YouTube Abandons Video Time Limits for Some Users

[OtakuGamerZ]

YouTube is giving select users the chance to make their 15 minutes of fame last a bit longer by extending its video upload length limits.

The offer will will be available to "selected users with a history of complying with the YouTube Community Guidelines and our copyright rules," YouTube said in a blog post. To find out if your account qualifies, click the "Upload" button at the top of the site.

"Go find that movie you wrote and filmed last year and share it with the world!" YouTube said. "Or upload your son's championship high school basketball game or the insightful lecture you gave last year on the emerging economics of green tech. As long as it's your original content, it's fair game regardless of length."
This is the second time this year that YouTube changed its length requirements. In July, the site gave users an extra five minutes, allowing videos that were a maximum of 15 minutes long.

YouTube said that one of the things that allowed it to take away length limits is its Content ID system. This is a tool that allows YouTube to identify and remove copyrighted footage from the site.

"Over 1,000 global partners use Content ID to manage their content on YouTube, including every major U.S. movie studio and music label," the blog post said. "We remain as dedicated as ever to building and improving the most sophisticated technology in the world to help copyright owners protect their rights."

If a user wants to upload a video that was previously rejected for being too long, he or she must go to the "My Videos" section and delete the old video before adding the longer version.

YouTube recently said that users are uploading 35 hours of video per minute. Now that length requirements are gone, this number just might increase.

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[RupeeClock]

That's great, people can finally enjoy unrestricted video length for legal things.

People have tricks for bypassing this Content ID system though, they flip the video's image or overlay a faint audio track.

 

[Forstride]

Wait...How do you tell if your account was permitted to do that?

 

[I am r4ymond]

Wait...How do you tell if your account was permitted to do that?

Well, I just went to YouTube and signed in. Clicked the 'UPLOAD' button. I read the description, which is:

QUOTEVideos can be...
High Definition
Up to 2 GB in size.
Up to 15 minutes in length.
A wide variety of formats

I could've sworn it said "Up to 10 minutes in length" last time I uploaded a video, which was a few weeks ago.

Holy cupcakes.

 

[science]

Congratulations! Your account is now enabled for uploads longer than 15 minutes. Click the Upload button below to select a video.

I would upload a picture, but I'm too lazy so SHUT UP OKAY JUST SHUT UP AND TAKE THE TEXT.

 

[Daku93]

It says this for me:

Congratulations! Your account is now enabled for uploads longer than 15 minutes. Click the Upload button below to select a video.

That's great

 

[Rydian]

I could've sworn it said "Up to 10 minutes in length" last time I uploaded a video, which was a few weeks ago.

Holy cupcakes.

No, the 15 minute limit was global for everybody and that was a bit ago, this is talking about a different one.

If yours is unlocked it will tell you at the top.

 

[chyyran]

w00t! Just signed in, and I was unlocked!
But I barely had any uploads.

 

[FireGrey]

Yay, i got more upload time.

 

[Chris_Skylock]

yes. i got mine unlocked. I just uploaded one awhile ago but no announcement. YES!! I will re-upload all those bday videos from before

 

[SuperMarioMaster]

"Congratulations! Your account is now enabled for uploads longer than 15 minutes. Click the Upload button below to select a video."

*insert Courage the Cowardly Dog screaming, "YAY!" here*

 

[Infinite Zero]

Good. Mine's activated, too.

 

[iFish]

My account got updated. Yay.

Not like I need it though. Since my account is basically just jailbreak videos for the jailbreak guide. Which is by no means ever

 

[DsHacker14]

This is great. Thought none of my videos on my main channel ever go past 15 minutes.. except for some MKW tournaments.

 

[purechaos996]

My account got updated too

Although I don't think I would ever need to upload anything over 15min.

 

[Knyaz Vladimir]

Why do I have to be the guy without the upgrade?

Wah. Most of my crap is original.

 

[Defiance]

Eh, I also did not get the upgrade.. I'm sorry if posting a Guitar Hero video nearly 3 years ago offended anybody..

Besides, if the GB limit is still 2, won't that in the end restrict video size?

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

Mine isn't. I can't remember how many times I 'broke' the rules, in fact, I can't even remember breaking them a single time (at least with this account).

 

[Rydian]

*insert Courage the Cowardly Dog screaming, "YAY!" here*

FUCKYEAH COURAGE

I'm gonna' find this useful once I start recording more walk videos.

 

[Taichi24]

Nice. I just checked my YT account and it says I can upload longer than 15 minutes. Have to try it out now!