I worked for CNN.com for several years and we had a similar CMS feature. Since ad systems scan the stories to serve relevant ad content, a story about a Virgin Atlantic plane crash otherwise may get ads for Virgin Atlantic flights alongside.
I agree with what you are saying, but you are implying that only big companies issue invalid takedowns. The problem with invalid claims affects big companies and Joe Sixpack alike. And neither one has much recourse.
Sorry - tried to edit my comment and created a duplicate. The channel has never been fully disabled... but we have never gotten 3 simultaneous takedowns either. So I don't know what would happen.
We have not been shut down yet, but our channel has been left in bad standing for long periods of time while YT reviews our disputes.
As far as I can tell the channel does not get any preferential treatment from the copyright teams at YT, which is surprising considering the ad dollars they receive from big brands.
I manage the YouTube channel for one of the largest global brands. We are routinely dinged for copyright infringement and have to spend considerable efforts producing license agreements or contracts to dispute these claims and return our channel to good standing.
As far as I can tell there is nothing to prevent a frustrated consumer or competitor from disabling our channel for weeks with several unsubstantiated claims.
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So even in an authoritarian dictatorship like North Korea piracy still exists?
I'm sure the RIAA & MPAA would just argue that Pyongyang isn't tough enough on pirates.
Perhaps if North Korea had more internet restrictions and stricter punishments for pirates we could stop this epidemic.
I worked for CNN.com for several years and we had a similar CMS feature. Since ad systems scan the stories to serve relevant ad content, a story about a Virgin Atlantic plane crash otherwise may get ads for Virgin Atlantic flights alongside.
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I agree with what you are saying, but you are implying that only big companies issue invalid takedowns. The problem with invalid claims affects big companies and Joe Sixpack alike. And neither one has much recourse.
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Sorry - tried to edit my comment and created a duplicate. The channel has never been fully disabled... but we have never gotten 3 simultaneous takedowns either. So I don't know what would happen.
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We have not been shut down yet, but our channel has been left in bad standing for long periods of time while YT reviews our disputes.
As far as I can tell the channel does not get any preferential treatment from the copyright teams at YT, which is surprising considering the ad dollars they receive from big brands.
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We have not been shut down yet, but our channel has been disabled and in bad standing for long periods of time while YT reviews our disputes.
I manage the YouTube channel for one of the largest global brands. We are routinely dinged for copyright infringement and have to spend considerable efforts producing license agreements or contracts to dispute these claims and return our channel to good standing.
As far as I can tell there is nothing to prevent a frustrated consumer or competitor from disabling our channel for weeks with several unsubstantiated claims.