Problem: You receive a Content ID claim on a YouTube video, or the audio in a VOD in your Twitch stream is muted because of a copyright issue, and you do not appear to recognize the content used.
Solution
Some of the sound effects used in our games are in raw format, which means using a sample without making any edits to the original.
Since Touhou Meijinka ~ Song of Divine Tempest, we get most of our sound effects nowadays from Freesound as part of Drillimation’s low-cost model, though Drillimation occasionally may make one or two selections from Sound Ideas. Many artists have created songs that incorporate a snippet or even an entire raw sound effect from either one or both services, and then submits it to a distributor and/or aggregator for distribution on music streaming platforms, digital storefronts, or other marketplaces.
In most circumstances, the distributor or aggregator may submit the song to Audible Magic’s database (which also includes Content ID), and when another user uses that same sound effect in their video or stream, a match could potentially be found. Sound effects that were edited will less likely be found. When this happens, the artist, publisher, distributor, or aggregator may receive a notification of a potential match and raise a claim against the video or stream.
If this happens to one of your videos, you should definitely dispute or appeal it. Please follow the instructions below:
On YouTube
- Open up YouTube Studio.
- Click “Content” on the left-hand corner of the page, click “Copyright” on the video in question, and then See details.
- Under Content used, find all relevant claims, then click Take action, and Dispute.
- In the reason for dispute, select “Original content”.
- In Details, copy and paste the following:
This is a false copyright claim because the video does not contain the content in question. Drillimation Systems, the developer of the game being streamed in the video, has asserted that some of the sound effects used in-game predate the claimed content in question and were downloaded from Freesound, which provides sound effects licensed under Creative Commons licenses (CC). In accordance with the license, the developer was required to attribute the creators of the sound effects by providing a list of the sound effects used, their licenses, and the links to the sound effects on Freesound, which can be found on their website at https://drillimation.com/attributions. As such, I have every legal right to use the sound effect(s) in question. Thank you for taking the time to verify my video to see it does not contain the claimed content in question.
After you dispute, the copyright owner(s) have at least a month to respond. If the copyright owner(s) agree your video does not contain the claimed content, they will release the claim. Please note there is no guarantee you will be successful, and you may sometimes have to carry this into the appeals and counter-notification processes (if you receive a copyright strike). If your video is unable to be restored, you can still resolve it through binding arbitration. Drillimation cannot provide you with any legal advice when resolving these claims.
On Twitch
- Open Video Producer under the Content section in the Dashboard.
- Select the VOD you wish to appeal. They will usually be denoted with a red muted speaker icon and the text “Muted audio”. Click the three vertical dots and select Appeal Muted Audio.
- Under each audio track for appeal, select “My video does not contain the audio identified.”
- You will have to attest your video does not contain the claimed content by providing your full legal name and address.
- Click “Submit”.
After you dispute, the copyright owner(s) have at least a month to respond. If the copyright owner(s) agree your video does not contain the claimed content, they will release the claim and unmute your VOD. Please note there is no guarantee you will be successful, and you may sometimes have to carry this into the counter-notification process (if you received a copyright strike). If your VOD is unable to be restored, you can still resolve it through binding arbitration. Drillimation cannot provide you with any legal advice when resolving these claims.
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