Loading ...YouTube users who are making revenue by posting their original videos on YouTube might have to watch out. Sources have it that there are many fraud video copyright claims by companies, who are trying to earn money through copyrighted videos owned by other people.
Recently, a video posted by Justin Pye, student from Emory University, which shows a cute cat nipping off a paper was hijacked by Netcom Partners- a Russian Company. When videos are hijacked, revenue which is supposed to go to the copyright owner’s account diverts to another account owned by scammers.
“YouTube has developed some systems that allow these companies to hijack videos for revenue for content that is not their own without any legal oversight,” says Justin Pyre. This video had attracted more than 149,000 hits.
YouTube has tools to give copyright to video owners. One such example is Content ID. Spokeswoman Annie Baxter says, “Our Content ID system works by checking user-uploaded videos against reference files provided by rights owners prior to publication on YouTube. If the system finds a match, the rights holder determines the policy applied to that video — either block, track, or make money from the video using ads. Partners found to be abusing or attempting to abuse Content ID will be subject to disciplinary action, including the possibility of account termination.”
Content ID, which gives total rights of the content to its owner, seems to favor scammers too. Many companies have been using Content ID to falsely claim rights to videos and gain revenue out of it. There is no information as to how much these scammers are earning, but there have been lots of complaints from video uploaders.
YouTube sends out e-mails to the uploaders if they find any security breach, informing them about the name of the company that already owns the content. Scammers see this as a way to fool video owners. They send out fraud copyright claims to uploaders and get hold of their content. In most cases, uploaders do not protest thinking it to be from a real company. But in cases where users protest, companies drop their claim and the uploaders get total control of their video again.
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Watch the video posted by Justin Pye that was hacked by scammers.
