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YouTube: Copyright Lawsuit Plaintiff Uploaded Own Movies Then Claimed Mass Infringement

A class-action lawsuit, filed against YouTube by Grammy award-winning musician Maria Schneider and Pirate Monitor Ltd, has taken an unexpected…

7 months ago

YouTube Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Copyright Enforcement, Repeat Infringer Policy

Maria Schneider has filed a class action lawsuit against YouTube, claiming massive deficiencies in its copyright enforcement measures. The Grammy…

10 months ago

YouTube Fair Use: Documentary Makers Defeat Gaye, Thicke, Bee Gees & Jackson

In December 2019 a web-series dedicated to debunking copyright and copying myths was hit with four copyright complaints over the…

1 year ago

YouTube Copyright Strike Took Down Livestream Before it Even Started

YouTube allows copyright holders to remove videos they deem to be copyright-infringing. However, it turns out that these takedown powers…

1 year ago

Members of Congress Question Google CEO about YouTube’s Content-ID System

YouTube's Content ID system aims to protect copyright holders, but for now, it's not open to everyone. This limited availability…

2 years ago

YouTube Forbids Monetizing Short Music Clips Through Manual Content-ID Claims

YouTube has announced that it will update its manual Content-ID claiming policy. Starting next month, rightsholders are forbidden from manually…

2 years ago

‘YouTube Content-ID Abusers Could Face Millions of Dollars in Damages’

WatchMojo, one of the most viewed channels on YouTube, is striking back at Content-ID abusers. The channel is fed up…

2 years ago

YouTube’s Content-ID Flags Music Prof’s Public Domain Beethoven and Wagner Uploads (Updated)

YouTube's Content ID system aims to protect copyright holders but in some cases works against the public interest. After German…

3 years ago