Someone stole my Youtube music video, am I allowed to report it as a copyright infringement?
Hey, so some douchébag stole my youtube music video, and re-uploaded it as theirs.
All I’m wondering is, can I report it as a copyright infringement, because the video contains a song that I haven’t created. So if I report this guy for stealing my video, will it all just backfire at me?
I already did flag the video as a copyright infringement.
This same thing happened to me. If you do report it, both videos might be taken down… Since you already flagged it, just hope Youtube lets it go.
You can try putting a notice in the description (like I did with my video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eobY9jwZBZU ) as well as sending a message to the guy who stole your video asking him to take it down or you’ll report him. Even though you won’t report him, this might scare him into taking it down.
Also, leave a comment on the video telling him to take it down and telling other people that this is your music video, not his. He’ll delete the comment but it’ll allow other people to see that its stolen (if the video is getting views)
If he doesn’t take it down, let it go. Yes, it sucks that he stole it (trust me, I know!) but there’s nothing you can do. And if you harass him by commenting, he might report you. Plus commenting will also get him views and if he passes up your video in views, more people will go to him.
Hope I helped. Feel free to message me on Youtube if you have any questions :]
May 22, 2010. Youtube Music Day Taiwan
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