F1 are Abusing the YouTube Copyright System

Summary

The video script discusses the creator's recent copyright dispute with Formula 1 Management over 16 videos, including 14 comedy reviews from the current season. The creator believes the content falls under fair use but has faced challenges with YouTube's policies favoring large corporations. Despite the setback, they express gratitude for community support and are determined to continue creating, exploring alternatives like Patreon and re-editing the affected videos to avoid future issues.

Takeaways

• 😔 The content creator has faced copyright issues with Formula 1 Management, resulting in the removal of 16 videos, including 14 comedy reviews from the current season.
• 🤔 The creator believes the removed content falls under fair use, a topic that is divisive and highlights issues with the fair use doctrine in the UK.
• 🚄 The creator received copyright claim notifications while on a train, indicating a swift and possibly superficial review of the content by Formula 1 Management.
• 📵 YouTube's policies are perceived as favoring large corporations, leaving smaller creators without much support or recourse against copyright claims.
• 📝 The creator attempted to dispute the copyright claims in detail, but received a rapid rejection, suggesting the claims were not reviewed thoroughly.
• 🤷‍♂️ There is frustration with the lack of a fair review process for copyright claims, which allows large entities to potentially abuse the system.
• 💡 The creator is considering alternative platforms, such as Patreon, to continue producing content like the comedy reviews, but faces challenges in monetization.
• 📽️ The creator is re-editing the removed videos to replace race footage in an attempt to avoid future copyright claims, which may affect the videos' original appeal.
• 🙏 The creator expresses gratitude for the support received from the community, including comments, shares, and defense on social media platforms.
• 🔄 Despite the setback, the creator is determined to bring back the comedy review, even if it may look different in the future.
• 📅 The creator plans to release a new video to get back on track and asks for continued support from the audience.

Q & A

What issue has the content creator faced recently?

The content creator has faced copyright claims by Formula 1 Management, which resulted in the loss of 16 videos, including 14 comedy reviews from the current season.

What is the creator's stance on the copyright claims made by Formula 1 Management?

The creator believes that the content falls under fair use and criticizes Formula 1 Management for not reviewing the videos in-depth before making the claims.

How did the creator describe YouTube's response to the situation?

YouTube stated they would not intervene and directed the creator to use their systems to dispute the claims, which the creator feels is heavily favored towards large corporations.

What was the creator's experience with disputing the copyright claims on YouTube?

The creator submitted a lengthy dispute but received a rapid and seemingly unconsidered refutation, leading them to believe their dispute was not properly reviewed.

How has the community reacted to the creator's situation?

The community has shown support through comments, reposts on Twitter, and defense on Reddit, although the creator also mentions that Reddit has not been kind.

What is the creator's view on the current state of fair use?

The creator finds the fair use system outdated, vague, and allowing large companies to abuse smaller creators, which they believe is counterproductive to promoting the sport.

What are the creator's plans for the future of their comedy reviews?

The creator intends to continue the comedy reviews, possibly on Patreon or through alternative methods, and is considering re-editing the taken-down videos with alternative footage.

What was the community's initial response to the idea of moving comedy reviews to Patreon?

The initial response to moving the comedy reviews to Patreon was not positive, as the community is accustomed to receiving them for free.

How does the creator plan to address the issue of re-editing the taken-down videos?

The creator is in the process of re-editing the videos to find alternatives for the race footage, acknowledging that the new versions may not have the same impact.

What is the creator's attitude towards the support they have received from their audience?

The creator is extremely grateful for the support, referring to their supporters as 'absolute Legends' and expressing appreciation for their help during this challenging time.

What is the creator's final message to their audience regarding the situation?

The creator assures their audience that this is not the end and that they are determined to bring back the comedy review, even if it looks a bit different when it returns.

