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Why do my YouTube videos get removed under such tight restrictions?

 
 
Reply Mon 18 Jan, 2021 05:11 pm
I regularly upload videos that expose the serious corruption and abuse that happens to guests on a popular TV talk show. I add clips from the show for referential and educational purposes and always include a disclaimer in the description of the vid stating that I own no rights to any of the show's content and never intend to monetize my work.

Within literally a few seconds of adding the first video that includes the show's clips (the entire video is 11 minutes long), I received a notification stating that the video was blocked "worldwide" through something called Content ID through a copyright claim by NBC. When I added it a 2nd time, this time muting the embedded video clips, I got another notification stating the same. It was only when I removed the video clips altogether that I was finally able to publish the video with no further issues.

I noticed that other creators on YouTube post far more content from the same show than I do and yet their videos never get removed through copyright claims (the obvious reason being that these creators are fans of the show?) Commenters on my vid agreed with me that the TV host and his producers are trying to silence me out of cowardice, but I just want to ask if anyone knows the possibilities as to how the show might be successfully keeping such tight tabs on my YouTube channel. Getting stuff blocked "worldwide" seems harsh/extreme for 2 tiny clips (muted at that) whereas other creators can add whole episodes of this show with no problems.
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Reply Mon 18 Jan, 2021 10:55 pm
@SharpRose,
Why are you asking a bunch of strangers who have no connection to the inner workings of YouTube? You probably should be making appeals to YouTube.

Many of the YouTube creators I've followed - movie and anime reviewers - often get their content wrongfully struck down with content strikes. Some are because some content creators are more stringent than others. You have clearly come across this with your work and NBC.

When they know they'll have problems with an upcoming video due to the content creator they're reviewing has a reputation for striking down just about every passing video that references even a 1/4 second of their content? They move or host the video on another platform other than YouTube: Vimeo for example (where they have greater freedom as some other hosting sites aren't that eager to err on the side of saying a big network like NBC).

Then again, I'm taking your word at face value. Your claims that you make in your videos could be utter hogwash and NBC has every right to take down your videos for violating things greater than fair use law.

Or you can simply remove the clips and present your evidence in a different fashion: reenactments or animated scene recreations.
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