Stickman’s Comments

• Jul 2nd, 2012 @ 2:13pm

  This JUST happened to me

  on How Rumblefish Ended Up Claiming Copyright On A Song Uploaded By The Band Who Actually Held The Copyright
  My video is entirely original footage and music.
  
  Here's my email from them:
  
  Your video "The Day (With You / Without You) by Chinese Goblin Factory", may have content that is owned or licensed by rumblefish, but it’s still available on YouTube! In some cases, ads may appear next to it.
  
  This claim is not penalizing your account status. Visit your Copyright Notice page for more details on the policy applied to your video.
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  So basically, Rumblefish gets the income from those ads now.
  
  Of course I disputed it. The dispute page warns that "fraudulent copyright claim may result in your account being terminated". So... when does Rumblefish get terminated?
  
  Anyway, here's my responses:
  
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  Please see this link: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120425/00115218642/how-rumblefish-ended-up-claiming-copyright-son g-uploaded-band-who-actually-held-copyright.shtml This is EXACTLY what's happening here. I granted THEM the right to sell my music, not to own it. Their automated process just grabbed it. In fact, if any income IS generated to Rumblefish due to this fraudulent claim, it should be redirected to me.