1/ My latest video was just blocked worldwide on a claim by @warnermusic. The claim is on a 10-second clip of "Treasure," which I am commenting as the clip plays. This is a clear violation of fair use. I have appealed, but the video remains blocked worldwide until WMG respond.
-
Show this thread
-
2/ Every single one of my last 10 videos has gotten a claim, even though they are all fair use. One such claim was on a public domain recording. Now two of them have been blocked worldwide. This system is completely broken and
@YouTube refuses to do anything to fix it.2 replies 5 retweets 47 likesShow this thread -
3/ In this situation I basically have several non-options of discourse. I can appeal, wait 30 days until the people making the claim (NOT AN INDEPENDENT PARTY) decide to respond. If they don't agree with my appeal , then the video will remain removed unless I take them to court
1 reply 2 retweets 37 likesShow this thread -
4/ I could delete the video, edit the clip out and re-upload. This is not ideal on a number of fronts - it means the video loses all the momentum and comments that it had already, and I'll have a jarring gap in my video.
2 replies 2 retweets 35 likesShow this thread -
6/ This is a daily part of my job. I am constantly disputing claims from
@Sonymusic, @warnermusicgroup and@umg. All of these claims are on short clips of music or videos that are being commented on - clearly within the bounds of Fair Use, Fair Dealing and the like.1 reply 1 retweet 21 likesShow this thread -
7/ This also means that most of the ad revenue from my videos is going to these companies that are making claims on FAIR USE material through
@YouTube's broken system. This is why Nebula and Patreon are important to me.1 reply 1 retweet 17 likesShow this thread -
8/ I have considered (several times) not using music clips in my videos, but I think they take away from it. I think these clips are essential to the art that I want to make and the things that I want to say, and that's what Fair Use law is supposed to exist for.
2 replies 1 retweet 27 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @WatchPolyphonic
There's no specific duration where a copyrighted content can be used by anyone that's automatically protected under Fair Use. In fact, courts have rejected Fair Use arguments for songs that only sample a few seconds of content. More info here: https://yt.be/help/claims-FAQ
5 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
Are you kidding? The clip in question absolutely falls under Fair Use; it was clearly used to make a point, like evidence in an essay. It’s not like he just reuploaded the full music video for Treasure by Bruno Mars! wtf
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.