January 2019 - Jameskii gets several copyright claims from CollabDRM with barely any details
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCmJPNv972c

https://redd.it/aefjy9
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2019 January - Genius Lyrics Meme

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/backpack-kids-genius-flossin-performance-i-be-flossin

There isn't a complete article for the Genius Lyrics Meme yet, but it focuses on videos from the Youtube channel Genius featuring Youtube creators explaining lyrics to their music.

Genius is known for featuring rap artists and this recent trend has marked a drop in quality for the channel.

This one's been building up for a while but seems to have hit a watershed right on the new year.

#####Examples

The Backpack Kid "Flossin" Official Lyrics & Meaning -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygZjT0Wo93s

Jacob Sartorius "Better With You" Official Lyrics & Meaning -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya6-AiemvXs

Gabbie Hanna "Monster" Official Lyrics & Meaning -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2Nh6hS6j8

Lele Pons "Celoso" Official Lyrics & Meaning -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqZOz3hBPso

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PewDiePie -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0looVXRbaDk

JustDestiny -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNbm05eCcgA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAY83_UYljQ

Honest -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycr6qBay-Aw

Gabbie Hanna -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLwyVgab1Oc

Tristan Paredes -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok4-lGPYBjQ

RiceGum -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjfKD1k8O2M

Cyrus -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5PKIQgGPkY

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There are plenty of What If I'm the Monster memes too, but that was a big part of December 2018. Section on that here:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/gabbie-hanna



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2019 January - Big Chungus Meme

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/big-chungus

This meme really began around December 2018 but has blown up in early January 2019.

In terms of Youtube popularity, it hit mainstream when PewDiePie featured it -
https://youtu.be/4E96vYUG7bw?t=155

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Getting my brother Big Chungus for Christmas -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOmG5RO4bNc

https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubehaiku/comments/ad00au/poetry_getting_my_brother_big_chungus_for/?st=jqlgvnp2&sh=51d3de39

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I Got Big Chungus for the PS4... -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjOSlgQ0t4A

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I ACTUALLY Sold “Big Chungus” to Gamestop -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2JLAfaaw8





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January 2018 - Awesome Simpsons remixer Dankmus had his whole channel demonitized in one swipe. This guy gets blessings from the actual writers, shows we can't have nice things on YouTube anymore.
https://redd.it/aej4uu
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Post archive.org links from now on.

Information on social media can get removed. Archive it when you can. This is an important post in my opinion. I would love it if someone makes a tutorial on how to post links here so that we could turn it into a more library-like thing.

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2019 January - Update in Custody Battle for Fiverr Jesus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PufM6dW_to

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2019 January - Jafet Meza makes his own original compositions and has his entire channel demonetized for “reused content".

January 9

https://twitter.com/Jafet_Meza/status/1082693186831769600

>@TeamYouTube Hey I just got demonetized for absolutely no reason. I have zero copyright strikes and I do all the content on my channel so what is happening. Can't even see what entity is claiming I'm reusing content.

Images: https://imgur.com/a/WHxM6wi

Youtube's Response: https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1082706710429614081

> Thanks for sharing the details. Looks like your channel was demonetized for reused content. Here's more about reused content & how you can avoid it: https://goo.gl/E5dgGo . You can always reapply for YPP in 30 days from the date monetization was disabled.

https://twitter.com/Jafet_Meza/status/1082709740738756609

>I do all the content in my channel. I'm not reusing any content and even when I used music and visuals from other people I either had permission or didn't monetized it. My channel has been monetized for 10 years and I've never had an issue. I'd like a clearer response please.

Youtube's response: https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1083141085847707648

> Already heard back -- this was a mistake and your channel is approved again for YPP [monetization]. Really appreciate you reaching out and our sincerest apologies that this happened in the first place!

https://twitter.com/Jafet_Meza/status/1083142543578157056

> My monetization is back!!! Thanks everyone who helped solve this! Please, if you see any other content creator getting flagged the same way I did, do help them the same way you helped me! Best of wishes for everyone out there!




