Criticism can be taken either as feedback or as an attack online.
Some content creators on the platform are using the flawed copyright system of YouTube to silence criticism.
The Google-owned video sharing site further tracked how frequently creators challenged removals and Content ID claims they suspected were found to be false.
YouTube discovered that the rate was low, with fewer than 1% of all Content ID claims disputed in the first half of 2021. Despite the fact that disputes over Content ID claims did emerge, the report found that more than 60% of resolutions were in favor of the uploader.
Now, this is where things get controversial as many fault the video-sharing site for their ‘flawed’ system.
According to the report, over 8% of videos requested for removal via the public form during the first half of the year were subject to abusive copyright removal requests, indicating that these requests were deemed likely false assumptions of copyright ownership by their internal review team.
There have been multiple creators on the platform going head-to-head in copyright battles as of lately and many have to do with reasons such at receiving negative feedback (which goes against the YouTube DMCA system).
Example of this from 2 notable YouTubers
One notable American creator, The Act Man, known for his gaming streams and review videos has recently gotten into a large legal scandal with another YouTuber Quantum TV.
Essentially, Quantum TV has been claiming copyright on other YouTubers’ (including The Act Man) videos for using ‘his footage’, mostly due to his bad takes on a video game Elden Ring.
The overarching message here is that he dissected unsupportable viewpoints that stemmed from personal bias rather than factual reporting.
What people are stating is that Quantum TV is misusing the DMCA/Copyright system on YouTube.
As a result, Quantum TV’s misuse of the platform’s DMCA system was not punished and the verdict stated he was in face innocent.
In a statement on Twitter, The Act Man wrote:
“I can confirm that after what they say was a ‘thorough investigation’ YouTube has found Quantum TV 100% innocent of all charges. And they will take no action against him.
By making this decision, YouTube is effectively saying that Abuse of the Copyright Tool and DMCA Takedowns will never be punished. No matter how extensive.”
He went on to further state:
“YouTube has failed to to enforce the following Community Guidelines in this case:
External links
Hate speech
Cyberbullying & harassment
Additional policies (ban evasion)
Copyright Abuse
Harmful or dangerous content policies
Child safety policy
Spam, deceptive practices & scam policies.”
The biggest concern is that DMCA claims and Copyright strikes seem to be extremely simple to file against one another.
Furthermore, many state that the vetting process of investigating these claims are not done thoroughly enough by the platform.
One user commented:
“Content creators that abuse the system like this deserve the worst repercussions possible, not only is it exploiting the already broken system YouTube already refuses to fix, but it’s just really scummy to do this.”
Daniel ‘KEEMSTAR,’ a popular YouTuber and Drama Alert host, Imane ‘Pokimane,’ a well-known Twitch streamer, have also been in the headlines before over a similar situation.
Pokimane filed a false copyright strike against a video that depicted a Twitter fight between herself and Keemstar.
Do you have any other examples of times when creators have misused YouTube’s copyright system? Tweet us @itpliveme.