Outlines

00:00

📹 Content Takedown by Formula 1 Management

The creator discusses a recent issue where Formula 1 Management has claimed copyright over their content, resulting in the removal of 16 videos, including 14 comedy reviews from the current season. They express frustration over the perceived lack of fair use consideration and the rapid, unreviewed nature of the copyright claims. The creator also mentions their unsuccessful attempt to seek help from YouTube, which they feel is biased towards large corporations, and their decision to dispute the claims, which they believe were not properly reviewed by Formula 1 Management.

05:02

🤝 Community Support and Future of Comedy Reviews

The creator thanks their community for the support they've received on social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit, despite some negative experiences. They highlight the need for a change in the current copyright system, which they view as outdated and vague, allowing large companies to exploit smaller creators. The creator is determined to continue producing comedy reviews, possibly through alternative platforms like Patreon, despite the challenges. They are also in the process of re-editing the taken-down videos to replace the race footage and hope to release the revised content soon, asking for continued support from their audience.

Keywords

💡Copyright claim

A copyright claim refers to the legal assertion made by the owner of copyright that someone else is using their material without permission. In the video, the narrator mentions receiving copyright claims from Formula 1 management, which resulted in the blocking of their content. This is central to the video's theme of discussing the challenges faced by content creators when dealing with copyright issues.

💡Fair use

Fair use is a legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the rights holder, typically for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, teaching, or research. The narrator believes their videos fall under fair use, but this claim is disputed by Formula 1 management, highlighting the contentious nature of fair use in the context of the video.

💡Formula 1 management

Formula 1 management, also known as FOM (Formula One Management), is the organization that manages the commercial aspects of the Formula One auto racing. In the script, they are portrayed as the entity that has issued copyright claims against the narrator's videos, which is a key antagonist in the video's narrative.

💡Comedy reviews

Comedy reviews are humorous critiques or parodies of events or performances, often in sports or entertainment. The narrator mentions losing 14 comedy reviews from the current season, which are a hallmark of their channel and a significant source of viewership, emphasizing the impact of the copyright claims on their content creation.

💡YouTube

YouTube is a video-sharing platform where users can upload, share, and view videos. The video's theme revolves around the narrator's experience with YouTube's copyright system and their attempt to resolve the issue through YouTube's dispute process, illustrating the platform's role in content creation and copyright management.

💡TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read)

TLDR is an acronym used to summarize a lengthy piece of text, providing the main points in a concise format. The narrator uses 'TLDR' to give a brief overview of the situation before delving into the details, which is a common practice in online communication to help readers quickly grasp the main points.

💡Revenue

Revenue refers to the income generated from a business or activity. The narrator discusses the financial implications of the copyright claims, as the comedy reviews are a significant part of their livelihood, indicating the importance of monetization in content creation.

💡Community posts

Community posts are messages or updates shared by content creators on platforms like YouTube to communicate with their audience. The narrator mentions community posts as a way they have been keeping their audience informed about the ongoing copyright dispute, showing the importance of community engagement in content creation.

💡Patreon

Patreon is a platform that allows creators to receive financial support from their fans on a subscription basis. The narrator considers moving their comedy reviews to Patreon as a potential solution to the copyright issue, which reflects the exploration of alternative revenue streams for creators facing such challenges.

💡Re-editing

Re-editing involves revising and altering a video or other media content. The narrator talks about re-editing their videos to replace the race footage claimed by Formula 1 management, demonstrating the practical steps creators must take to address copyright claims.

💡Support

Support in this context refers to the encouragement and assistance provided by the audience to the content creator, which can be in the form of financial contributions, shares, or positive comments. The narrator expresses gratitude for the support they have received, highlighting the crucial role of the audience in a creator's success and motivation.

Highlights

Content creator faced copyright issues with Formula 1 Management, losing 16 videos including 14 comedy reviews.

The creator believes the content falls under fair use, a divisive topic with unclear guidelines.

Formula 1 Management's rapid claim on content without in-depth review raises concerns about the fairness of YouTube's copyright system.

YouTube's policy does not favor smaller creators, leading to an imbalance in copyright disputes.

The creator's dispute against the copyright claims was quickly and seemingly superficially refuted.

