How do I respond?

Q: I made a video for All American Rejects' Gives You Hell Video Contest and uploaded it as a video response as instructed. Now, months later, YouTube is sending me a copyright warning, even though I clearly had permission to upload it, along with the other 96 fans who had permission to upload theirs. How do I respond to this?



A: Aruna:

We need to cover a few issues.

A. Is the video content yours? As in, did you shoot the video on your own camera and edit the video yourself?

B. You used the song "Gives You Hell," only, and no other audio? Or did you include other audio elements?

C. Did you post the video as a RESPONSE to the original AAR video on YouTube? (That is a requirement from Interscope Records.. see http://www.video-to-flash.com/flv_video_converter/ your video must be a RESPONSE to that video.)

IF your video content is original. And IF the only audio in the clip is the AAR song. And IF you uploaded your video as a "response" to the video above, you should respond as such to YouTube.

Generally speaking, YouTube only issues copyright violation notifications if a copyright holder notifies them first.

In other words, Interscope Records likely initiated the complaint against you.

Let me know if you need more help.