lizardjay

... their first copyright block* on Youtube :(

*A block, not a strike, so the video is hidden but there's no action against my account.

I'll appeal, obviously, but I'm not sure about the success rate of me vs TV Tokyo Anime Rights Management. This is a block based on visuals rather than the song, so I think the problem was I included a continuous clip that was too long. (I mean, I did some timing edits and cuts and stuff on it, but fundamentally it's like 20 seconds from a fight scene, which eventually got onto someone's radar... six months after the post date.) Fair use is a pretty nebulous concept, and by rights I feel like I should win, but in reality who knows. I'm also kind of paranoid that appealing will make them take a look at my whole account :/

Anyway, this is probably the push I need to investigate alternate hosting options. I'm definitely not going to stop using Youtube; without it almost nobody would watch anything I make! But it's smart to have backups. I've been pretty lucky until now not having to worry about this.

Luckily the blocked video isn't one of my favorites :D I like it, but this isn't a huge blow.