It affected more than little Biebs too, iLCreation filed copyright claims against Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Bruno Mars and other artists and some of their videos were pulled immediately too. How does this happen? Well, YouTube didn’t even need to see any form of verification that iLCreation had the right to request the take downs.
Vevo’s statement:
“Someone is making false copyright claims against the Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga channels and YouTube has blocked access to the videos as a result. We are working with YouTube to resolve ASAP.”
It took a few hours for the videos to be restored but it’s amazing YouTube’s system allowed the videos to be taken down in the first place. It’s VEVO! It’s Justin Bieber! What will all the tweenies do without their boytoy’s videos? [DMW Media via Geekosystem, Image Credit: Popblerd]
Matt
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 10:08 AMSuccessful troll is successful.
TSH
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 11:59 AMthis
Stephen
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 10:17 AMThe US has created laws that were basically written by large content owners (Sony, Disney etc.). These laws mean if you’re in doubt about ownership, pull the stuff down fast or you’re in big trouble.
MrTaco
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 10:27 AM“Effected”.
Danny Allen
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 10:36 AMGood catch
Allegro
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 12:25 PMNo… the article has it right.
The prankster effected a copyright claim that affected multiple musicians…
MrTaco
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 2:39 PMThe prankster effected a copyright claim. It affected Biebs and beyond.
MrTaco
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 2:42 PM“Edit”: Lawl don’t know how I only read half your thing.
But yeah, the second paragraph opens talks about it affecting the artists. Not effecting against the artists, which would have made it correct.
Sam D
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 10:50 AMI think this is a great example of the massive hole in the fact that the laws seem to be going in the way of accusing someone of copyright infringement is the same as them being guilty.
Mudze
Sunday, September 4, 2011 at 2:31 AMI’d rather fix the misandrist sexual assault laws before the copyright laws. Both nominally more important than the carbon tax though.
Corteks
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 11:06 AMDamn, I was really hoping you were gonna say the guy in the picture dressed up like Beiber and sent in a video complaining about the clips :P
Harris
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 12:45 PMThis.
Gordy
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 2:30 PMI thought you could get into real (legal) trouble filing fals DMCAs on youtube. Whoever did it better watch out.