Youtube-Scorpions' songs-Copyrights...

[RobertaForster]

Yes, thanks for the explanation, we do know that there are copyrights for the songs, but what's weird is the fact of some videos being took off and others are not, what's the parameter?
Anyway, I just had one video that has been taken of youtube, I've written to the management email to get information about this copyright stuff and I was ignored as always, so there's any official authorization to make any request, soo... ehehehhe

[Deleted User 13688]

Ro, you have to email youtube to death. They had no right to just randomly choose your video to take off when they didn't even have the authority to do so. They also do not know whether you had the okay to post the vid with a Scorps song or not!!!! Just email them till you get an answer!!!

[RobertaForster]

Well, but I need to prove that I have an authorization, don't I? And I don't have it in fact

[Deleted User 13688]

You need to ask them for proof of THEIR right to remove your video as you have the blessings of Klaus Meine for your videos. Which you have my dear!! You may not have written authorization, but Klaus has given his authorization by simply his word! It's more than what youtube has I assure you!!!
You also might want to email Peter Amend and let him know who you are and that Klaus has given you his blessings for your past videos and if you can get written authorization from him. You got to be bold sweetie and assert your rights!!

[RobertaForster]

Klaus didn't give me his "blessing" eheheh it was just about mentioning about a video on that augsburg video, nothing more... and I've already sent an email to management's mail asking about this copyright stuff and I didn't get any reply so... that's ok, it was just one video that was put down, and I hope there will not be more! ehehe

[ScorpsDiva]

Just coming in on the end of this but If you register there as a user aren't you in fact staying that you agree to their terms? If what ever it is falls outside their terms then in fact I think they would have the right to remove it. So If I missed something here please let me know but flooding an email address is just rude and annoying! Isn't there a better way?

Huggs

Sherry

[RobertaForster]

Nobody is saying that they don't have the right to do that We are just trying to understand why, since some videos are ok to be uploaded on youtube, and the band know these videos. But, for some reason, UMG get specific videos with specific songs to ask their rights, that's all.

[ScorpsDiva]

Ahhhhhh I see! Thanks for the explanation!

Huggs

Sherry

[Deleted User 13688]

We are very curious Sherry, why some videos got taken down whereas others did not. Ro has posted many many videos with Scorps songs as background, as have so many other people. I have one for instance on there with A Moment In A Million Years as the background. But for some reason, they took one of Ro's vids down stating their copyright "rules" when they have never touched any of her others or mine! So it's confusing. BTW the video was hilarious and the song was perfect for it. You would have loved it Sherry. So it's disappointing to have it down. Maybe you can try again Ro?
As far as emailing youtube over and over, sometimes you have to just to get an answer! I don't know why.
And Roberta, I meant that (in a way) you have gotten Klaus' blessing on your videos, so don't be so modest!!
Another thing, Sherry give us your expertise on this matter. If we don't receive an answer from Amend, how long should we wait to email again and SHOULD we email again? Thx.

[ScorpsDiva]

After giving this some thought maybe they (you tube) are getting into trouble because their users are using copyrighted material without written permission? There are millions of pieces of material there, so if that is the case maybe the reason some have been removed and others have not been removed is because they haven't gotten through reviewing all of the material on there yet? Heck I would think they would need a whole "review division" if that were the case. I'm just thinking out loud here...I don't know the answer but it is a logical explanantion if I am understanding this topic correctly.

Cristy ... I have no expertise on the matter. However, in my personal opinion flooding anyone's email because you are not getting an answer or any responce at all for that matter, is just rude and annoying. If someone floods my email I am far less likley to respond to them at all. Ya know what I mean?

Huggs

Sherry

[Anais]

Hello,

OK, here is how I understand it. The name of the song, as well as the song itself, is owned and copyrighted. All published music is.

It is owned by the writers, as well as the musicians who participated in creating it.

In this case, UMG is acting on behalf of some or all of the artists who own the rights to this song.

UMG also authorized you to use this music for your video, since you are not selling it. (Some artists will allow NOTHING, but it seems Scorpions are very understanding)

You must agree that UMG has the rights to tell you what you may or may not do with the music you are using, and they have the right to keep statistics about how many times the video is played, how often it is viewed, who adds it as a favorite, etc.

If the account has been removed, then I think it is a mistake, and you sould contact YouTube to find out what has happened, and why.

Hi KottakWebMeister,
Thank you very much for your point of view.

I understand every point you have mentioned. I just didn´t know who or what UMG was. But ok, it "acts on behalf of". So it is not that the rights belong to UMG.

My friend's account was removed cause he uploaded the same video three times. He had almost 1000 videos, that's why he didn´t know which one had been removed, and he uploaded it again two more times. So I think this was not a mistake, cause he had been warned before.

In my case I got this message:
"...You have the following options:
1.Do Nothing
Your video will continue to play uninterrupted everywhere...".
I did nothing so that's why I could not understand. Maybe I'll contact YouTube, but for now it's ok.

Anyway I haven´t deleted my video. I decided to mute it. Then I set it to private so it's not visible in my account now though it is there.

[Anais]

They have just blocked my other video with "DSATT"

[Deleted User 13688]

They need to give you a more definitive answer Anais besides legal mumbo jumbo. Sorry that's a slang for CRAP!! Really huney have them write to you in plain English why the decision since that there are thousand of personal vids with Scorps music for the background and why was yours singled out. You need to do this or they can just get away with anything my dear. kay?

[katerina]

They have just blocked my other video with "DSATT"

NOO!!!! Why the...?! Go and ask them fili mou!!