Re:With questionable copyright claim, Jay-Z orders deepfake ...
by judge2020 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @09:10PM
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The article doesn't go into detail on what happened.
If it was a [manual] Content ID claim, there's no legal reason YT has to remove the video; the content ID system exists to provide an (arguably abusable) way for YT to scan every piece of uploaded content for copyrighted material.
If it was a DMCA, YouTube has to remove the video to maintain impunity.
But, as stated in a related comment, this is new territory in the eyes of the law. Maybe this video is a parody, but if it's not clear about that it would be clearly illegal. Even an extremely good impersonator can be sued if they try to actually pass themselves off as someone else.
If it was a [manual] Content ID claim, there's no legal reason YT has to remove the video; the content ID system exists to provide an (arguably abusable) way for YT to scan every piece of uploaded content for copyrighted material.
If it was a DMCA, YouTube has to remove the video to maintain impunity.
But, as stated in a related comment, this is new territory in the eyes of the law. Maybe this video is a parody, but if it's not clear about that it would be clearly illegal. Even an extremely good impersonator can be sued if they try to actually pass themselves off as someone else.