hey own the copyright to. It's a statement about you in particular as the uploader of the work. It discourages YouTube specifically from associating or dealing with you via their copyright strike policy. The statement was obviously false, and as such didn't use any sort of reasonable care to determine the truth or falsity of the claim. The harm suffered is both to your reputation with YouTube (via copyright strikes), time and money spent as a result of the statements, and diverted advertising revenue. And the statements caused the harm because YouTube sent you a message explaining that this dispute caused a copyright strike and/or diverted advertising revenue.

Furthermore, in California, the defamation claim allows for punitive damages as well as monetary ones, if you can show that the defendant acted with "malice, oppression, or fraud". All three of these [appear applicable](https://www.justia.com/trials-litigation/docs/caci/3900/3940/). You'll also want to add in news articles to support your claim that this is "pattern or practice" common on YouTube, since this is a factor that can be considered when awarding punitive damages.

#Demand Letter
The first step is to have documented an attempt to resolve things without a lawsuit. This is a demand letter. You want to write things professionally, short, and to the point. What happened, when, what you want them to do about it. “You claimed this video on this date with an obviously false copyright claim. Retract this claim and pay me $500 by June 3rd, or I will sue you in small claims." Send it certified mail and retain the tracking info and a copy of the letter. Some of the time, this is where your process ends, as it's an expensive pain in the ass to be sued so sending you $500 or whatever is often far cheaper.

#The actual lawsuit bits
The most likely defense you'll face is a jurisdictional argument. The court doesn't consider it fair to haul basically anyone to rural North Dakota over a small claim - they have to have nexus there, some sort of operational presence.

If you sue in California, though, you have better odds of prevailing here. YouTube is famously headquartered in California, they do business with YouTube, and they lied to a California company about a California resident. It's very reasonable to handle disputes about the incident in California courts. Also, YouTube's [terms of service](https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms) state that it's governed under California law (specifically in Santa Clara County).

Past that I only really have generic advice from listening to lawyers talk about stuff. Write professionally and to the point. Bring up facts and tie them to a legal theory and a narrative. You may want to submit news articles about the false-claim-for-cash phenomenon to show that this is an ordinary regular harm that these folks are dishing out for profit.

#Collecting and post-lawsuit

Winning the lawsuit doesn't automatically move money from the defendant to you. It gives you the right to use the legal system to pursue collection actions. What I think you'll want to do is garnish their advertising payments from YouTube, since you know YouTube is sending them money you have a right to.

You'll also want to send YouTube a certified letter to their legal department saying that civil court found these specific statements defamatory and false, and asking them to remove the claim and any associated copyright strikes. Again attach a date to this request, and maybe pay a lawyer to write this one.

#Postnoscript

There may also be a claim you could make against YouTube, but that's more likely to be a class-action that some enterprising lawyer will take up for personal profit (hint hint).

Small claims court will also issue subpoenas - legal demands for documents and testimony - that are a pain in the ass to comply with. You want to be a pain in the ass until and unless your wrongs have been righted. If the court agrees that it is equitable, this power can include getting incredibly important people to waste their day in court being involved in your dispute

. For instance, you can try to subpoena the CEO of YouTube, who is worth a cool 500 million dollars. You'll have to compensate them for travel costs so it isn't free to subpoena folks, but it is leverage. This will piss off important folks, though, so don't pull these shenanigans unless you're ok with that. But in negotiations, "pay me or I'll force the CEO of your business partner to show up in court and give testimony" is an incredibly strong negotiating position to be in.

Finally, take copious notes and documentation. This will be very useful if you go through this process a second time for similar causes, and will let you basically do the whole thing on auto-pilot. Plus, specific facts help out a ton in the case itself.

Feel free to repost this and/or copy-paste it wherever you'd like.

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2018 July - Eurovision sends takedown notices to Tantacrul regarding using eurovision material in his videos, however he made sure that he was within fair use when making the videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEOKBaAou8o

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Popular pianist YouTube channel Rosseau may get shut down. A music company is making copyright claims on his own content. (REPOST)

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https://i.redd.it/8hd71w8c3pa21.png

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2019 January - Star Wars Theory response to Warner Chappell situation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3LOEuhryMo

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2019 January - Pokimane files a false copyright strike against a video that compiled a Twitter fight between her and Keemstar

The video itself is from November 2018, but the recent focus has been due to a copyright strike to take down the video from Pokimane.

Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3di34fA2h0

Fainted comments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWn69uDRH-k

PewDiePie comments: https://youtu.be/yMuEeUyMfUo?t=359

Pokimane Apology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5AU0JJ2wlA

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2019 January - Gillette creates ad about toxic masculinity, sparking controversy and receiving backlash

Gillette has taken a shot at outrage marketing.

Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0

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DeFranco: https://youtu.be/r8eHHVe72Pg?t=18

E! News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQ6GFl3kpI

Fox News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIN5rlCJB4M

Joe Rogan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JVmtaTVKPU

CBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJzdSch3hAE

ET Canada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDvzI1iQ0EY

DW News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23huWfCJPS4

Fox Business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO7UnXhtCtk

CBS News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c57Km2hOKrI

Melanie Murphy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH36X4C2e70

Good Morning Britain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTyczkAkM2Y

The Amazing Lucas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQANBp9HcG4

TheHodgeTwins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G11Yfh9Y0PQ

Angry Cops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwYys2_CvDE

Elisha Long: https://youtu.be/LASKzW_l9Nw



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January 2019, AlzaboHD, a relatively popular EU4 Youtuber and modder has had his entire channel demonitized by an algorithm.
https://youtu.be/8ndieWyllYE

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2019 January - Instagram Egg

A photo of an egg has become the most liked Instagram post of all time.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOGulcndj-/

Currently at 44.4 million likes, beating Kylie Jenner's previous record of 18 million.

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It's always fun to see news stories about dumb stuff like an egg.

PewDiePie comments: https://youtu.be/qRuQJ_dnxRs?t=39

E! News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EbidxETJsk

TIME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j0CrycXDT0

ABC15 Arizona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2dzr_oElGM

ABC7 News Bay Area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4uP_tqplbU

Sam Sheffer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIlgliVEBVc

CBS Philly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpYMj6Sgny8

WKYC Channel 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRcT-Lm4RpA

Philip DeFranco: https://youtu.be/KWwiO-61TKw?t=13

Good Morning America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ3y1dOUxn8

Pop Crush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29CaXCjOuY4

TMZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBMvKE--Rio

GD Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivOGxxBd1kY

InformationOverload: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spoemDomiVk

Alec Wilcock: https://youtu.be/L2P1WBRP0po

Patrick Starrr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t1wAg2mxSs

Vincent Marcus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywH0Y84liO0

James Corden: https://youtu.be/LC1LyMyqyv8?t=200



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2019 January - AlzaboHD, a Europa Universalis 4 lets player and modder has had his entire channel wrongly demonetized by Youtube's algorithm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ndieWyllYE

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For about 2 years, threads keep popping up on 4chan about "Monkey Hate" on youtube. What is Monkey Hate? Search for literally any video about baby monkeys and then go into the comment section.

I thought this would be a great topic for this sub, especially since I don't really see it mentioned much outside of /x/.

NOW, that being the case, there is a possibility that this phenomena is simply a bunch of edgy kids trying to disturb others on the internet. I've only just learned of this but it seems to have only been noticed by others for about 2 years. Regardless I find this creepy as shit considering kids on the platform without supervision. How easy it would be for someone to look up cute baby monkey videos and then stumble into some horrific shit. It's not just comments, a lot of videos show monkeys being abused, eaten in nature, locked in cages, etc and so forth. But that's only vids.

What you will find in the comments of these videos (hours and hours of them being found in playlists called "Kill Baby Monkeys" and "Hurting Monkeys") is pages of people, real people as far as I can tell, absolutely frothing about how much they would like to torture baby monkeys. This goes far beyond any type of weird sub group, all these comments get lots of replies, likes, and come in many languages. They read like they were written by bots but you can see that most have real enough profiles. If I have to post a link or screenshots instead of a self post, I will. I just wanted to know if anyone here was aware of this because it freaked the hell out of me. A lot of the comments are just sick beyond even 4chan's capabilities. One of the theories I've seen is that it likely started with thirdworld countries or places like India where monkeys are a common nuisance as opposed to some cute exotic version of a cat video. But that doesn't hold water for me seeing as a lot of the commenter profiles seem like white, western peoples and also, I have never in my life seen someone say how much they love to kill and cruelly torture raccoons or stray cats or skunks or rats. Not to this level anyway. A lot of it reads like torture porn, someone practicing or fantasizing about hurting a person or child really, but disguising it as a weird anti-monkey fetish. Heavily fucked up.

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2019 January - 10 Year Challenge Trend

https://www.gq.com/story/2009-vs-2019-challenge-facebook

> Said challenge is exactly what it sounds like—people post side-by-side photos of how they look in 2019 versus what they looked like some number of years ago. (Some users went with their first-ever Facebook photo, while others went back 10 years, to 2009.)

\#10YearChallenge and #2009vs2019 are the prevailing hashtags for this.

