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• Apr 18th, 2013 @ 12:15pm

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  on In The Long History Of Specious DMCA Claims, This Is Definitely One Of Them
  I agree with what you are saying, but you are implying that only big companies issue invalid takedowns. The problem with invalid claims affects big companies and Joe Sixpack alike. And neither one has much recourse.
• Apr 18th, 2013 @ 12:07pm

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  Sorry - tried to edit my comment and created a duplicate. The channel has never been fully disabled... but we have never gotten 3 simultaneous takedowns either. So I don't know what would happen.
• Apr 18th, 2013 @ 10:14am

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  We have not been shut down yet, but our channel has been left in bad standing for long periods of time while YT reviews our disputes.
  
  As far as I can tell the channel does not get any preferential treatment from the copyright teams at YT, which is surprising considering the ad dollars they receive from big brands.
• Apr 18th, 2013 @ 10:10am

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  We have not been shut down yet, but our channel has been disabled and in bad standing for long periods of time while YT reviews our disputes.
• Apr 18th, 2013 @ 10:01am

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  on In The Long History Of Specious DMCA Claims, This Is Definitely One Of Them
  I manage the YouTube channel for one of the largest global brands. We are routinely dinged for copyright infringement and have to spend considerable efforts producing license agreements or contracts to dispute these claims and return our channel to good standing.
  
  As far as I can tell there is nothing to prevent a frustrated consumer or competitor from disabling our channel for weeks with several unsubstantiated claims.