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/r/Youtube thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/ae6h7n/youtuber_jafet_meza_who_makes_his_own_original/

https://i.imgur.com/v94HyLv.jpg


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2019 January - Simone Giertz has to go back for 6 weeks of radiation to treat her grade 1 meningioma brain tumor

https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz/status/1083512192090005506

>Starting off 2019 with 6 weeks of radiation.

>If this doesn’t turn me into a super villain I don’t know what will

https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz/status/1083513459969388545

>There were some parts of the tumor that were too dangerous to remove and they have grown a bit. So we’re bringing out the laser beams.

https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz/status/1083515318134161408

> Just found this out today. I might be 100% fine throughout treatment, but not sure if I’ll be able to upload videos and be witty, charming, thought provoking, humble etc

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2019 January - Pewdiepie comments on the copyright claim issues with Ray William Johnson, Jameskii, Veronica Wang, and Youtube's copyright system
https://youtu.be/yMuEeUyMfUo

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2019 January - Mumkey Jones on why Youtube has wrongly terminated both of his channels by assigning 6 strikes in one day
https://youtu.be/znKj1CVN9Qc

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Jan 2019 - Pianist's art claimed by company who does not own music of visuals.
https://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/af8dmj/popular_pianist_youtube_channel_rosseau_may_get/?utm_source=reddit-android

https://redd.it/afm73v
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2019 January - Believe Music has been falsely copyright claiming Youtube pianist Rosseau's videos, taking the entirety of his revenue and potentially giving him 2 strikes that will ban his channel from posting new videos
https://redd.it/afnirf
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2019 January - Sexualized speed cleaning videos on Youtube

I received a modmail about this as a user stumbled upon the massive amount of "speed cleaning" videos and they appear to be sexualized in their thumbnails and content.

#####Examples

Rose Kelly - Speed cleaning the house for mommies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_eEDYgBK_U

Woman cleans in shorts that have been cut very very short. Waist is almost always in frame.

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Necole's niche - SPEED CLEANING THE HOUSE FOR BUSY MOMMIES!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRgY3CShFVQ

Video starts with low drumming and a woman holding written cards proclaiming "We are officially a community!"

Entire video is a woman cleaning in a bikini bottom with her waist in center frame. Cleans a wall in slow motion for 15 minutes.

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Ruby Day - How To Vacuum Speed Clean Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuDt6gmDv_4

Woman cleans in a miniskirt with waist in center frame, constantly bending over. (Posts nude photoshoots on Patreon.)

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Alice J. Hamilton - Tips and Tricks for Super Speed Clean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UrjU1RvCdE

Woman cleans in short shorts, crouches in frame centered on crotch, constantly bends over.

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Kill Shot - 6 MINUTE SPEED CLEANING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te9Pm12NCFQ

Woman cleans in tight shorts with frame centered on waist. Child sits on couch.

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Danielle Maye official - SPEED CLEANING THE NEW HOUSE | POWER HOUR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dsg1mf4cqY

Woman cleans in shorts for 16 minutes, not that sexualized. Links to her "18+ Patreon" in the denoscription.

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Cage the mom - Speed Living room clean with cheezit removal!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lr4VdSYtDE

Woman cleans in shorts and low cut top, bends over to show cleavage. Has a NSFW Patreon with private Snapchat, "Slo Mo Tease Videos", and any clothing item sent to top patrons "As is not washed!!"







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There seem to be a lot of speed cleaning videos that are legitimately cleaning and meant to be satisfying time lapses of people cleaning rooms. These sexualized videos are mixed into the niche and almost always have much higher view counts and sexualized thumbnails.

