"Sony Filed a Copyright Claim Against the Stock Video I Licensed to Them"
http://petapixel.com/2015/10/25/sony-filed-a-copyright-claim-against-the-stock-video-i-licensed-to-them/ "I followed the e-mail with a separate copyright claim against their video. At this point, the information I had was that I issued a license agreement to Epic records allowing them to use my content; Epic Records/Sony Music violated the terms of use by claiming copyright to my footage on YouTube; when disputed, Epic/Sony denied my dispute and maintained that they were the copyright owners of my content; and none of my e-mails got a response. It was an absolutely ridiculous situation and totally counter to the spirit or purpose of my stock footage resource. Further research was now needed in terms of what I would need to do next. Epic Records didn't have a directory of contact information on their website and the "send us feedback" link was broken. After a bit of work, I found a feedback form on the Sony Music website and also a page in regards to obtaining licensing. It wasn't the best fit for the contact I wanted, but it was a starting point. I was gearing up for a full on war with a major company -- something I really had no desire for." - - - I have a few comments regarding this article. I've seen these issues from at least three of the major sides. I've had my own videos hit with false Content ID (CID) and false Copyright claims. In fact, in one instance one of my main YouTube accounts was (for a span of some days) suspended due to associated confusion until everything could be untangled and the account restored. I've had to file a takedown claim on someone who brazenly stole one of my popular YouTube videos, cut off my intro, credits, and ID, and claimed it as their own. And via my past consulting to Google, I have considerable insight into the YouTube/Google internal processes that play out behind the scenes of these claims and counterclaims. The upshot of all this is that I appreciate how incredibly complex this whole area has become, with Congress' DMCA often being like a straitjacket making it extremely difficult to break out of this complicated box. That said, YouTube/Google continue to make notable improvements to improve the situation for all the varied stakeholders and users. And keep in mind, most Congressional efforts to change the DMCA are focused on plans that could be viewed as *far, far worse* for all but the giant entertainment behemoths, creating new nightmares for ISPs, users, and services like YouTube. And it must also be said that Content ID is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it often seems to favor the big players over the ordinary users, but it also is the very mechanism that *permits* a wide variety of content owned by others to be shared by users on YouTube at all, with monetization by the content owners often taking the place of outright takedowns. So all in all, if someone tries to tell you that there are simple answers to all this, they're likely ignorant, confused, or lying. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
