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1. YouTube Refuses to Honor DMCA Counter-Notices (Other/Articles)

... violating the spirit of the DMCA. The DMCA is quite clear in its intent that the end result of the copyright dispute process on a user-generated content site should be that if the user insists their content ...

2. YouTube's New Content ID Appeals Process: Not as Useful as You Might Think (Other/Articles)

...  So it appears that even though the Content ID block and the resulting dispute and reinstated claim happened after the appeals process was established, because the video was originally posted two years ...

3. Does Content ID abuse infringe copyright? (Other/Articles)

... want, and have claimed that because Content ID is different than the DMCA process, they are not subject to any of the DMCA's penalties for deliberately abusing the system. As a result, Universal Music ...

4. SOPA, Private Copyright Enforcement Systems, & Free Speech (Other/Articles)

... result in a process similar to the existing DMCA takedown process, whereby service providers who are notified by copyright claimants that a particular site “facilitates” copyright law will immediately ...

5. YouTube Copyfraud & Abuse of the Content ID System (Other/Articles)

... they want into the system, which it then flags as belonging to them. They can then block or monetize any video they want, regardless of whether they really own any copyright interest in it. As a result, ...

6. Falling Through the Cracks in YouTube's Copyright System (Other/Articles)

... with your dispute for any reason, they will have the option to submit a copyright takedown notice which will result in the disabling of your video and/or penalties against your account. To avoid penalization, ...

7. Book Review: "Reclaiming Fair Use" by Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi (Other/Articles)

... for new uses is more difficult than ever. This has resulted in a significant chilling effect on the creation of new cultural works, as ignorance about fair use rights and fear of copyright lawsuits ...

8. DVD Ripping Guide (Guides/DVD Ripping Guide)

... setting of Bilinear should be fine, though the other two settings will produce sharper results at the cost of longer rendering time and more video artifacts. Incidentally, if you want to upscale your footage ...

9. Is my parody of another's copyrighted work protected fair use? (FAQs/FAQ Articles)

... work, then there is an increased chance that the court will find that the use is not fair. If the parody dampens the market for the copyrighted work as a result of its implicit criticism of the work, ...

10. Disputing Copyright Notifications (Guides/Guide to YouTube Removals (Updated Nov 2012))

... faith belief that the material was disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification and click continue. On the dispute summary page, click the continue button, and then click ok when it asks you ...

11. Determining How Your Video Was Blocked (Guides/Guide to YouTube Removals (Updated Nov 2012))

... if this is the case with Content ID strikes). Regular copyright strikes result from a DMCA takedown notice being sent against one of your videos. You can also be in "bad standing" from Content ID claims ...

12. My Experiences with the DMCA on YouTube (Other/Articles)

... (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person. Include the following statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of ...

13. It Pays to Know your Rights under Copyright Law (Other/Articles)

... found his video yanked off YouTube, dispite it being done with the express approval of the band and being featured on the band’s website. The result of all this was that everyone who uses YouTube is ...

14. About This Site ('Uncategorised Content')

... outside of Colorado. Should litigation result from any action you may take in disputing copyright claims online, you would need to retain an attorney licensed in the jurisdiction in question. Bio ...

15. Determining How Your Video Was Blocked (Comments)

What's the definitive word on copyright strike expirations? I've scoured the Internet and gotten mixed results at best, and little that seems to be up-to-date with YouTube latest policies (which don't ...

16. Determining How Your Video Was Blocked (Comments)

... their invalid email addresses. As a result, YT-users remain unable to resolve the disputes directly with the alleged copyright owners or ultimate content owners. The content owners fail to respond expeditiously ...

17. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... the copyright holder let alone result in a lawsuit, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. ...

18. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

Patrick, I've tried several times to do as you suggest and send an email to YouTube. It looks like they've now sealed up this avenue as well. Both times I tried, I got this message: "Delivery to the following ...

19. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... at least remove the strike, though they won't restore the video. The policy on this says such overridden counter-notices won't result in a strike, but in reality the strike stays until you specifically ...

20. Deciding if Video is Fair Use (Comments)

... 4. Makes clear in the description, the composer and even the song name on amazon 5. Has quiet low hits < 1000 6. Alot of other videos on youtube, use the same music. 7. The video purpose is the result ...