Lost Video Island

Im1oftheOceanic6 · Expert Vidder Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 3705

I don't have a back-up account yet. But I was trying to figure out my standing on Youtube and they're giving me 2 different answers.

Under Account Status: Community Guidelines, it says I'm in good standing.
Under Copyright strikes, it says I'm in good standing.
But under Content ID mtaches, it says I'm not in good standing.

So what does this mean as far as risk of losing my account? I'm still working eventually setting up a non-Youtube back up.

Macaila

Aislynn · Council Member Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 35782

Jemma just got that notice as well. (She's talking about it here.)

I've been looking into Youtube's FAQ and Help sections as well as just doing some general poking around at Google and I can't find any hard and fast rules about what exactly that means. I know if you get 3 strikes, your account gets closed. But Content ID matches don't seem to correlate directly into strikes.

And I can't find where they say if you definitely will lose your account over Content ID matches like you can with strikes.

So I'm afraid I can't find a good answer about that, sorry.

Any time your account moves out of good standing, though, it goes into risk but I'm not sure exactly how likely it means that your account could be closed because of it.

Jemmz · Council Member Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 21154

This site seems quite informative:

https://www.eff.org/issues/intellectual-property/guide-to-youtube-removals

It's mostly talking about videos being removed and says your video can get taken down because of Content ID Matches but I don't think it says anything about your account being removed.

It also warns you about disputing the claim on your video, because this can trigger the first human review of your video and could possible make things worse for yourself

Aislynn · Council Member Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 35782

Oh, Jemma, thank you SO much for that! That has a ton of information!

Jemmz wrote:

It also warns you about disputing the claim on your video, because this can trigger the first human review of your video and could possible make things worse for yourself

That's been precisely why I've never disputed any of my videos: if they were picked up by the Content ID tool for the video or audio, it was an automated thing that caught them, not a person. But if you dispute it, they'll be reviewed by an actual person who then can back up and not only look at that video but look at ALL the videos I have in my account.

You're not just putting that one vid in the spotlight, you're putting your whole account in their cross-hairs.

To me, it hasn't been worth it to take the risk.

Wildcat · Expert Vidder Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 610

Hey all, I thought in case I have any issues for my Lostisland account, I would make a new one. I just made it 2 days ago and so it's really bare except for one Supernatural video I made. So, if I submit a video here on that account, it's me too. I wanted to let you all know that so nobody thinks I'm trying to steal someone else's videos.

And, if some of you could subscribe to it, I would greatly appreciate it a lot. It looks bare and boring and I don't want people to go to it and see it looks dead, ya know? :lol;

http://www.youtube.com/user/xDoubleGeminix

Aislynn · Council Member Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 35782

No problem, Summer! Thanks for letting us know. I updated your info in the first post.

Polarbear · Expert Vidder Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 13684

Here's my backup account: http://www.youtube.com/user/JamesLaFleur74?feature=g-all-s

Posted Modern Family vid for Karolina on there so please subscribe. Thanks

namaste nikki · Expert Vidder Joined: 17 May 2010 Posts: 919

Here is my new account. They locked down my other 2.. *sigh*

Thanks... http://www.youtube.com/user/XnamastenikkiX?feature=mhee

Uruviel · Council Member Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 21849

Aw, that's annoying, Nikki!

Nikki & Paul, added your accounts to the main list.

namaste nikki · Expert Vidder Joined: 17 May 2010 Posts: 919

Thanks so much Heather!!!

Wildcat · Expert Vidder Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 610

I made another new one because I've noticed my lostisland account has been getting a lot of emails about the music I use, so in case I get in trouble with that one or my Gemini one, I have this brand new one... http://www.youtube.com/user/SamhradhStudio

Uruviel · Council Member Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 21849

Added that in, Summer.

aradnea · Expert Vidder Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 1113

Okay, so here's my backup info

aradnea:
youtube original: http://www.youtube.com/user/aradnea2
youtube backup: http://www.youtube.com/user/aradnea3
vimeo: http://vimeo.com/user2116870

Uruviel · Council Member Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 21849

Added that in, thanks.

Im1oftheOceanic6 · Expert Vidder Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 3705

I finally decided to get a back-up account. My old account's still in good standing (by Youtube standards, anyway

) and I want to make sure it stays active.
Not sure how to post the link, so hopefully one of these links works.
https://www.youtube.com/user/ImoneoftheOceanic6
or
https://www.youtube.com/user/ImoneoftheOceanic6?feature=mhee

I will continue to use my old account for commenting, sharing vids, etc.

Please subscribe.

Macaila