Fraudulent Copyright Strikes on YouTube

Overview

• Fraudulent strikes are a growing issue on YouTube.
• Examples include strikes issued by "The Manny Show" and a complex case involving Sniper Wolf.

Case Study 1: The Manny Show

• Issued more fraudulent strikes because of personal grievances.
• Automatic decline of their latest strike attempt by YouTube.

Case Study 2: Sniper Wolf

• A strike on a channel named "One Giant Onion" for a video using Sniper Wolf's content.
• One Giant Onion made a 3-hour satirical video using Sniper Wolf's content.
• The strike led to a lot of public outrage as the channel has nearly a million subscribers.
• Sniper Wolf denied issuing the strike on Twitter.
• Filing strikes on behalf of someone else is exceptionally rare and is usually caught by YouTube's system.

Historical Context

• Few historical examples of successful impersonator strikes:
  • "Destiny 2" community incident: A gamer impersonated Bungie and filed multiple strikes.
  • Nintendo: Past cases but lacked specific details.
  • Alinity's case in 2018: Use of an agency called Collab DRM to strike PewDiePie.

Investigation into the Strike

• Reached out to "One Giant Onion" for details.
• Striking individual claimed to represent a collaborative agency with Sniper Wolf.
• The use of a personal Gmail account raised suspicions.
• Confirmed that the agency did not officially represent Sniper Wolf; she also confirmed they had targeted her in the past.

Legal and Platform Actions

• Sniper Wolf can't take legal action due to the foreign nature of the offending agency.
• YouTube might need to step in to solve this issue by possibly disabling the offending entity.
• Past actions: Bungie and YouTube have taken legal action against false flaggers before.

Conclusion

• Impersonator strikes need strict regulation by YouTube to prevent future misuse.
• Call to YouTube to protect creators against unjust strikes and improve the system.

Final Thoughts

• The hope that YouTube will implement stricter measures and rectify the current situation.
• Apology extended to Sniper Wolf for public inconvenience.