The document permits users to monetize video content featuring Minecraft gameplay through advertising and streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.
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This provision establishes an explicit authorization for video monetization using Minecraft gameplay, which is operationally significant for the large population of content creators whose revenue depends on this permission. Under this clause, ad-enabled YouTube videos and Twitch streams featuring Minecraft are within permitted use.
This explicit permission encourages content creator participation and marketing through streaming and video platforms, supporting organic game promotion.
View full change record →This provision establishes that creating and monetizing video content featuring Minecraft gameplay through platforms such as YouTube and Twitch is within the permitted uses defined by the guidelines. Content creators relying on this authorization should note that it remains subject to the general revocation clause stated elsewhere in the document.
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"We allow you to make money off of videos of you playing or using our games, such as by enabling ads on your videos or by using platforms like Twitch or YouTube.Excerpt from Minecraft's Usage Guidelines
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages FTC endorsement guidelines where monetized video content could imply a commercial relationship with or endorsement by Mojang.
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This provision establishes an explicit authorization for video monetization using Minecraft gameplay, which is operationally significant for the large population of content creators whose revenue depends on this permission. Under this clause, ad-enabled YouTube videos and Twitch streams featuring Minecraft are within permitted use.
This provision establishes that creating and monetizing video content featuring Minecraft gameplay through platforms such as YouTube and Twitch is within the permitted uses defined by the guidelines. Content creators relying on this authorization should note that it remains subject to the general revocation clause stated elsewhere in the document.
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