YouTube publishing

[MiMo28]

As we all know drone flyers who publish their work and reviews on YouTube and make money from it, need to have a commercial licence because it is considered a business.
Fair enough. Does anyone know if it is possible to publish video on YouTube or Vimeo as a recreational user (with no ads) without the need to have a licence?
Thanks

[OzoneVibe]

@MiMo28

As we all know drone flyers who publish their work and reviews on YouTube and make money from it, need to have a commercial licence because it is considered a business.

This is not in fact the case - as @ianinlondon confirmed, recently [Link to post.] …

@ianinlondon

One interesting point is the CAA’s reasons for not classifying YouTube as commercial. Their view on YouTube revenue has been well-known and defined by the quote below, but it’s interesting that many YouTubers, myself obviously included, shoot video specifically to place on monetized YouTube channels, knowing full well we will receive a revenue from the channel’s advertising. To me, this makes me commercial, even though the CAA don’t think I am…
Commercial industry | Civil Aviation Authority

They state that "…some types of arrangements are not generally considered by the CAA to be commercial operations such as:

Advertising revenue received as a result of persons visiting a website or social media page where video or photographic stills shot from a drone are displayed/posted. This is because these types of web-pages may be legitimately used to post recreational video material that was not commissioned by another party but was conceived and wholly funded by the poster.

So - as far as your recreational/hobbyist posts with no ads - there is absolutely no problem at all.

[anon52324101]

I asked @ianinlondon the same question recently and he confirmed the same .

However, be mindful that anything in the public domain is up for criticism and you need to be sure all footage shows that you’re 100% complying with the drone code and CAA guidelines.

[MiMo28]

Many thanks. Exactly what I wanted to hear

[MiMo28]

Thank you Lozzer

[leeheyes]

I was approached to buy some footage I’d put on YouTube and it’s all fine.

[MiMo28]

Nice one