Formula 1's broad claim includes not only footage but also the creator's logo, patron names, and channel members.

The creator is re-editing the taken-down videos to replace race footage to avoid future copyright issues.

The community's response to moving comedy reviews to Patreon was not positive, indicating a preference for free content.

The creator is considering alternative platforms and methods to continue the comedy reviews.

The creator emphasizes the importance of community support during this challenging time.

A new video is planned to be released to re-engage the audience and move forward despite the setbacks.

The creator is determined to bring back the comedy review, even if it has to look different.

The creator thanks the community for their support and emphasizes the value of their feedback.

The transcript reveals the stress and emotional impact of the copyright dispute on the content creator.

The creator is exploring ways to adapt and overcome the limitations imposed by the current copyright system.

The situation highlights the need for a clearer and fairer copyright policy, especially for smaller creators.

The creator's experience with Formula 1 Management's copyright claim exposes the flaws in YouTube's dispute process.

The transcript concludes with a message of resilience and a commitment to continue creating content despite the challenges.

Transcripts

right um I don't really know what image

to put now given that's kind of part of

the problem I think yeah that that

probably works um until FM decide they

have ownership of that as well right uh

it's been a fun few days uh if you've

paid any attention to Twitter or my

community posts or or readit that's

that's been a fun read um yeah uh to

kind of give you the tldr version of

this over the last couple of days

Formula 1 have an fom or Formula 1

management have affected attack the

channel uh I've lost 16 videos in total

um 14 of which being the the 14 comedy

reviews so far from this season that's

obviously a big issue for me given it is

the kind of Hallmark of this Channel

right now and brings in the most views

of anything um and it was content that I

believe and let's focus on you know it's

my opinion here I believe would fall

under fair use and I know that has been

the opinion of other people but also

this is quite a divisive topic and

really exposes just the main issue with

fair use or Fair dealings as it referred

to in the UK uh as as things stand but

um I want to take a little bit of time

today kind of outline what's been going

on because I've seen a bit of confusion

already um and also just kind of explain

what's going to happen now and where we

go from here because it does kind of

throw everything into utter chaos let's

be honest um so go back to Sunday

afternoon I'm on a train home and all of

a sudden I get about I come out of a

tunnel and I have about 15 emails

saying this content's been blocked uh

due to a copyright claim from F or

Formula 1

management first thing there that that

kind of catches me off guard is they

have gone through hours worth of

content and

um apparently it's taking them five

minutes to review that which to me does

not make sense at all someone's

literally just gone through the 2023 or

sorry

2024 um comedy review playlist and just

blocked everything without a moment's

thought without actually watching the

video or watching it in depth uh to see

whether it would infringe copyright

whether it would under their opinion

fall under fair use which apparently is

a word that Formula One don't know the

meaning of

um

and yeah uh I contacted YouTube to try

and get their help first they have made

it very clear that they have effectively

a policy that they will not intervene

and they will just let me use their

systems to try and overcome it problem

is is their systems are um massively

favored towards the big cooperations and

this is nothing new this is something

we've heard before and you know I I'm

not the first I won't be the last to to

fall foul of this so first issue is

um if former the one would claim claimed

just the elements of the video that were

theirs then I would have the opportunity

to edit those parts the video through

the YouTube studio app and fix the video

there and then that's not what they've

done they have claimed the entirety of

these videos which means according to

Formula 1 my logo belongs to them didn't

know that that's that's good to know but

the names of my patrons and channel

members belong to them as well again

didn't realize that F1 owned all of us

but apparently they do um really that's

a minor issue in the grand scheme of

things as you as you'll realize um the

thing that I'm more myth with is the

fact that they've just not reviewed

these videos at all they've just gone

through in the space of five minutes uh

and blocked every single one of them um

having spoken to YouTube for a bit and

realized that I'm not going to get any

help there uh I decided to dispute and

went for quite a lengthy dispute I'll

put on screen what I actually wrote in

the uh the dispute process there as my

