> So, until the 30-day appeal period (appeals are to the claimant!) expires, some copyright troll is making money off of ads running on our new production of a public domain opera.
I thought that no one got paid until the claim was upheld/revoked and then the ad money would go to the winner.
> And even more copyright trolls are definitely out there making what is likely a substantial amount of money off of stuff they definitely don’t own from people who don’t contest the claims
The Youtube three copyright strikes and you're out is definitely a cause of this - there needs to be a consequence for people making false claims.
The underlying issue is that 99% of copyright claims are probably valid - youtube is awash with copied video clips and with music they don't own. The solution is for youtube to charge $1 per upload. If you want to make a copyright claim or appeal you have to pay $10+ which you get back if you win - but would pay for a human to review.
I thought that no one got paid until the claim was upheld/revoked and then the ad money would go to the winner.
> And even more copyright trolls are definitely out there making what is likely a substantial amount of money off of stuff they definitely don’t own from people who don’t contest the claims
The Youtube three copyright strikes and you're out is definitely a cause of this - there needs to be a consequence for people making false claims.
The underlying issue is that 99% of copyright claims are probably valid - youtube is awash with copied video clips and with music they don't own. The solution is for youtube to charge $1 per upload. If you want to make a copyright claim or appeal you have to pay $10+ which you get back if you win - but would pay for a human to review.