It's the bane of every YouTuber's existence: False copyright claims.
And one of the internet's most beloved YouTube music channels, Lofi Girl, was just hit with one of these false strikes. Now, as a result, the channel's livestreams have been taken down, including a stream that has subsequently been running nonstop for two years, four months, and 18-and-a-half days.
You've probably come across Lofi Girl's YouTube streams, even if you're unfamiliar with the name. The livestream features a looping animation of a girl studying at her desk listening to music through headphones while her cat serenely looks out the window behind her. Chill lofi "beats to relax/study to" play throughout the livestream for viewers to...work or study alongside.
With more than 10.7 million subscribers, Lofi Girl was a very popular YouTube channel. Yet, that didn't stop a false copyright strike from taking it all down.
YouTube Creators know just how frustrating the video platform's copyright system can be. Any copyright troll with access to YouTube's Content ID system can file a claim on anyone's content. In doing so, they can stop a creator from monetizing their videos, collect that creator's ad revenue for themselves, and even end up demonetizing a creator's entire YouTube channel.
Sure, YouTubers can dispute these bad faith claims and YouTube will, supposedly, take action against those who abuse the Content ID system. Yet, these very instances continue to occur over and over again.
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