So The Weirdest Thing Just Happened...

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Qazplm

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I decided to check something on my old channel which got a copyright strike, and saw this.Capture.PNG
I even checked and the strike was still on my video, but now I have all my privileges back even though it's only been like 2 weeks. What? Guess I restarted my channel for nothing...Back to my old channel I guess. XD

Anyone else see something similar to this happen?
 
Well, I can't be entirely sure but I thought I had a copyright strike on my channel for the longest time. Back in middle and early high school I made a lot of AMVs and always got the copyright stuff because of the music (and also back then, the system was very black and white, if your video was found with copyrighted content, then BAM you've got a strike) and so I eventually just took them all down because they were all blocked or muted anyways. But I looked recently and was in good standing with everything ._. So... I never really knew how the system worked... xD;; honestly I never really cared.
 
Scobalula said:
That's not a strike, that just means the video is blocked. You probably though you got a strike when they removed certain features from you.
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Oh okay, so they sometimes remove features without giving strikes? I have no idea what Google is thinking nowadays but I'm glad I don't have a strike. :p
 
I have moved this to the Copyright, Claims, Strikes & Legal Discussion section of the forum for you.
 
Qazplm said:
Oh okay, so they sometimes remove features without giving strikes? I have no idea what Google is thinking nowadays but I'm glad I don't have a strike. :p
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ContentID has 3 basic settings for content owners, all of which are automated. Track which watches the view stats, monetize which places ads and takes the revenue, and takedown which as the name implies blocks the video either worldwide or for certain areas if the content owner only owns the content in a limited capacity.

A copyright strike is a more manual process and you will be outright notified if you have received a copyright or community strike. Companies don't usually submit DMCA takedown notices for Track or Monetize. Track indicates they aren't really concerned but want to keep an eye on things. Monetize they outright benefit from directly. It's when they choose to block the content that you need to be more concerned. Personally, I'd take it down to avoid it turning into a strike later on down the line.
 
Tarmack said:
ContentID has 3 basic settings for content owners, all of which are automated. Track which watches the view stats, monetize which places ads and takes the revenue, and takedown which as the name implies blocks the video either worldwide or for certain areas if the content owner only owns the content in a limited capacity.

A copyright strike is a more manual process and you will be outright notified if you have received a copyright or community strike. Companies don't usually submit DMCA takedown notices for Track or Monetize. Track indicates they aren't really concerned but want to keep an eye on things. Monetize they outright benefit from directly. It's when they choose to block the content that you need to be more concerned. Personally, I'd take it down to avoid it turning into a strike later on down the line.
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I joined this forum because too much misinformation is being posted here. First of all, the easiest way to distinguish between a Content ID Claim and a Copyright Strike is that the former will prompt one to acknowledge or dispute and the latter to submit a counter-notification. Further, the various stages of Content ID are totally irrelevant since the "alleged content owners" can change their minds anytime from simple Content ID monitoring to a Copyright Strike in a heartbeat. Hence, saying that one should avoid a "total block" from turning into a strike is somewhat misleading. Once a video is tainted with any copyright claim, regardless of the severity, its over. Dispute it or delete it. Have you all forgotten when all those gamers and their "alleged content owners" namely MCNs, were struck by the "real content owners" namely the content composers and developers?

Further, there is never ever a takedown with Content ID, only a block is put where it is not viewable on some countries or worldwide. One can tell the difference by the fact that the thumbnail is still visible on the video manager. Often times a mere dispute restores the video instantly without waiting for the 30 days response timeline, especially if the disputer has a valid non-exclusive license. On the contrary, a real DMCA takedown depicts a gray rectangle (that may also appear after a damaged thumbnail) and the video will never be restored without a successful DMCA counterclaim, even when the strike resolves after 6 months. I believe our responding member here confuses the fact that a worldwide block suspends some of the channel features and assumed that it is the worst kind that eventually turns into a strike. If you ask me I prefer a bogus strike vs. a bogus Content ID claim as it resolves within 10-14 business days since nobody will file a lawsuit over content that he does not own. On the other hand, scamming MCNs either run out the 30-day clock or worse still, they even reinstate the bogus claim.

Sorry sir or madam for this rant on my first post but I am keen follower of this forum and I get so discouraged when Content ID matched are instantly transformed into content ownership with a click-of-the-mouse. All it says is that there is a match between one's content and whatever MCNs feed into the Content ID tool, rightfully or not. There is never ever a determination of ownership, period. That's why Fullscreen got sued and paid a hefty sum in a settlement to which I am also a beneficiary for claiming my content that they did not own. Now back to the first OPs situation, we are the ones who advocated vehemently with Google to stop arbitrary WORLDWIDE BLOCKS where dishonest MCNs abuse the system by putting bogus blocks to thwart competition and drive search engine traffic to their networks so that they earn more ad money. We made it very clear that the United States only mandates penalties to "repeat offenders." Why is YouTube allowing MCNs to arbitrarily punish other users instantly? That's why Google removed every penalty for every first worldwide block and that's what the first OP experienced. It says right here: No more than one video blocked worldwide by Content ID

See: support dot google dot com/youtube/answer/2797387
 
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Well, you're right that I should probably have used the term blocked rather than takedown. That's just an issue of semantics though. The ultimate point was that a copyright strike is a manual process not related directly to ContentID, though a ContentID notification being visible to the original content owner certainly can notify them of cases where they may wish to submit a DMCA takedown notice. I think you may be going a fair bit overboard to quote my post and claim misinformation however.
 
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