as my defense as it were

um as I'm sure you'll appreciate that's

quite a lot of text that will take some

time to read and you think um YouTube's

policies and and procedures would

require the claimant to actually read

through this but quite clearly that's

that's not happened because as of this

morning I've had uh what I think again

15 emails in the space of a minute

basically refuting every single dispute

that I have filed

so quite clearly they've not even

watched the video and and that's the

main issue for me I think YouTube

obviously said they can't help and we've

got to follow their policies but surely

their policy should require the claimant

to actually watch the video in its

entirety before they can make a claim

that makes absolutely no sense to me and

for me this is just a complete abusing

of YouTube's copyright system which

according to them they take very

seriously but then they won't help so I

mean yeah um I don't know um I just want

to take this time now really to thank

everyone who who reached out and who put

comment underneath the community posts

who have uh reposted the tweets on

Twitter or X we want to call it now um

and who have defended me on Reddit as

well so I appreciate Reddit has has not

been kind wow that was a yeah that was

that was a fun read um if I'm honest uh

and again I think just highlights that

we need to change whatever's going on

with their use at the moment

um yeah cuz it's it's it's a completely

outdated and

vague system uh and it allows big

companies like this to get away with

abusing smaller creators which for me

makes no sense at all given that we help

promote the sport some of us arguably

better than Formula 1 do um Formula One

have even taken smaller creators and put

them on their own platform before and

yet they'll also do this it it really

makes no sense to me um if I'm if I'm

being brutally honest but also life's

not fair and I've and I know that so

we've just got to move on so what

happens now basically what where do we

go from here well I want the comedy

review to continue I had several kind of

avenues where I could do that patreon

was one of them um I've put a community

post out already kind of gauging what

the overall

uh thoughts and opinions would be if I

uh put that on to say patreon and charge

one pound a month uh that hasn't been

particularly positive which I kind of

expected if I'm honest I mean right now

you get these things for free and and I

get money from the hours that go on that

and at the end of the day I would still

need to make some sort of revenue from

this because this is effectively half of

my livelihood YouTube so and the comedy

review in particular is the

biggest uh part of that realist

basically

so if that's not an

option I've got an idea and I'm toying

with a few things so I'm not going to

send anything outright right now in

terms of how the comedy review looks

when it comes back for the Dutch Grand

Prix in a couple of weeks time but there

might be a way out of this and I'm going

to try it and we'll see what happens um

I think it I'm not expecting the videos

the actual video content to be quite as

engaging um it can't be now uh because

we can't use race footage without this

happening again

so yeah um I've got an option to kind of

get out of it as for the ones that have

been taken down I'm currently in the

process of basically re-editing all of

those um to find basically alternatives

for the race footage so they probably

won't have the same field as they did

unfortunately which is such a shame but

uh but also it's it's the way it it it

is so um they'll come out over the next

few days uh as I kind of get through

them it's it's a pretty big task I'm

sure you can imagine I mean 14 videos

effectively I had to completely re-edit

from scratch so yeah um I'm not looking

forward to that but it is what it is all

I could really ask is is really if you

can support those videos as much as you

can I would really appreciate it um and

again just a a massive thank you to to

those that have decided to support on P

now over the last couple of days since

this has happened you guys are absolute

Legends and yeah mean the well to me so

so thank you so much on on on that front

we will come back from this there is a

video going live later today um to kind

of just get things back into gear um and

yeah this is not the end I am determined

to to bring the comedy review back even

if it looks a little bit different when

it does return

turn as someone put in the comments

we're here for the comedy we're not here

for for the visuals and you know what

fair enough and and fair play on that

one so yeah uh this isn't the end I will

be back and again just a massive thank

you to everyone for for support on the

channel over the last few days it has

been a touch

stressful if uh if I don't already sound

stressed through through this video so

yeah thank you very much I'm going to

stop rambling now it's been nearly 10

minutes bloody hell um yeah have a

lovely rest of your day guys stay tuned

for the video later on and have a good

one