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| YouTube takes down NASA videos as Nat Geo tries to claim copyrights! |
| 2020-06-02 |
| [ArsTechnica] SpaceX launch footage was taken down thanks to bogus copyright claim. The public domain video was restored to the public, but this happens a lot. This weekend's launch, in which SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully propelled the Crew Dragon spacecraft and the two astronauts on board from Florida safely into space, was amazing, awe-inspiring, and frankly, just plain cool to watch. And here in the age of inexpensive, tiny high-definition cameras and streaming content, it should be easy to catch up on it if you missed it—or even if you just want to watch it again for fun. But for most of the weekend and into this morning, you couldn't watch it at all, thanks to copyright content ID bots working overtime. The May 30 launch was streamed live to NASA's YouTube channel and then archived, along with several shorter clips and highlights taken from the day-long livestream. NASA footage, like photo and video from other government agencies, is generally published into the public domain, not under copyright, and other entities can mirror or rebroadcast it. National Geographic also covered the launch, and its footage incorporated some of the NASA content. Then things got stupid. By Sunday, the archival NASA video was no longer available to view, Twitter users spotted, because of a copyright claim from National Geographic. Attempts at that time to play back some of the NASA videos resulted in an error message saying, "Video unavailable: This video contains content from National Geographic, who has blocked it on copyright grounds." NASA got involved by Sunday and pushed the companies for a fix. "Over the last few days our team at NASA has been in touch with YouTube who escalated the issue," NASA Communications Director Bettina Inclán said on Twitter Sunday night. "We also have been in contact with NatGeo who is committed to releasing the claims for Demo-2 coverage." In the end, it appears that YouTube, NASA, and National Geographic got their issues sorted out. By 9:30am Eastern time this morning, the videos were restored and playable, and you can once again watch the launch to your heart's content. IT KEEPS HAPPENING Unlike Saturday's launch, however, this content ID claim was not a historic first but instead part of a familiar pattern. Almost this exact problem occurred back in 2012, when other businesses—in that case, the Scripps broadcast companies—improperly filed copyright claims against NASA hosting its own videos. The same happens to independent third parties who use public domain NASA footage. YouTube introduced an appeals process for automated content ID claims in late 2012. For users whose videos get flagged—even when those videos use public domain content—the process for having them restored can still be challenging and esoteric. That system is also exploitable. Last year, YouTube reached a $25,000 settlement with a Nebraska man over allegations that he abused copyright claims to extort other YouTubers by threatening them with bogus takedown requests unless they paid him money. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #8 Murcek ISIS and the Taliban had monetized jihad YouTube videos. Youtuber was in fact funding them. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-06-02 18:26 |
| #7 ...just go back the the original copyright of 14 years with an additional 14 years for the individual creator. Their revenue stream will reduce to a leaky faucet, putting entertainment back to its proper place in society. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-06-02 14:57 |
| #6 There should be penalties Ten year ban on any ownership stake in any sort of media. Lifetime ban for corporate officers in place at the time of the violation. Treble damages, not one time, but annually during the ten year time frame. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-02 13:35 |
| #5 Disney, IIUC, is pushing hard into the streaming media. To top it off, Merkal's Big Draw (Elephant) turned out not to be. Even worse, she thinks it was and keeps calling wanting her next big show. Imagine all these kids with space fever having to sign up for Disney Stream while Merkal mumbles through launch and orbital docking terms and procedures. Even the young dude TV coverage picked out 'its condensation not smoke!' was getting on my nerves until I realized I'm not the target audience, the youngsters who grew up without the Space Shuttle are. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-06-02 12:47 |
| #4 There should be penalties for filing false or inaccurate DMCA notices. A private right of action and statutory damages. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-06-02 12:25 |
| #3 That makes Disney TV another looting rioter! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-06-02 11:50 |
| #2 NatGeo an American pay television network and flagship channel that is owned by National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%),[1] with the operational management handled by Walt Disney Television. So Disney , aided by YouTube, tried to steal NASA's copyrighted videos while everybody's attention was on the riots |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-06-02 11:40 |
| #1 Wait til ISIS and the Taliban discover they can get money by asserting copyrights on their YouTube beheading videos. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-02 11:34 |