YouTube Copyright Infringement

[JMan1293]

Okay, here is something I wasn’t expecting to see. I was just checking my email when I came across this message from YT:

@no_reply@youtube.com

Dear Member:

This is to notify you that we have removed or disabled access to the following material as a result of a third-party notification by WARNER MUSIC GROUP claiming that this material is infringing:

Wake Me Up When September Ends on Notessimo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFkzu6hTBYc

Please Note: Repeat incidents of copyright infringement will result in the deletion of your account and all videos uploaded to that account. In order to prevent this from happening, please delete any videos to which you do not own the rights, and refrain from uploading additional videos that infringe on the copyrights of others. For more information about YouTube’s copyright policy, please read the Copyright Tips guide.

If you elect to send us a counter notice, please go to our Help Center to access the instructions.

Please note that under Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability.

Sincerely,
YouTube, Inc.

This happened to me, could it happen to you? Also, what should I do about this? Should I just let it be?

@no_reply@youtube.com

Please note that under Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability.

Hmm…something fishy (besides fishrocker). I checked the US Copyright Act of 1976 and found that there is no section 512. It only goes up to section 511 in the fifth chapter.

Here is something I did find in section 506(c):

@US_Copyright_Act_1976

Any person who, with fraudulent intent, places on any article a notice of copyright or words of the same purport that such person knows to be false, or who, with fraudulent intent, publicly distributes or imports for public distribution any article bearing such notice or words that such person knows to be false, shall be fined not more than $ 2,500.

Should I be concerned about this.

[JMan1293]

Okay, I decided to check YouTube’s Terms of Use.

@YouTube_Terms_of_Use

A. The content on the YouTube Website, except all User Submissions (as defined below), including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (“Content”) and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (“Marks”), are owned by or licensed to YouTube, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law. Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only and may not be downloaded, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. YouTube reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website and the Content.

Sounds and music. Does this mean that by uploading a video with the sound of Wake Me Up… I was violating the Terms of Use?

[DarkDan12 (DD12)]

Your supposed to say I dont own the song, I just recreated it blablabla. But that is wierd, Warner and Green Day team up to TAKE OVER THE WORLD WITH ROCKING ANIMANIACS!!!

[fishrocker]

you callin’ me fishy? swims away in the Atlantic Ocean

[The_Carlton_Crew]

ok i found the artical that they pulled out
you were looking at the old Act
here is the link to the new Act
its a Pdf called THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT OF 1998
check the bottom of page 12 and you will find Section 512(f)

[JMan1293]

Oh. That makes more since. Thanks, CC.

[The_Carlton_Crew]

well then they should take all the songs made on notessimo and rid them because well we recreated them without owners consent and well that spells it out for you.

i dont know why they would only target you in this matter look at all the other vids not by green day but have there songs in it its not right just to target one person when thousands are doing it as well.

[The_Doctor (Cake)]

I think that there is “creative license” or whatever it is called

[Hypo]

That’s the problem with covering popular music. Try some video game themes, apparantely Uematsu and Shimomura’s people don’t give a shit about copyright infringement.

[JMan1293]

OMG it’s Hypo!!!

I just didn’t think they would target me when there are so many other videos out there that use the actual song.