YouTube Now Blocks Copyright Material First, Asks Questions Later

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    • Nov 2001
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    YouTube Now Blocks Copyright Material First, Asks Questions Later

    Imagine then my surprise that after the clip had finished prcoessing, YouTube immediately identified it as being in breach of copyright and didn’t allow it to go up.

    I was then redirected to an option where by I could lodge a dispute to the claim; the end result in the picture above.

    To YouTube’s credit the movie was quickly included again, but the process still begs the question: why has YouTube seemingly abandoned the DMCA process in favor of blocking material upfront, and automatically presuming that the uploader isn’t authorized to share the material?
    We’ve had some interesting run-ins with YouTube before over copyright. In December USA Today claimed copyright of a Digg demonstration video we uploaded, and given YouTube seemingly ignores complaints, USA Today to the best of our knowledge is still gaining revenue from a video that had nothing to do with them. But usually copyright claims […]
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