copyright on youtube

firbyfred

My sons made a video using images off their mobile phones, added some music and put it on youtube, moments later I got an email containing:



UMG has claimed some or all of the audio content in your video WWE figures stop motion triple threat match WFB. This claim was made as part of the YouTube Content Identification programme.
Your video is still live because UMG has authorised the use of this content on YouTube. As long as UMG has a claim on your video, they will receive public statistics about your video, such as number of views. Viewers may also see advertising on your video's page.
Claim Details:
Copyright owner:
UMG
Content claimed:
Some or all of the audio content
Policy:
Allow this content to remain on YouTube.

• Place advertisements on this video's watch page.

Applies to these locations:
Everywhere

UMG claimed this content as a part of the YouTube Content Identification programme. YouTube allows partners to review YouTube videos for content to which they own the rights. Partners may use our automated video/audio matching system to identify their content, or they may manually review videos.
If you believe that this claim was made in error, or that you are otherwise authorised to use the content at issue, you can dispute this claim with UMG and view other options in the Video-ID Matches section of your YouTube account. Please note that YouTube does not mediate copyright disputes between content owners. Learn more about video-identification disputes.


I panicked and told them to take the video off which they did, after rereading the email I am not sure if it was a problem or not, anyone else encountered this?

Conor_3

It isn't a problem. It's just something Youtube have to do to pacify the money grubbing MPAA and RIAA in the USA.

brightonman123

who are UMG? do they own rights to the (traceable?) music..?

superscaper

brightonman123 wrote: »

who are UMG? do they own rights to the (traceable?) music..?

Universal Media Group. Considering they're one of the largest record conglomerates it's quite likely they do own the rights.

sleep2much

When I was younger it was all the rage to have a double cassette player, we used to copy borrowed tapes, and that was it, seemed the done thing, now if you mention copying a DVD people jump down your throat, and call you a pirate, or like on Youtube now the big boys issue you with a writ, aint the modern world great, everybody is watching you when money is involved.

Marty_J

To be fair UMG didn't issue anyone with a writ here, they simply asserted that they owned the copyright for some of the music used in the video, which is fair enough.

brightonman123

and yet blank cd's. dvd's etc are still on sale.. how come all music phones and the like arent coded as per itunes?

Marty_J

I imagine there are some phones that can play music with DRM.

DRM is a total waste of time anyway. The only people it affects are those who legitimately purchase the item in question. It doesn't affect those who pirate things, or those who download pirated things.

It just ensures that those who buy legitimately get screwed, which is supposed to decrease the amount of piracy somehow.

*slow mocking round of applause*

samhale

You should have kept it on there, all that would have happened is half the advertising revenue goes to UMG.