The Rise and Fall Of Vimeo at DVinfo.net

Andrew Smith · January 2nd, 2026, 04:40 AM

I just watched this 24 minute deep dive and can't recommend it highly enough.

I'd previously become disenchanted with Vimeo, only to return recently for a particular client due to YouTube's over the top verboten-topic censorship blight in recent years. But now, given the likely outcome via the company who purchased Vimeo last September, I'm going to migrate even that away.

I think the most stunning thing in the history of Vimeo was when they had to finally implement a copyright strike policy due to legal developments. And so they scanned through all videos presently sitting on the Vimeo servers for content that copyright matched and therefore generated strikes, including videos now made private or unlisted by content creators who had many years prior already cleaned up their act. Overnight, Vimeo's most ardent and longest supporters woke up to easily more than three strikes and the automatic deletion of their accounts. The people who were beghind Vimeo's success were suddenly gone without warning. What an epic stuff-up.

I highly recommend watching this ... on YouTube.

Andrew

Paul R Johnson · January 2nd, 2026, 08:34 AM

I've not had any rights issues with them on my media - but the cost of it is getting very expensive. I just renewed £189 a year.
It's better than Youtube I think, for my client previews and works in progress for approvals. It does annoy me that to download what I uploaded at the original resolution is not included in my subscription - only the next one up!

Christopher Young · January 2nd, 2026, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Smith

I'd previously become disenchanted with Vimeo,

Set up an account on Dailymotion.

They support quality uploads.

Chris Young

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9ry1t0

Boyd Ostroff · January 2nd, 2026, 06:31 PM

Never had any problems on Vimeo myself, just renewed my subscription but rarely use it anymore. I gave up youtube about two years ago - when people post youtube links I almost never click on them. That truly improved my quality of life (along with giving up facebook). I appreciate that some of you couldn't do that for professional reasons though.

Christopher Young · January 2nd, 2026, 10:29 PM

QUOTE: That truly improved my quality of life (along with giving up Facebook)

+1 To that comment. The quality of life only goes upward, without the parasitic hold these [Anti] Social Media platforms have on us. 🙂👍

Chris Young

Andrew Smith · January 3rd, 2026, 06:22 AM

I also don't merely click on naked YouTube links someone has sent me. If they can't be bothered with telling me up front why it's worth clicking on and watching then I can't be bothered to click and find out for myself.

Andrew

Larrie Easterly · January 3rd, 2026, 10:46 PM

Watched the Rise and Fall video mentioned above. Very interesting. I spent some time today downloading the few videos that I have on Vimeo and archiving them. I also verified that my backup of the original footage is still working and it is. I may move them to YouTube at some point.

January 2nd, 2026, 04:40 AM	#1
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,143	The Rise and Fall Of Vimeo I just watched this 24 minute deep dive and can't recommend it highly enough. I'd previously become disenchanted with Vimeo, only to return recently for a particular client due to YouTube's over the top verboten-topic censorship blight in recent years. But now, given the likely outcome via the company who purchased Vimeo last September, I'm going to migrate even that away. I think the most stunning thing in the history of Vimeo was when they had to finally implement a copyright strike policy due to legal developments. And so they scanned through all videos presently sitting on the Vimeo servers for content that copyright matched and therefore generated strikes, including videos now made private or unlisted by content creators who had many years prior already cleaned up their act. Overnight, Vimeo's most ardent and longest supporters woke up to easily more than three strikes and the automatic deletion of their accounts. The people who were beghind Vimeo's success were suddenly gone without warning. What an epic stuff-up. I highly recommend watching this ... on YouTube. Andrew The Rise and Fall Of Vimeo: How It Lost The Filmmakers Who Built It - YouTube

January 2nd, 2026, 08:34 AM	#2
Paul R Johnson Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lowestoft - UK Posts: 4,070	Re: The Rise and Fall Of Vimeo I've not had any rights issues with them on my media - but the cost of it is getting very expensive. I just renewed £189 a year. It's better than Youtube I think, for my client previews and works in progress for approvals. It does annoy me that to download what I uploaded at the original resolution is not included in my subscription - only the next one up!

January 2nd, 2026, 06:31 PM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,812	Re: The Rise and Fall Of Vimeo Never had any problems on Vimeo myself, just renewed my subscription but rarely use it anymore. I gave up youtube about two years ago - when people post youtube links I almost never click on them. That truly improved my quality of life (along with giving up facebook). I appreciate that some of you couldn't do that for professional reasons though.

January 2nd, 2026, 10:29 PM	#5
Christopher Young Trustee Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,608	Re: The Rise and Fall Of Vimeo QUOTE: That truly improved my quality of life (along with giving up Facebook) +1 To that comment. The quality of life only goes upward, without the parasitic hold these [Anti] Social Media platforms have on us. 🙂👍 Chris Young

January 3rd, 2026, 06:22 AM	#6
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,143	Re: The Rise and Fall Of Vimeo I also don't merely click on naked YouTube links someone has sent me. If they can't be bothered with telling me up front why it's worth clicking on and watching then I can't be bothered to click and find out for myself. Andrew

January 3rd, 2026, 10:46 PM	#7
Larrie Easterly Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Oregon City Posts: 51	Re: The Rise and Fall Of Vimeo Watched the Rise and Fall video mentioned above. Very interesting. I spent some time today downloading the few videos that I have on Vimeo and archiving them. I also verified that my backup of the original footage is still working and it is. I may move them to YouTube at some point. __________________ Travel blog, www.luinil.com.