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YouTube Users Affected by Warner Music Dispute
It appears to be somewhat unclear what rights users have over derivative content made from original works. In this article, CNet: YouTube users caught in Warner Music spat, Warner Music extended the rights to use their music to YouTube’s community of users, then revoked those same rights later. Warner even went as far as to request removal of any derivative works that were created by users, with some questioning the authority and spirit of such requests concerning derivative creative works.
The article also aserts that some affected users have attempted to respond to the complaints, recieving little help (CNet):
But he has so many questions about whether his video truly violates copyright law and if so, what part of the video infringes? That’s the other problem raised by the quarrel between Warner Music and YouTube. When users are dragged into it, there’s few places to get answers. Vidal said he called Warner Music and talked to about half a dozen people in the eight days since his video was removed. He has yet to hear back why exactly the video was pulled down or whether he and the record company can strike a separate deal.
To its credit, Viacom set up a support hot line to help answer questions and address disputes when it began pulling content from YouTube.
Although unlikely, it is possible for a person to seek damages for false copyright claims, especially if organizations are unresponsive to attempts to resolve such issues. Could Warner Music be exposing itself to some degree of liability by so liberally removing YouTube content?