Approached by a partnership network, Gus wonders if signing with a partner network is better than his current YouTube Partnership.

Gus notes that even top YouTube “Star,” Ray William Johnson, has had issues with a network. Recently, RWJ left Maker Studios because of a dispute over Equals 3.

Can partnering with the likes of: BroadbandTV, Revision3, BigFrame or FullScreen help small channels grow? And what about fair contract terms, CPM and revenue splits?

Machinima and some other partner networks have come under fire for their business practices. With some citing Machinima locking underage partners into infinite contracts.
Apparently, this even brought the hacker collective “Anonymous” into the fray.

Only time will tell how all of these things will impact YouTube, its partners, hobbyists and creators.