Videos discussing this niche:

These Moms Are "Cleaning Up" On Youtube - Leon Lush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzl93kp37oM

How Is This Allowed On YouTube? Speed Cleaning - InformOverload
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XA_mADMlzY

You Won't Believe This Latest Youtube Trend... "Speed Cleaning" - Kings of Influence EpicLloyd and Ray William Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwRN39mgx24





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2019 January - Micah Price is teaching a neural network to skip in-video ads on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDxnmWdmPdQ

https://redd.it/afnpn9
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2019 January - Youtube refuses to give Bagelboy Silver Play Button Plaque for literally no reason
https://twitter.com/bagelb0yy/status/1084234813790404611

https://redd.it/ag5epl
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2019 January - "Star Wars Theory" creates a Darth Vader fan film, hires a composer to create original music, and does not monetize the video, gaining 6.5 million views in one month. Warner Chappell has falsely copyright claimed the video's music and is now monetizing it for themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acPFPu_UZWE

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2018 December - Tekken 7 gameplays are being claimed by Canal Plus and blocked worldwide

A user linked this thread to me in a PM, so I'd like to add it here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tekken/comments/a72kbk/tekken_7_gameplays_on_youtube_are_getting_claimed/?

#####A copy of the current post follows below the line:

 

 

 

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\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* UPDATE: The issue has been resolved! \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

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One by one, our Tekken 7 gameplays are getting claimed by Canal Plus, a French TV Network and has set their policy to block our gameplays worldwide. This is unacceptable and they should release these false claims as soon as possible. Here are the screenshots of the false claims.

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https://i.redd.it/9pw71gjquv421.jpg

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https://i.redd.it/fkw4oowtuv421.png

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https://i.redd.it/ktcyelhvuv421.png

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https://i.redd.it/ak3drqpwuv421.png

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https://i.redd.it/78y6mwxxuv421.png

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https://i.redd.it/yra45a8zuv421.png

Here are the links to the videos:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7pz7sc1xzc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7pz7sc1xzc)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tZD6SQVwnE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tZD6SQVwnE)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLIOB4E0KiY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLIOB4E0KiY)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjDyDMcSQ\_g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjDyDMcSQ_g)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGkvlyZuJhU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGkvlyZuJhU)

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As you can see, the timestamps are in random orders. It just doesn't make any sense what they are actually claiming. This is certainly an error but now the video I scheduled to be published in December 24 is now blocked worldwide. It's just our Tekken 7 gameplays, no editing, no music added, just our offline and online matches!

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Here's the link to our tweet to Harada: [https://twitter.com/coouge/status/1074729014667894784](https://twitter.com/coouge/status/1074729014667894784)

Please retweet and contact YouTube, Canal Plus and Harada so they are aware.

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UPDATE: Other YouTuber are getting the same false claims now as well

https://i.redd.it/7nzs9zkeyv421.png

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https://i.redd.it/rp46ud8rrw421.png

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https://i.redd.it/e1zbgnmjay421.png

https://i.redd.it/67hx7yatrw421.png

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https://i.redd.it/4lq0t6ewrw421.png

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This is what people are seeing

https://i.redd.it/urfqt8wi1w421.png

UPDATE: I found the culprit! After further investigation, it seems that Canal Plus has featured Tekken in one of their videos and then used Content ID to claim all the similar one, which is wrong.

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https://i.redd.it/wnmqy4ulcy421.png

Here's the video that they've uploaded: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOxt7MhTMFI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOxt7MhTMFI)

Since they've enabled content ID in their video, now content ID is mistakenly claiming the "Get Ready For The Next Battle" parts of some of our video gameplays. They're not supposed to use Content ID on video gameplays [https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1311402?hl=en](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1311402?hl=en)

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So far they've claimed 986 of other people's videos using content ID:

https://i.redd.it/yeigo44shw421.png

UPDATE: I've filed a dispute for the 5 videos with false claims 12/17/2018

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https://i.redd.it/8nlv74opxw421.png

Some are no longer blocked wordwide for some reason but still has copyright claims. However, now we have to wait for their response. They have until January 16, 2019 to reply. So if they take their time or decided to not reply at all, these videos will have false copyright claims for 30 days. We try our best to adhere to YouTube's community guidelines. We never upload copyrighted content and we always try to make sure our Copyright Notices is always clear. Now we have 5 in our copyright notices section because of this.

