According to a new report released by YouTube today (December 6), between January and June this year, more than 2.2 million YouTube videos were subject to copyright claims, which were later overturned. The Copyright Transparency Report is the first report of its kind published by YouTube, and the report says it will be updated every six months in the future.
Among the over 729 million copyright requests issued in the first half of this year, 2.2 million wrong requests accounted for less than 1%, 99% of which came from Content ID, YouTube’s automatic law enforcement tool. According to the report, when users disputed these claims, 60% of the cases were resolved in favor of the video uploader.
Although erroneous copyright claims are a drop in the bucket on a larger scale, YouTube creators have long complained about how the platform handles claims, claiming that overly aggressive or unreasonable enforcement can lead to loss of revenue. Copyright requirements may result in the video being blocked, audio being muted, or advertising revenue being returned to the right holder. This new report makes a problem that YouTube itself admits needs to be updated.
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In 2019, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki pointed out in a blog post that the company has heard creators’ concerns, and YouTube is also exploring improvements to strike a proper balance between copyright owners and creators. The new report points out – No system is completely beautiful, even if there is an established guardrail to prevent the abuse of enforcement mechanisms will be an error.
The report reads: When disputes arise, the procedures provided by YouTube provide real recourse. More than 60% of these disputes are resolved in a way that is beneficial to the uploader.