Hey, how's it going?
Today, we're going to make a video about YouTube copyright system.
Now...
In the past,
we've kind of just made fun of
how seemingly hopeless the situation feels for creators.
Sometimes these companies would abuse YouTube's copyright system,
and claim all the revenue
even though the music we use is literally our own violin playing.
But this time, I feel like it's gone a little bit too far.
A company called TuneCore...
has decided to copystrike our entire 4 mil Mendelssohn concert.
During the livestream,
we had some Bach piano music.
And our team was very careful to select a recording
that was in the public domain.
I'm sure those that follow our channel
know just how symbolic of an event this was for all of us.
And how much work was included by everyone in the team.
The company...
Sorry, Brett's just dying over here in sadness
because his Mendelssohn Concerto was taken away from him.
Mm.
YouTube has this system where you can dispute this.
But then you have companies like TuneCore or Oregan Publishing–
I'm not sure who was responsible for making this decision–
dispute our claim.
You don't see the reason of the dispute.
It just says...
"Your dispute was rejected."
One can only imagine that they might have malicious intent
to try and just claim the work of others.
Now, this puts us in a very tricky situation
the way YouTube is set up.
We can dispute one more time,
but if this doesn't go through,
we risk getting a copyright strike.
A channel once it gets three strikes,
the entire channel is gone.
Eradicated.
It really does feel like us creators were at the mercy of the system.
Companies actually just automatically strike everything,
and kinda hoping content creators are apathetic.
So that's another way they make money.
Well, sometimes they claim videos that you posted three years ago,
- and you don't even realise because it doesn't show up. - Yeah!
Situations like this...
Someone was behind it.
And they clearly just don't care.
Obviously, we still want the video up.
We're not gonna take the video off.
We want everyone to share and enjoy this–
this concert for everyone.
But...
It kinda begs the question
like, where do we go from here, you know?
So much effort was placed into this video.
And so much money was from our savings– everyone...
Not just us, like Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
We all went in on this.
And it seems a bit unfair.
That's why we're making this video.
Otherwise, we normally kinda just move on,
and let these...
I don't know...
I call them leeches...
have it.
But now it's kinda, "Ugh, it's a little bit too far!"
And it's all on us if we dispute it again.
And our channel gets striked.
And there's no consequences on the people falsely claiming this.
Like, I'll give you another example.
Our post-concert signing event,
where we used Brett's very own recording,
that got copystriked by...
Living leeches!
Our two last videos too,
where we're kind of calling out toxic Blink behaviour...
Those two videos got reported for age restriction.
You know, this usually doesn't happen,
so one can only imagine someone maliciously reported.
We appealed,
and then thankfully someone on YouTube had to human-review it,
and be like, "Actually, these videos are fine."
But I think they made a tweet...
even responding to us, and saying that...
- "These videos are actually fine." - Well, I'm glad they had someone review it.
But it just feels like this whole system is like...
Anyone with nothing to lose
can just go around and take your hardwork.
We're just kinda at the point where it's like...
"Well, what's the point of putting all this effort in?"
Our last, like, five pieces of content all got claimed.
It's been going forever!
We don't know what to do.
Good-bye.
But...
I think these companies that are abusing the system
should be called out.
We don't know if it's a company or whatever.
So we just ask that these companies do a review
and actually see what's going on.
Is this how you make money?
Or is it an accident and you guys will fix this?
- Yeah. - But this kinda has gone SOOOO LOOOOONNNGG!
It's just hasn't been fixed.
It hasn't been fixed!
Yep, that's our depressing content for today.
Hope everyone's all good.
Keep practising.
At the end of the day,
- keep practising. - Yes, 'cause–
'Cause no one can take that practice away from you.
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- Yeah. - That's it!
- Bye-bye! - Bye!