The copyright it remains a headache for content creators who, even respecting the rules to the letter, are harmed by a poor system to check the infringement. The most recent victim of this situation has been lofi hip hop radiothe popular YouTube direct that streams lo-fi music 24 hours a day. Surprisingly, the video went offline after two years with no problems.
The reason, of course, has to do with an accusation of alleged copyright infringement. “Because we received a copyright claim, we had to remove your video from YouTube,” mentions the message received by ChilledCow, the channel responsible for hosting “lofi hip hop radio”. The notification ends by mentioning that, in case of receiving more complaints, the platform is entitled to deactivate the account completely.
Now, from ChilledCow they clarify that the claim is completely false and “lofi hip hop radio” has not violated the regulations. If his statement is correct—it’s hard to question his credibility—it wouldn’t be the first time a major stream has been in this kind of trouble as a result of a false claim.
In fact, there was a time when it was relatively easy to get a YouTube stream blocked by making a misleading claim. Although TouTube has improved in this regard, today it is clear that there is still much to be done. The problem, of course, is that “lofi hip hop radio” will not be available until YouTube dedicates itself to analyzing the case and reaching a final ruling. For now, then, just be patient and wait.
“lofi hip hop radio” falls again for copyright
Some might think that what happened with “lofi hip hop radio” is being overstated, but it’s not. The direct is listened to daily by millions of people in much of the world. In fact, many use it in their work or study days. The “lofi hip hop radio” illustration has even spawned internet memes and even cosplay at conventions. There is no doubt that we are facing a cultural phenomenon of YouTube itself, which is why its return is being demanded as soon as possible.
It is important to mention that this It’s not the first time that “lofi hip hop radio” has faced copyright. During February 2020, the entire channel was blocked due to the same problem: a false copyright claim. Fortunately, everything ended with a favorable end for the community, since YouTube determined that everything was an internal error.
“Thanks for pointing this out to us. Our teams confirmed that this was a mistake on our part and your channel has now been restored. We’re sorry this happened. We’ve shared feedback with our review team to prevent similar mistakes from happening in the future,” he said. YouTube back then.
Being such a popular stream, and with thousands of people pressing YouTube to resolve the situation, the company is surely already addressing the issue.