I may share the link from You tube, and let each do their due diligence with regard to learning.
What i cannot download I may avoid on principle. downloading also allows me the chance to watch in VLC resulting in betteraudio, as in many videos the audio is way too soft.
As a retired electronic technician, if I had to I could simply save the audio and bring it up to snuff, or use an auxiliary amp to raise the volume (having designed and built all kinds of electronic stuff over the decades), but also there are other alternatives many coming rom other countries, in French, Spanish or in English from other places.
I could go on a long time here,. but I also have to deal with many other issues, anyone with a bit of skill and self-motivation, no matter how independent, is busy for life, whether they are rich or poor makes little difference.
Eli, I personally never had a issue running XP. I always managed to keep it clean and running good. However, I had a neighbor who had kids who always would infect the hell out of their pc running xp. I was over there reformatting it every other weekend. They had a problem clicking stupid shit. But again, MY COMPUTER running XP was flawless. Then once support ended on it, I moved over to Win 7. I hate Win8. Win 7 is the way to go.
Have you thought about moving your content to AOL? I see more and more shows on AOL now. Maybe dual broadcast if your UA-cam contract will allow that.
Eli, do some videos that talk about the technology the copyright attack dogs use to flag copyrighted content. That would be interesting to see the technology thats being used. It would also be interesting to talk about the business structure of the copyright attack dog. If the copyright attack dog, attacks someone and kills their channel then that business is held liable even though they may be serving microsoft or some other big company. You don't sue microsoft. You have to sue the company thats the attack dog? That company is not worth much so getting any money from them is a useless effort.
What Microsoft should have done was write that bot themselves AND have the algorithm look for OS key strings instead of meaningless "Microsoft" "Windows" "MS OS" etc. searches. Programing 101, be specific enough in your programming that you don't waste time and resources.
How is a FTP server going to make you money though, if you post the content there you wouldn't make any ad revenue correct?
He can post the videos on his website, making the website more popular which means he can charge more for advertisements within the website.
I understand that but since its FTP if you have his FTP server address what reason would a viewer ever need to return to his site when they can just boot up filezila or whatever client they use?
I'll keep the "shout outs" in the middle of the show, and maybe add a blurb right at the beginning...
Oh okay yea that will work =D good plan if i was in your shoes I would of gone the start my own video network approach but this does sounds allot more manageable =)
Eli the Computer Guy what ever happens we will follow you. We like your work and i hope your plan B is to get your own video network;you are already popular.
Good to have you back Eli. Keep up the good work! Your friends at Click Computers of Utah
Pre Sp2 Xp was a serous leaky boat and without any SP it makes you wonder WTF were Microsoft thinking
Glad to hear you're back!
PS: I found your channel as a result of this microstopped thing so at least something good came out of it, I bet you had quite a few people find your stuff this way as it one of the top results.
You don't know why Microsoft took down your video? It is because you TRASHED Windows 8.1 THOROUGHLY. As a Linux user, it is one of my favorite videos made by you.
You really should start your own Radio show, I could listen to you all night
I did not get any email or notification, but I checked my YT account yesterday and my account was back to good standing and the video was restored.
this is so rediculous man, i cant believe this bull, there is no need for it :/
I remember the Micro-Machines guy lol Long Live the 80's/90's
...he said COUNTERSTRIKE!
Microsoft's been getting progressively ballsy and mean to its customers, aka the people who helped make them what they are now. I think this should be my cue to get off my lazy butt and finally learn my way around Linux...
Great to see your channel back to normal Eli!
Nah the reason why you were striked is because you had 8.1 and Free in the title.
If you do a quick search on youtube '8.1 and Free' you'll see a few videos about how to obtain 8.1 by pirating.
I don't think it was because you were being slanderous.
good to see you are back up and running
Love your stuff Eli!
I still think Google could improve the system. They should have a full team to deal with the copyright strikes and if it take a week to see the video after the strike....let it take the week, take off without find out if its fair or not is just not legal i bet.
I think it is like a crime, it you take 5 months to be judged... you are judged before the sentence.
great to see our happy guy again
What about the youtube side of things? Why isn't he mad about the fact Google enabled Microsoft to pull such crap with the contend ID matching?
UA-camr and contend creator are synonyms, when they really shouldnt be. Find a different platform that also generates ad revenue and upload there too.The youtube subscritption isn't really a factor when you can use other social media to point people towards your newest uploads.
The "shoot first, ask questions later" approach to copyright takedowns is the real culprit here. Empower yourself and get a second outlet to not get censored again.
relieved to know you will still be around! I love this channel and you give me a lot of insight and great advice especially since I plan on being an expert much like yourself thanks for all the great content!
