Why are songs and movies copyrighted but you can upload a full playthrough of a video game on YouTube?
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Some game publishers give explicit permission for players to make videos, while others just choose not to act on it.
In both cases, the videos are still derivatives of the publishers copyrighted work, and they would be within their rights to have it taken down, but have made the business decision that it is not worth doing so. This can be because they feel watching gameplay footage doesn’t compete with game sales, or even if it does, it is outweighed by the video providing free promotion that could increase sales. Also, they have to consider the negative PR that would result if they target gamers’ videos – a large and vocal community exists around game videos and streaming.
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