YouTube Account Deleted

My YT account has been suspended. Won't rant about it here - did plenty enough already - but basically I'm wondering if there's a way to negotiate with the Powers That Be. I've had the account for over two years, and they only now delete my account because of a five-minute clip I uploaded two days ago. Yes, just the one clip. I received no email to remove it, which is the main reason why I'm so pissed off.
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[identity profile] lauramcewan.livejournal.com 2008-04-16 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
damn I'm sorry. A couple of months ago a vid I'd made to Falling Slowly was yanked right after it won the Oscar for original song, and I got an email saying it was removed and not to do it again. They didn't pull anything else or close me down, though.

[identity profile] uluviel.livejournal.com 2008-04-16 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
The DCMA requires YouTube to remove the video first, then notify you. They're not allowed to keep it up once the copyright owner has complained. You're allowed to file a counter-notice if you think the video wasn't actually infringing, and if you win, YouTube puts it back up.

As for your account, I thought YouTube had a three-strikes-and-you're-out policy... Could it be that they removed several of your vids at once?