Meanwhile, legit creators like Fil and Rick Beato are constantly getting copyright strikes for educational use of clips that should fall under fair use.
Fair use died when legislators made platform operators like RU-vid liable for user-uploaded copyright violations and obligated to remove them. Private corporations should NEVER be put in the position of interpreting and enforcing the law!
'Educational use?' Why don't they write their own material? Why should the writers of these songs get constantly ripped off? No wonder the music industry is dying on its feet. Performers probably get more money from advertising revenue on RU-vid than they do from people actually buying their albums/singles.
@@IanLoughead I was once struck by Sony for alleged copyright infringement. The composition was by Mozart and the arrangement was well over 100 years old. To prove this, I had to enclose a sheet music extract as evidence with my appeal. Of course, you don't get reimbursed for the effort, but I won't buy anything from them again.
I know, I liked watching captain Frank, a 5 year old child in love with the horse guards, and the guards loved him, they took down his innocent site. But allow this B.S.
Same with politics how ironic that as soon as u speak the truth it gets flagged as false information. The whole narrative is twisted just like those behind it.
I’m in my seventies, and started checking out RU-vid seriously during Covid. I’m becoming convinced that social media really IS the death of Western civilization. Maybe I should go back to hardcover books and vinyl while they still exist. 😮
63 here, and couldn't agree with you more. People will let a child be harmed because they're too busy filming. Humans are rapidly losing their ability to engage in actual communication. Great comment, and I 100% agree with you!
@@centrasseptyni8277 Lol you have no idea how RU-vid works. If an original artists puts up a fuss RU-vid will just give them the money outright. Noone is getting sued. Unfortunetly this also bites legit content creators because in realty RU-vid doesn't give AF whop gets the money as long as RU-vid gets RU-vids cut.
I'm glad you're bringing this to light. These scam videos are all over RU-vid and the internet-it's incredible how many people are being duped and think they're real.
That’s the other vital side here, adding to the basic problems with fraud is the fact that so many people apparently are so easily taken by this stuff - it just makes you see how outright dumb parts of our society have become and this is as scary as it’s sad in my opinion. It just makes me lose hope that the world can really become a better place in any way…
Morally corrupt. These people should be charged and all their videos removed. Absolutely appalling. And yet, you, Fil, get a copyright strike telling you to remove yourself from your own video. Incredible. What a sick world. Thank you for exposing this!
Fraud, fakery, cheating, scamming... it's so widespread that anyone now feels that it's OK to do it because "everyone else is doing it". Yes civilization is/has fallen.
I’ve been putting my musical ideas on YT for many years, and because no algorithm, no views for moi haha. It’s quite absurd how these get so many views. They’re just one level above those channels that hurt animals in order to save them for likes ((
They probably can't be charged because they'll be in a country where UK/US copyright law can't be enforced. The worst they're likely to get is YT copyright strikes/bans.
Music was real and soooooo much better during the 60s-80s. By in large, it went to crap in the mid 90s and has not recovered. With a few exceptions, today's music, yeeeccch! I miss my era so much. And not for selfish reasons.
Wow! Sony blocked a Facebook livestream of a wedding because of a bit of music played in the background, and RU-vid lets this get through! Thanks for taking the time and bringing this to light. :)
it has always been not what, is being done, but who is doing it. poor person, regular person wiht no influence, esp certain minorities.... or if your political views don't line up wiht YT and Goggles own politics, they don't come up as much on search, they get b anned quicker and easier etc. it's ridiculous.
The fraudsters get by with breaking the copyright laws, but YOU get copyright strikes for fair use videos or even for recordings of your own voice. What a shame.
Agree. Infuriating for me. And not only FIL. That's how I know the hype about AI is also fraudulent. AI can't think like humans. Humans are more creative and criminals know how to circumvent not only the law but AI. That is why with censorship on social media on what words we can use, we can coin new words or use euphemisms or other techniques to fool AI.
Agree...so many fraudulent activities that AI can't distinguish as fraud because humans are more creative and know how to circumvent the law or rules and regulations. Well, even MSM are guilty of fake news so I am not surprised when we can't verify all info bombarded upon us. That is why we do need to do our own research, a termed MSM mocked during the recent 3-yr C hysteria.
Agree...so many fraudulent activities that AI can't distinguish as fraud because humans are more creatively and know how to circumvent the law or rules and regulations. Well, even MSM are guilty of fake news so I am not surprised when we can't verify all info bombarded on us.
Agree...so many fraudulent activities that AI can't distinguish as fraud because humans are more creative and know how to circumvent the law or rules and regulations. That is why we do need to do our own research, a term mocked by the powers that be 2-3 years ago because they are also guilty of fraud.
Agree...so many fraudulent activities that AI can't distinguish as fraud because humans are more creative and know how to circumvent the law or rules and regulations. That is why we do need to do our own research, a term mocked by the powers that be.
There is a desperation in a generation of people who feel that if they aren't *famous* then they aren't anything at all. It's a real sickness in this world.
Thank you Fil for makin this video. It angers me so much that these idiots are able to get away with this. As a musician myself. These people that are not musically inclined resort to stealing other real Musicians hard earned work and money. They should be found and put in Prison. i think RU-vid needs to put a stop to this. I’ll be sharing this everyday until something is done about this. 😡
Well, FIL, you've certainly made the work of the copyright fraud investigators that much easier. They should compensate you for leading and assisting in the case against this criminal thief.
