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They're deleting my channel, but they don't know why? [video]

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Post by RandallBrown »

kjaftaedi wrote: post #21

I'm not that familiar with copyright law. Is he legally allowed to make a guitar cover of any song he wants to and distribute it? It's also not clear if there were ads on the videos. Would that play a role?

As far as I know, covers aren't fair use. https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/posting-cover-songs-on-yo...

Thousands (millions?) of people post covers on YouTube with no issue, but sometimes people get unlucky. I don't think monetization makes a difference in the eyes of the law (maybe it would for proving damages? I'm not a lawyer.)

What's unusual is that he said he got 5 copyright strikes without telling him why. I've gotten a copyright notice on a video before and I got an email and I think it even shows on the video where the violation is. (I'm not 100% sure, it was a long time ago.)

Re: They're deleting my channel, but they don't know why? [video]

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Post by katzgrau »

austinkhale wrote: post #16
mieko wrote: post #11

As someone who has been responsible for large cloud budgets, I wonder if Google is aware that their "support strategy" toward both content creators/contractors and customers across the entire brand has completely ruled out GCP for me. GCP might have great support. They may not have automated bots suspending accounts. They might actually follow the DMCA counterclaim process instead of some weird process on top of it.…

I was involved a bidding war between GCP and AWS where each was offering a healthy six figures in free credits to move our business to their cloud. GCP was offering nearly 3x as many but ultimately I didn’t want to move to a service where there was a chance offerings were going to get the axe with no warning. Their reputation has indeed hurt them — at least in one instance.

A fair percentage of companies exploring my SaaS company as potential clients are doing so because Google doesn't provide any support / insight for practically any issue they may have.

Re: They're deleting my channel, but they don't know why? [video]

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Post by dead_alchemy »

kjaftaedi wrote: post #21

I'm not that familiar with copyright law. Is he legally allowed to make a guitar cover of any song he wants to and distribute it? It's also not clear if there were ads on the videos. Would that play a role?

In the United States you need to have generally 2 licenses. One is for the audio and another is to show you playing the song.

This may be different though if the work the creator is showing is considered transformative enough to be considered a new work altogether. It could be considered educational in nature instead of violating the copyright.

Re: They're deleting my channel, but they don't know why? [video]

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Post by ainar-g »

deadalus wrote: post #4

Alternative Video Sites : https://lbry.tv/ https://www.dailymotion.com/ https://www.bitchute.com/ https://dlive.tv/ https://bittube.tv/

https://vimeo.com/? Although they seem to market themselves more towards the indie filmmaker market.

Re: They're deleting my channel, but they don't know why? [video]

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Post by freedomben »

vondur wrote: post #13

If we are lucky, someone from Google/Youtube with some connections can get this fixed after seeing this.

I agree with you and it makes me even more mad that it's only the people lucky enough to get some spotlight that ever get helped. I would be the guy who nobody ever knew about that got crushed like a bug.

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Post by pizza234 »

Is there anybody here who can give an insider's view on this case?

I'm aware of the problems of scaling support to a huge scale, and contexts where the communication of the termination causes is an issue in itself (e.g. to protect internal business logic).

However, in cases like this, being hostile seems an intentional decision - specifically, by hiding the reasons. Is this truly intentional on Google's side?

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Post by gorkish »

haunter wrote: post #27
kjaftaedi wrote: post #21

I'm not that familiar with copyright law. Is he legally allowed to make a guitar cover of any song he wants to and distribute it? It's also not clear if there were ads on the videos. Would that play a role?

I'm curious about this as well. How does that work with books too? Like can I read a book on Youtube and make money with that even if the book is copyrighted?

(In the US) Reading a book aloud is considered a performance and the book's copyright protects it. You could read it aloud (and make money with it) only so long as your activity is covered by fair use doctrine. If you want a more YouTube-relatable analogy, the passages from the book would need to be treated like the original content in a reaction video.

Re: They're deleting my channel, but they don't know why? [video]

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Post by ravenstine »

rdiddly wrote: post #30
ravenstine wrote: post #12

Imagine if you showed up to a self-storage facility one day and find a different lock on your unit. You go to the manager and ask what the hell is going on. > Oh, you ? Yeah, your unit was full of stolen goods, so we seized it and changed the lock. > There was nothing stolen in there! What about a bunch of banged up furniture and old cans of paint made you think it was stolen? (the manager stares blankly) > Well?! (c…

At least they chose the heaviest & most metalish place to dispose of the ashes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiKz7r86aT8

I miss that show!

Re: They're deleting my channel, but they don't know why? [video]

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Post by pan69 »

edgartaor wrote: post #33

The thing is, this is not only a YouTube channel, it's a small business. Google is literally shutting down a small business without any proof. You could think that it's somewhat illegal to do, but apparently it's not.

The channel is the retail space and the landlord just kicked them out. I think this content producer should get a lawyer.

Re: They're deleting my channel, but they don't know why? [video]

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Post by notacoward »

RandallBrown wrote: post #41
kjaftaedi wrote: post #21

I'm not that familiar with copyright law. Is he legally allowed to make a guitar cover of any song he wants to and distribute it? It's also not clear if there were ads on the videos. Would that play a role?

As far as I know, covers aren't fair use. https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/posting-cover-songs-on-yo... Thousands (millions?) of people post covers on YouTube with no issue, but sometimes people get unlucky. I don't think monetization makes a difference in the eyes of the law (maybe it would for proving damages? I'm not a lawyer.) What's unusual is that he said he got 5 copyright strikes without telling him why. I'…

Covers might not be fair use, but teaching is.

https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107

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