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According to a new report published by the company, over 2.2 million videos were hit with copyright claims between January and June of this year. The first of its kind, the Copyright Transparency Report, was published by YouTube and will be updated biannually.
The 2.2 million incorrect claims represent less than 1 percent of the 729 million total copyright claims issued in the first half of this year. 60 percent of the time, the case was resolved in favor of the uploader of the video.
60 percent of the time, the case was resolved in favor of the uploader of the video.
YouTube creators have long complained about how the platform handles claims, saying that excessive enforcement can lead to lost income. Audio and video can be blocked, or ad revenue can go back to the rights owner, if there is a Copyright claim. This new report gives shape to a problem that has been acknowledged by YouTube.
Susan Wojcicki, the CEO of YouTube, said in a post that the company heard the concerns from creators and was looking at ways to strike the right balance between creators and copyright owners.
The new report states that no system is perfect and that errors happen even with established guardrails in place to prevent abuse of enforcement mechanisms. Over 60% of the disputes were resolved in favor of the uploader, according to the report.
