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I see. That, I'm afraid, must be a mistake in the Youtube Content ID system. Interesting how it happened that way.

Did it now? Forgive me if I'm wrong, but further down the conversation, didn't Silva himself say it's not his video that's of concern? That's very bizzare that he got one for audio content. I feel like none of us are getting the whole story. Also, I think his "manager" is sending a C&D to Silva because he's part of a music label and he's not supposed to reference any copyrighted content (ie from companies). Separate issue, really.

Because you're a human and smart, while computers are stupid. It's rather annoying, but I don't think this is an isolated case. I don't think it's unfair for Hasbro to opt in for ad revenue, as that's much better than Warner Bros. who take down absolutely everything related to their franchises, but yes, Youtube still needs to fix these issues.

I don't think this is the song flagged. It was the Seventh Element song. Which is really puzzling, considering that I don't see or hear content at all from the show. The only thing I can think of that the automated Content ID catches is the Pinkie outline (Easier for the content ID to pickup over the original Silva Hound one) matches too much of the show. Like I said in another post, "Content ID doesn’t make a distinction on the type of use whether or not it’s fair use. Companies on Youtube can either block things, or get all the advertising revenue." In this case Hasbro probably automatically decide to opt in for ad revenue. It appears this is a computer issue on Youtube's side. And that is why MCNs were created for the Youtube creators (Particularly those with thousands of subscribers) so that videos can never be taken down my any single individual. It does work to an extent, but there is a lot of favoritism towards the channels with 1 million+ subscribers.

I concur. In this situation Hasbro has made a deal with Youtube clearly stating not to takedown most of the original videos, but rather monetize them. I think it's a bit wrong for Youtube to do such a thing as Hasbro now receives ad revenue for audio content that isn't theirs, but given that Content ID favors large corporations over individuals, it's an unfortunate reality. A better solution is if an actual person from google (Or a large enough group of users) flag something for copyright rather than an automated machine deciding what to do.

I addressed this in another post here on the forums, and to be honest this content ID monetization has been going on since December 2013 baack when Youtube greatly expanded on Content ID to visual and audio content. To be honest, I don't think this has anything to do with Hasbro, but rather Youtube's Content ID system which has been around for months. Here's a short description on Content ID. Content ID from a technical standpoint, it’s an audio and video fingerprinting system. Take an audio stream and cut it into a few bits, take the frequencies of a song and measures the data and puts them into bits. Take an audio stream and cut it into a few bits, take the frequencies of a song and measure all the data and put them into bits. Then it takes those bits and matches with the audio. If section after section has at least 50% of the audio as the same, then it’s likely a content ID match. Content ID doesn’t make a distinction on the type of use whether or not it’s fair use. Companies on Youtube can either block things, or get all the advertising revenue. Before with Multichannel networks, random people can upload anything and get credit, which is actually quite dangerous because there is little way to enforce it. Which is why after December, 2013, Youtube has changed its policy so that companies who are verified with Youtube can make details on whether to get ad revenue from such videos, or take down the videos. Basically, Content ID is a system that favors the large organizations, multichannel networks, and companies. Hope that's informative, and as you can see, this whole thing has NOTHING to do with Hasbro C&Ding the fandom.

Brony is Universal, while Pegasister is aimed towards girls. Honestly, I'm indifferent on name calling. Either one can still be a jerk or a saint.

More of the same story is covered on EQD, but as a musician myself, let me tell you what you be aware of when you're posting a youtube video on music. Bascially, youtube's automated program detects visual and audio content automatically for content ID. In this case, only vectors similar to the style of MLP:FiM's vectors or pony music will raise the flag of content ID. It's honestly been going on for some of the pony animations, it's just that it hasn't been reported by the animators themselves. But let me make it clear: Hasbro isn't trying to shut down the fandom with copyright claims. First of all, if you want to make a youtube video, you'll want to make sure the audio and visual part of your video has the following: Permission from the artist or musician OR you own these parts. Must not resemble the show to the point where it could be mistaken for the show Disclaimers aren't enough. You need permission. Permission, permission, permission! It seems to be the case that anything that is mistaken for the show will be C&D'd, so the Discord remix by the Living Tombstone is pretty much safe because the artwork and audio is so different from the show's, no one is going to mistake it as such. Second, this is more of a Youtube content ID issue rather than a Hasbro issue. This has been going on for months in the gaming community on Let's Play gamers, so it is only a matter of time before it gets to the audio as well. It's rather annoying that this fandom has decided that any time something bad happens, it must be Hasbro, when Youtube and by extension Google has been screwing around with this issue in a far more malicious manner. Lastly, I'll share with you an animation that used to be on my channel (Now taken down for reasons below). Apparently Youtube's content ID system "matched" Tavilicious with Hasbro Studio's vectoring style that the ponies have in the show. The visuals are usually what causes the content ID match. As for audio remixes, if you're using stems that were said in the show, chances are good that Content ID will eventually find a match and they'll flag it. This doesn't mean a takedown, but rather a disabling of youtube money to the owner of the channel. Too many monetization claims will result in Youtube "delaying" the monetization process for new videos, meaning that it may take a few days for Youtube to verify your account that you aren't cheating with copyrighted content. This does suck for those who rely on Youtube for a living because the owner loses the first 2-3 days of Youtube views, which in turn is a loss of money for the owner. In order to get monetization to NOT be delayed, I deleted the animation videos. Youtube resumed monetization for me, and the copyright claims went away. Don't blame Hasbro. But don't worry about it as well, plenty of music will still be on. Just be sure to change the art to not include copy-paste cutouts of the ponies from the show and don't take clips from the show, which should be common sense stuff. If you have anymore to add, please share your experiences.

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Lol, when the show ends, perhaps? If I recall Hasbro isn't going to end this within the next 5 seasons according to a few of their economic reports.

We all know this day needs to be perfect...Cadence ftw. Luna is rated too highly by the fandom. Sweetie Belle shall get my vote.