YT dispute

[theanonsisters.livejournal.com]

Has anyone else been successful in a YT dispute? I logged into my account today to discover this:

As a result of your dispute, the claim on your video, "Vienna (Ashes to Ashes fanvid)", has been removed. Your video has been restored to its original state.

My dispute was a response composed by morgandawn, I found it browsing various YT dispute posts - thanks :D

Comments

[giandujakiss.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! Do you mind if I ask - was the copyright claim based on the music or the visuals? Thanks!

[theanonsisters.livejournal.com]

the music, it was Warners Music Group (Vienna by Ultravox)

[giandujakiss.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! What language did you use?

[theanonsisters.livejournal.com]

The use of the copyrighted material is justified as fair use under 17 USC 107 because it is (a) transformative and (b) does not adversely affect the market or potential market of the original work or derivative works. The central purpose of this investigation [into purpose and character of use] is to see ... whether the new work merely "supersede[s] the objects" of the original creation, or instead adds something new, with a further purpose or different character, altering the first with new expression, meaning, or message; it asks, in other words, whether and to what extent the new work is "transformative." Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569, 579, 114 S.Ct. 1164, 127 L.Ed.2d 500 (1994), Zomba Enterprises, Inc.; Zomba Songs, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Panorama Records, Inc., Defendant-Appellant., 491 F.3d 574 (6th Cir. 2007).

hope it's okay to repost this - I didn't compose it myself, it's thanks to morgandawn

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

I used the same language from morgandawn's post the other day on 5 of my vids that had either been blocked completely or muted and they've all been restored.

[theanonsisters.livejournal.com]

Oh, excellent! My dispute had been going on for about a month and I wasn't expecting this, I hadn't heard any success stories at all

[cesperanza.livejournal.com]

http://transformativeworks.org/news/youtube-blocking-your-vids-exercise-your-right-fair-use

[cesperanza.livejournal.com]

Oh, and there are lots of success stories in comments here.

http://community.livejournal.com/otw_news/44443.html

[theanonsisters.livejournal.com]

yes, that was the post I found in early Jan then I couldn't find it again so I hadn't any idea what the latest discussion was...I hope we continue to be successful

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

I'm going to try it on my SGA vid since it's a Warners Music Group dispute ::crosses fingers::

[theanonsisters.livejournal.com]

*crosses everything*

I didn't doubt it was a well written response, I think I'm surprised because I expected them to do just what they wanted regardless of what I said.

[decadentdream.livejournal.com]

Heya *pokes* oh friend of mine LOL I haven't tried this on my vids over @ Youtube yet (I didn't think it was really worth kicking up a fuss?) but if it's worked on your vids then maybe I should slap them silly over mine? Can you give me a guide on where to go & what you did (I'll have to go flipping back through old comments otherwise... no rush)?

It's so awesome to hear that this response has worked on so many videos. CONGRATS TO ALL YOU GUYS!!! :D And morgandawn, of course, who is made of awesome for helping everyone.

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

see the post by morgaine down below - note that video and audio may be treated differently.

[lissie-pissie.livejournal.com]

I have about three that have audio complaints - can I ask if everything is still okay? They haven't gone bipolar and suspended your account or anything since then? LOL I want to make sure, because someone else in here said that they got in trouble when they tried to do it more than once.