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https://i.redd.it/d537ze0cyw421.png

Here's

what I wrote in my dispute:

This video is our original gameplay video of Tekken 7 and now has received false claims from Canal Plus. Apparently upon contacting my network, this video is getting claimed by Canal Plus (Clique TV) and matching one of their video: [https://youtu.be/QOxt7MhTMFI ](https://youtu.be/QOxt7MhTMFI )

They seem to have enabled Content ID in their gameplay video and now Content ID is falsely matching Tekken 7 gameplay videos. This is not just affecting us, it's also affecting the rest of the Tekken community. Please carefully review your Content ID and our gameplay videos which is 100% ours and the game Tekken 7 is owned by Bandai Namco. I believe this was a mistake and hope it gets corrected as soon as possible for us and for everyone else. We have 5 videos that received this similar false claims.

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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7pz7sc1xzc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7pz7sc1xzc)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tZD6SQVwnE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tZD6SQVwnE)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLIOB4E0KiY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLIOB4E0KiY)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjDyDMcSQ\_g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjDyDMcSQ_g)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGkvlyZuJhU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGkvlyZuJhU)

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All 5 videos are currently blocked worldwide and being claimed by Canal Plus - Channel: Clique TV

Thank you so much and hope this gets resolved soon.

Kind regards,

Coouge

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UPDATE: It seems like after many people complained on twitter and negative comments on their video, they decided to delete it.

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https://i.redd.it/6xkelvzdp1521.png

Now all our videos are back and no more false copyright claims!

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https://i.redd.it/3zl55ddfp1521.png

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2019 January - Several KPOP channels are having videos falsely copyright striked by Aiplex Software Private Limited including Twice, Blackpink, Psy, and BTS.

/r/KPOP threads:
https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/ag7bk4/twices_like_oohahh_video_has_been_taken_down_due

https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/ag7h7x/blackpinks_ddududdudu_and_twices_mv_have_been/

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https://twitter.com/KoalaHyunjin/status/1085132303297216512

Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/5qOGYzJ

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Some videos removed due to strikes:

[Jennie - SOLO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b73BI9eUkjM)

[Blackpink - DDDD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNzOHi8sJs)

[Twice - Like OOH-AHH](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rtV5esQT6I)

[Twice - Likey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2hlQkVJZhE)

[Twice - Yes or Yes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAKsZ26SabQ)

[Psy - New Face](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwJPPaEyqhI)

[BTS - Singularity Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8npDG2ulKQ)

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How YouTube copyright claims work from beginning to end

I've been seeing several misconceptions recently about the YouTube copyright process, Content ID, DMCA, etc and figured I'd make one master post explaining everything. If I'm missing something or have anything wrong, please inform me and I'll update this.

#####DMCA Notices
First, a little background on DMCA. This is a law passed by Congress in 1998 that, among other things, laid out rules for companies that host third party content. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act

Basically, if a company wants to not be held accountable for user content (i.e. YouTube doesn't want to be sued directly by content owners, like the massive [Viacom lawsuit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_International_Inc._v._YouTube,_Inc.)), then they need to follow certain procedures. In particular, when a valid [notice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyright_Infringement_Liability_Limitation_Act#Notice_from_copyright_owner) is received, they must disable access to the content. They must also disable accounts if they're found to be "repeat infringers". This only applies if the complaint is sent in a very specific format, there's a list of things that must be included to make it into a "DMCA notice".

There's also a provision for disputes. The user who uploaded the content can send a "counter-notice" under the DMCA, which has several requirements as in the above link. The most relevant ones are:

>a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was mistakenly taken down

>a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of your local US Federal District Court, or, if outside the US, to a US Federal District Court in any jurisdiction in which YouTube is found.

In other words, you're making a statement that your content should be left up and was taken down by mistake (whether that means no basis for the claim, or it's fair use, or anything else), and that you're accepting jurisdiction of a court on this issue. This is mostly irrelevant if you're a resident of the US, as you're already subject to the jurisdiction of your local court. It's more relevant if you're not a US resident and are possibly accepting more potential legal liability than you currently have.

After a counter-notice is sent, it is forwarded to the content owner who filed the original DMCA complaint, and they have 10 days to file a lawsuit. If they don't file any suits, then the DMCA complaint is automatically dismissed, and your content can be reinstated.

**To sum up, if a DMCA notice is sent the content is automatically taken down, if a DMCA counter-notice is sent the content is automatically put back up after 10 days *unless* the content owner files a lawsuit, in which case you fight it out in court.** These procedures are followed by many large companies, like eBay, Amazon, Twitter, etc.

