In recent weeks, a number of YouTube members stayed without their user accounts and downloaded video clips.
The reason – in terms of the U.S. DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), the manager of the website (in this case, YouTube) requires the immediate response to the notification of copyright infringement.
Law of DMCA requires that administrator of web page immediately withdraw the controversial content, if it receives the copyright infringement complaint.
In the case of YouTube, this means that they must immediately remove the video; if they receive a complaint from publishing house or movie studio that video infringes their copyrights.
About the withdrawal must also notify the user, who may object. If a user object, the YouTube must put video clip back, but with such act they open opposition to the basis for prosecution. Publisher or studio can now bring an action against the user, with his image violates its copyrights.
When YouTube for each user receives three complaints alleging copyright violations, it deletes all the uploaded clips and cancels the account.
At the same time, the most controversial cases of recordings, which are the copyrighted work, but for example in the background music sound. Publisher may be for such a clip lodge a complaint and request a withdrawal, even if you only record your child how it dance to the latest Madonna song.
Although such an example, most “fall” under the doctrine of fair use (fair use), the approaches to the law DMCA case happens that there is a withdrawal of the video clip. Most users do not object to the complaint from the copyright holder, either because they do not know of this option (or waived oz. Does not understand the message YouTube sends), or are afraid of any action.
YouTube wants to strict action under the DMCA to protect himself against particular actions of music publishers and film studios.
Be sure not to break those rules and you will never lose your YouTube account and video clips!
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