If you did take it to court and if was the judge i would have ordered Microsoft pay such a large amount that it really hurts their bank account for picking on the little man
That's why you're not a judge
For all the people saying: "Hey, you made lots of money of of Microsoft videos so don't bitch about that single incident" I'd say to you: "Hey, you made lots of money while working for that company you're working for so it's no big deal If they decide to cut your salary in half and denny you your holidays"
A company can't just cut your salary in half and deny your holidays. That is not legal at all. If you work for a company like this they are trying to tell you something. They are going to cut your hours or you will get laded off. So I say to you: "Life goes on, sometimes you lose and sometimes you win. This time you lost."
You say that it's illegal for a company to do that. Yes it is. But what Microsoft has done is also illegal. UA-cam and the Internet in general is just fucked up to the point in which any corporation could delete the work of your entire life with just one click with no evidence you've done anything wrong. It's: You're guilty by default and if you're not you have to prove it.
FallenHoot Depends on the country you live in. If you're in the U.S.a company can do exactly that and you have no legal recourse. You have no more rights than payment at miniumum wage, overtime for more than 8 hours if you're an hourly employee and no expectation for benefits like health, retirement, etc. Your rights working for someone else are very limited.
Perhaps the US should move from the DMCA to the Canadian notice and notice system, Of course under the US led Tans Pacific Partnership agreement there is an appendix that is attempting to force Canadian legislators to agree to give up their notice and notice system in favor of the take down system (See an article on TPP by Michael Geist - a Canadian lawyer specialising in technology issues. (Can't post a link to the article on the Globe and Mail newspaper since under US terms I would be in violation of Mr. Geist's copyright). Eli please do a story on the impact of the TPP on copyright so that other know about the real impacts this could have on your business and others businesses,
Hang in there Eli, businesses are all going in different directions now days, consistency, loyalty and trustworthiness are things of the past it is sad to say. One can not tell what the motive is behind your problem with you tube it is either a mistake or a test of the waters for a future major change. I applauded your decision to move on and establish your own content on a more reliable platform. All things must end, but the transition into a plan B will be smoother the faster you start.
Good luck to you and your wife, I look forward to seeing you again where ever you go!
Rich
WINBLOWS IS DONE, IT IS THE YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP
Micromachines woot!
Google pulls a video just because Microsoft says it infringes? Sounds like being charged guilty from being accused.
You may want to use reddit to act as your comment section. If stolen keys are posted, you can delete that comment. Then there is no reason for them to take down your videos.
This was a good episode. :)
Eli watches Doctor Who! He just earned 1000000 cool points.
I would follow even closer if he didn't talk about microsoft. I am so done with them.
Well it sounds like the business world is catching on to them hopefully the consumer will as well. There is a lot of other options out there, Microsoft is not on my list anymore. I have been using linux for about 5 months now and like it a lot. In the future I want to get a Mac just wish they were a little more affordable. If they ever lowered there prices I think they could give Micro a run for there money.
You take vacations?
Do you frequent the spiceworks forums ?
MICRO MACHINES! If it doesnt say Micro Machines, its not the real thing!
So one of the largest software companies in the world configures a 'bot, which is a piece of software, erroneously. Then releases said software on the world without testing it. Yeah, that's Microsoft and why there's Linux.
Eli this video ended 4 seconds before it was suppose to.
or like the Jimmy John's commericals
Guess, your right. I could videos about Mac instead of promoting Windows.
Yeez! You are 38?! you just look 30.
And, i'll support you, you really deserve this job! i don't watch every video you upload but i like it when i watch it!
Google and MS are a bung of real shady MF'ers... but damn it, they make useful products. The FTP server is something had thought about way back when I was doing vids but now that I have started my IT career, I am thinking about setting up another channel for general how-to stuff just to keep up on my CE for certs.
I love when you mention your six-figure salary, bruh.
It is your job, and I'm tired of other channels being pussies about talking about their income.
Pewdiepie, all of them. It's annoying.
Well, how much do you make? Please tell me and the rest of the Internet how much you make.
Nick Vanadium I know. I was trying to get out, that it is not the smartest thing to do in the world.
I make six-figures after taxes.
Guarantee nothing near what this guy makes, but it's more than enough to be happy.
This guy is fucking real, raw, and emotional. I love it.
Austin Haskins whats six figures if u dont mind
Oh no, not the pewdiepie discussion again. okay...
Pewdiepie is populair and good in his job (youtube). and he gets paid becouse people like him.
done..
Eli, I would like to encourage you to discuss other operating systems and non-Microsoft products, software and services. I have been around the tech world even longer than you and this industrial giant needs more competition. The only way to gain that is to educate away from the bad seed. I would love to see more discussion on the open source products like those you discussed from your boot camp experience at the New York show. Please consider this a dare if you please to take on the "no microsoft for a year" bet.