#####Content ID claims
Now, YouTube decided to create a program to handle complaints without immediately involving the DMCA, called "Content ID". This is where a lot of the controversy comes from, as the vast majority of claims now come through Content ID and not DMCA (per https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7002106?hl=en it's less than 2% of claims that are DMCA). Anyone can still file a Copyright Strike/DMCA notice if they want, but now there's the option of filing a Content ID claim instead.

Content ID is only open to companies that have large amounts of copyrighted content: per https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797370?hl=en&ref_topic=2778544

> To be approved, they must own exclusive rights to a substantial body of original material that is frequently uploaded by the YouTube user community.

**A Content ID claim is not a "Copyright Strike" and has no negative consequences for a channel. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7002106?hl=en**

>**Because Content ID is enabled by partnerships, claims are not accompanied by copyright strikes, and can not result in suspension or termination of your channel.**

Content ID claims can be automatic (the co

mpany will upload a list of content which YouTube checks against videos and will automatically flag videos that contain that), or manual (see https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/106984?hl=en).

When a Content ID claim is made, whether it was automatic or manual, an email is sent to the uploader, and the video might be monetized or blocked depending on the settings of the Content ID claimant.

#####Dispute process for Content ID claims
The uploader can file a dispute, which gives the claimant the ability to correct mistakes with automatic claiming. The claimant must respond within 30 days and either release the complaint, uphold it, or convert it into a DMCA notice, which follows the procedures above.

If they uphold it, the content owner can appeal. The claimant must respond within 30 days and either release the claim, or convert it into a DMCA notice. (There's also an option to schedule a DMCA notice for 7 days, giving the uploader the option to cancel the appeal and avoid the DMCA notice getting sent).

If the uploader continues disputing and uploading, one of two things must happen: the claim is released, or it's converted into a DMCA notice, which in YouTube parlance is a "Copyright Strike". At this point, DMCA takes over and the uploader can file a counter-notice, which gives the claimant 10 days to file a lawsuit or drop the claim.

During this whole process, https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7000961?hl=en&ref_topic=2778545 describes what happens with the advertising money during disputes. Basically, if no response is received within 5 days, the money is given to the claimant, but if a dispute/appeal/counter-notice is received within 5 days then the money is held in escrow, and if the claim is released or dropped then the money is given to the uploader.

If you keep disputing, they need to turn it into a DMCA notice, and if you dispute that they either have to drop it or file a lawsuit.

Assuming you appeal/dispute/counter the same day you receive an email and they take the full 30 days to respond, then the whole process will take 30 days for the first dispute, 30 for the appeal, and 10 for the counter-notice, for approximately 70 days until the matter is completely resolved.

##### Differences between Copyright Strike/DMCA notice and Content ID claims:

A Content ID claim, as noted above, doesn't hurt the channel. You lose income from that specific video, but in theory you could have hundreds of claims and still be able to upload more videos and make money on those. A Copyright Strike, which is the same thing as a DMCA notice (YouTube's terminology here is a bit unclear as they don't mention DMCA specifically), does have consequences. Specifically, if a DMCA notice is filed you receive a Strike, and if you get 3 Strikes your account is deleted. Strikes also disappear after 90 days, so this really means you need to get 3 Strikes within 90 days for this to happen. And as above, you can counter-notice each DMCA notice which removes them after 10 days if you aren't sued.

Some creators are concerned about the legal ramifications of filing a counter-notice, and are hesitant to do so. I personally believe that it's extremely unlikely for a company to spend real money on a lawyer on an obviously ridiculous claim, and if they don't sue, then you will win the dispute on YouTube, for free, and with no negative consequences. I would strongly recommend everyone who gets an obviously BS claim to dispute, appeal, and counter. You'll even get the money back from YouTube at the end. **You do not have to make legal threats or file any lawsuits for this to happen, by default you win unless they sue you, which is very unlikely**.

However, this may be justified for creators outside of the US, which would normally not be subject to US jurisdiction, and for cases where it's more ambiguous whether it's fair use or not.

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