#####Articles:

https://www.allure.com/story/10-year-challenge-instagram-trend-2009-vs-2019

https://www.inverse.com/article/52456-why-do-some-people-age-faster-than-others-2009-2019-challenge

https://theweek.com/articles/817551/empowering-beauty-2009-vs-2019-photo-challenge

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/2009-2019-meme-10-year-challenge_us_5c3c9e25e4b0922a21d6f5dc

#####News Videos:

11 Alive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BSLAJ9wkuQ

Today Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioSrGPLGd7A

KJRH -TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhSKWWQcUZE



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2019 January - Lucasfilm steps in to release the copyright claim from Warner Chappell on Star Wars Theory's fan film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wn2jYlmvy4

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2019 January - That's the Cutest Fucking Thing Meme

Originated from a Twitch clip of a streamer reacting to a video game:
https://youtu.be/ZwM5zmm-nkM

/r/YoutubeHaiku thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubehaiku/comments/ae8dkp/poetry_thats_the_cutest_fucking_thing_ive_ever/

Greenscreen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owuRS5ArIPY

#####Meme uses:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH9AP7qHq_s
https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubehaiku/comments/agmrq0/haiku_cute_cat/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18qF5RJgBQs
https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubehaiku/comments/aeox9m/thats_the_cutest_fucking_pinpointed_second_ive/

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

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

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZenwLnGT8c

Compilation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q26NMMMCmGc

PewDiePie: https://youtu.be/E2J4cSQie8A?t=202

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2019 January - Instagram Egg

A photo of an egg has become the most liked Instagram post of all time.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOGulcndj-/

Currently at 44.4 million likes, beating Kylie Jenner's previous record of 18 million.

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It's always fun to see news stories about dumb stuff like an egg.

PewDiePie comments: https://youtu.be/qRuQJ_dnxRs?t=39

E! News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EbidxETJsk

TIME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j0CrycXDT0

ABC15 Arizona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2dzr_oElGM

ABC7 News Bay Area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4uP_tqplbU

Sam Sheffer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIlgliVEBVc

CBS Philly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpYMj6Sgny8

WKYC Channel 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRcT-Lm4RpA

Philip DeFranco: https://youtu.be/KWwiO-61TKw?t=13

Good Morning America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ3y1dOUxn8

Pop Crush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29CaXCjOuY4

TMZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBMvKE--Rio

GD Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivOGxxBd1kY

InformationOverload: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spoemDomiVk

Alec Wilcock: https://youtu.be/L2P1WBRP0po

Patrick Starrr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t1wAg2mxSs

Vincent Marcus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywH0Y84liO0

James Corden: https://youtu.be/LC1LyMyqyv8?t=200



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2019 January - YouTube has just silently demonetized Count Dankula's channel.
https://twitter.com/CountDankulaTV/status/1085905904791257089

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2019 January - Drake Bell (Of Drake and Josh fame) has had his Youtube account hacked and asks youtube for help. Youtube responds by saying the hacker owns the channel, not him.

Drake Bell's youtube account was hacked causing him to go to twitter to get youtube's help and seems that he had a private chat

https://twitter.com/DrakeBell/status/1085986497734602752

* Drake Bell angry at Youtube

https://twitter.com/DrakeBell/status/1085986858050441219


* Drake Bell saying that He will not be able to release any music now

https://twitter.com/DrakeBell/status/1085987886296690689

https://twitter.com/DrakeBell/status/1085988209190944769


* Drake bell claims that Youtube did a private investigation and messaged him back saying it was the hackers channel

https://twitter.com/BarbieZuniga/status/1086001629164232704

https://twitter.com/DrakeBell/status/1086004140168396800


* Youtube responds saying they can't do anything

https://twitter.com/DrakeBell/status/1086009436030857217


* Drake Bell announcing he's moving to twitch

https://twitter.com/DrakeBell/status/1086010357972418561


* Drake Bell calling out Youtube again

https://twitter.com/DrakeBell/status/1086011090838974464

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2019 January - NMC United Entertainment claiming gameplay videos of Celeste

/r/Celeste thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/celestegame/comments/aglya9/anyone_else_been_hit_with_claims_for_celeste/

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YouTube is still allowing this video of him abusing a cat that he just adopted, after murdering his other cats in a now-deleted Livestream.
https://youtu.be/2MNz7lm1RDc

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2019 January - Simone Giertz's brain tumor has returned and now has to do radiation therapy
https://youtu.be/7x5XRQ07sjU

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2019 January - Machinima removes all videos on their channel after rebranding and merger with Otter Media

News:

https://mammothgamers.com/2019/01/machinima-removes-video-archives-erasing-years-of-video-game-history/

>Machinima, a long time multi-channel network focusing on video game content, has removed all video content from all of its channels.

>The video purge comes only days after Machinima was set to merge with Ellation, a division within AT&T-owned Otter Media. The merger was announced in late November of last year, though what that really meant was unclear to many creators and consumers.

Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/ahi06j/otter_media_has_just_removed_everything_made_by/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RiseFallNick/status/1086536528891990018

https://twitter.com/rickyftw/status/1086446774758256640

[\#RIPMachinima hashtag](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMachinima?src=hash)

Youtube coverage:

This video from TheGamerFromMars was released a day before the video deletions ([Tweet](https://twitter.com/gamerfrommars/status/1086488066787889152)), nonetheless it is an interesting explanation of the history of Machinima: [What Happened to Machinima? - Dead Channels](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBsHSa4ajB4)


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