Just to be clear, I am not an apple fan or user in any way, They aren't that much better and could certainly be identifiable as even snobbier toward their customer base. (In my opinion)
Im reeeaaaaly trying to resist commenting Windows Key Codes on all your videos
Hey Eli I guess I would enjoy much more your content if you did more on Linux systems.
just been watching this #microstopped id f*** Up really love to have the time to troll through the diy channels that mention fixing windows and gates. or a security gate that needs a code lol, id love to know how many were deleted
Eli.. I feel for your ball sack.... No seriously, the stuff you mention is a real world problem. every piece of consumer and business hardware (to a degree) comes with the current MS flavour of OS. people like ourselves can do something about this, but consumers just go with it! not good!
Is there an actual way to steal windows?
If there is it might have to do with windows and free being in the same title.
Apparently Microsuck is above the law to a large degree but you are just talking about them, and as far as I know, that is still allowed according to the constitution.
How about you just keep doing things the way you always have and the heck with them, your topics rarely include them anyway...Eli you rock!
_Hmm..._
Lol. Great video as always.
Somehow I read this as MicrophoneStopped...fail.
Ugh! All this BS because of "intellectual" property. So glad things seem to be going back to normal for you, maybe now you can take that holiday.
Hey Eli, if you use Bittorent I can seed, I have 200mbps :)
Keep up the awesome vids !!
Im glad thats over. Sort of....
To be honest, all youtubers are naive if they think this UA-cam money is a career path. Too many have come and gone in youtube's short history. Get what you can while you can, but don't put all of your eggs in the UA-cam basket.
I think youtube can be a career...But it is a very risky one as everyone but you have the final word, Google, Microsoft on that case, etc.
And for those who treat it as a business, do your due diligence and READ THE FINE PRINT IN YOUR CONTRACT!!!!
*****
Yea i can understand that.
1300l any business is risky. The average business folds within two years and a large percentage fold within months mostly due to poor research and poor preparation.
Haters gonna hate. don't try and prove anything to the trolls. Keep talking about microsoft please.
Come back to Lawrence!
its stupid that keycodes in comments can take down content while the content maker dont have the tools needed against this comments and dont have time to read all the comments.
getting money from youtube seems easy money but for most pro content makers its alot of work and investment in the background and it takes alot of years to make decend money out of it.
i know i act like an asshole in my comments but its intended to make people think and debat on it.
Started watching your videos because of this. I myself has been bit from Microsoft as well when they took down no-IP.org. Fortunately I only used it for home stuff, however, after that and now this, it seems Microsoft it's starting to take the position of sherif of the Internet. That or the bully of the Internet. Anyway. Great videos. Keep at er.
Oh God you have to be old to remember micromachines? #Getoffmylawn
you should win this counter strike because ms used a 3rd party interloper!
doubt they will as they want limited liability!
the copy right strikes are not because u had the name on ur videos, its because of the negative reviews, they want people to buy their new operating system when it comes out, and untill then they will be trying to remove all the negative reviews about windows, in other words your freedom of speech is no longer available, you see if youtubers didnt make alot of negative reviews about windows 8 , more people would have upgraded , they would have regreat it but microsoft doesnt care as long as they make money
You know what bugs me about money in my opinion it has different value in different places you make six figures about every year and your worried about a new not saying anything about you but i mean what is there to buy lol i so confused i mean i guess i used to investing in material item first hand before other thing but cars and other usually aren't really things i need to buy but this has nothing to do you with you i don't know your situation anyhow and i just think money is doesn't matter a lot of money only matters in the right place i guess!
First off, I really appreciate what you've been able to do on UA-cam. You've shared a lot of information in a way that is accessible and usable for a lot of people. I personally have benefited, learning how to build out a SOHO thanks to your classes.
However, I have to call you out on this one. You obviously have a negative opinion of Microsoft as a company. That's fine, perhaps you've had bad experiences with them or dislike their products; you are entitled to your opinions. But they have clearly caused you to overreact to this incident. Microsoft is not out to censor you; they aren't targeting the content you created. If you weren't reacting to this through your anti-Microsoft lenses it would be apparent that this was all a mistake. The third-party firm they hired actually gave Microsoft's own employees the same notices (twitter.com/shanselman/status/522138500381278208). And you should know that hacked versions of Windows are available that don't require activation. Microsoft's campaign to remove those product keys from UA-cam comments seems reasonable to me.
You've expressed the importance of professionalism in IT. Practice professionalism in your business. This is not how a professional business person would have handled this situation. You owe it to your viewers.
Since there never were any product keys in any of the comment sections ....Plus Eli said that there were none....If,you say that there were..can you show them,Please??
#micropaused ?
I have actually come to find that, out of all the fanboys (Apple, GNU/Linux, etc), Microsoft Fanboys are the worst.
Lol Hey Eli the Computer Guy I have no doubt you can make more money NOT talking about Microsoft. Just talk about Apple and watch the money flood in haha. Great videos btw, I tend to talk a lot myself pff.
first
thanks for the videos
If you had to stop making videos completely because you couldn't get a large enough income from them or no income at all, aren't you highly qualified enough to find work elsewhere in the IT industry? I'd imagine someone like you could easily find a job somewhere, giving your current skill-set & expertise.
Smh Microsoft.