Absolutely agree with you. Wish you and those close to you nothing but the best. Stay safe because I'm thinking things are going to get a lot wilder before getting any better.
ain't that the truth? self restraint, moderation, common decency and common sense have all been abandoned in favor of lies, fraud, extremism and fanaticism. fraud, lies, misinformation, disinfirmation and conspiracy madness is all the internet has ended up giving us. thanks to unfettered commercialism and unlimited advertising the internet has become nothing more than a den of thieves. when online you're only inviting criminals and predators DIRECTLY into your homes and your lives!
You are right. If they just plagiarized or failed to credit the creator, it would be a civil issue. But these crooks actually misappropriate revenue that belongs to someone else, and that is criminal fraud.
There are even darker rabbitholes. I once watched an animal rescue video, basicly a collection of a guy on a motorcycle, "saving" little cute kittens out of garbage cans in an asian area. Something seemed very off, so did a research. It looks like theres a whole industry producing that kind of content, even with hurting and starving poor animals on purpose, only for clicks. 😥
There is BIG money there- people will donate a ton of money if they think they are helping animals, and more if they think they are helping PEOPLE helping animals.
Thank you so much for mentioning this. There are so many unscrupulous people in the world and even bigger number of gullible people who believe all sorts of lies. I have stopped watching animal videos once I realised what's going on. In my books, mistreating animals and then pretending to rescue them is a far worse offence than breaking the copyright law!
Yes, the algorithm has spawned such abominable fraud. How low can you go? They know that westerners are saps and they have zero conscience about defrauding us. Meanwhile the abuse and suffering go on as part of their cultures.
Under what issue do you report them please? When Legal Issue is selected YT redirects to legal forms. It seems only the owner/original artists can report under copyright.
Awesome! Do it! If I weren't blind, and could see the channel names, I would be joining you on the reporting spree. I already reported the one I listed in my comment.
I used to teach music (varying aspects/instruments) to individual students. One thing I would ask each student was, "What makes you want to learn _______ (whichever instrument or vocals, etc.)?" Older students often described the way music made them feel and the joy they would get from listening to it. Almost every single student I had who was under 25 years old or so gave me the same reason why they wanted to learn to sing or play an instrument: they wanted to be famous. Needless to say, those ones always quit after a few lessons. They thought I would show them some magic trick that would enable them to be a virtuoso guitarist or singer (which I, myself certainly am not), and from there the fame and fortune would seek them out and deliver them to paradise. It's no wonder so much "new" music requires a roll of toilet paper handy to listen to.
In the roughest sense, they're like plagiarism. But those are rules for high school essays. This is COPYRIGHT infringement, which is a LEGAL issue. Much more serious. Even if he put his "references" at the bottom, he'd be in violation of copyright law. It's not about telling people who wrote or recorded the song. The point is, he has NO RIGHT to make and distribute a copy of it.
@@jovetj Imagine I bought the milli vanilli album, and only later found out it was a total scam. Music was good for its time though. But it just shows that scamming in music industry has always taken place, and actually, the consumer has a responsibility also to dig a little into what he or she is supporting before buying. It goes for yt content too. It's not illegal, yet, to use the brain.
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While not condoning this behaviour, unfortunately, in some countries, having a job doesn't necessariky give you enough income to survive. I know of young people who may be working 12 hours a day, seven days a week and still are not paid a living wage, and don't get their wage at all if the company is low on funds. There's no sick leave, no holiday pay, no health insurance. Thanks to social media, they see these super rich stars living a lavish lifestyle, so they try to cash in on that. Can you really blame them?
I am so glad that you are clearing the air about these guys! I had watched a few of “André’s" videos and I got suspicious. They sound great! BUT…. his showing up on AGT… SO OFTEN! … with babies as well as being half dressed, didn’t seem right. And no one ever talked to him, which they always do to legitimate contenders. Something felt off! How have they gotten away with this for so long?!
One problem... Bobby was NOT the original artist... The song was written for a movie called "Unchained" in 1955... 10 years BEFORE Bobby made the ultimate version of the song... This does NOT change what is going wrong here.... You can bet that Bobby, Bill, and all involved did EVERYTHING legal when they released their version of the song...
@@js3599 Did not know that. Do you know who the original artist was? Bobby may not have written that song, but he certainly is known for his singing it live, with all his heart and soul. He will always be associated with that song and for being the other half of the “righteous” Righteous Brothers. The songwriter wrote a beautiful song.
@@Lilah1754 Todd Duncan did the vocals on the movie... The song is one of the most covered songs in history, with over 600 official artists doing their own versions of it... The song was written by Hy Zarat, and composed by Alex North... Edit... When I say "Official"... I mean actual commercially recorded versions...
@@_whatsername1911, RU-vid rarely cares. How many impersonators and porn bots do we see over and over? I would suggest alerting the artists and Simon Cowell. That’s probably the fastest way to shut them down. They belong in jail.
@simoncarney9944 I think it won't stop until the advertisers get wind of it because their advertising dollars aren't bringing in any sales, and they drop YT. It would be poetic justice for YT forcing viewers to watch inappropriate ads in inappropriate moments of their videos.
@@SuziQ. Fil has the legal aspect covered and contacts. I'd rather report than do nothing. The whole, "if you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem" thing, I guess 🤷
It seems to me that it should be fairly easy to track down the culprit. And wouldn't the true artists and copyright owners be willing to put up money to get the crook caught?
Wow, I can't believe people actually do this kind of stuff. Talk about having too much time on their hands. Great analysis Fil! I'm a new sub and really enjoy your authentic content. Thanks for all you do! God bless
Thanks again Fil! Misleading and false thumbnails are quite common on RU-vid actually. It’s maddening and incredible to see the amount of work people will go to to LIE to people.
what shits me are the clickbait thumbnails and titles that pique your interest, but the video itself doesn't provide what you are led to expect. Then there are the AI generated voiceovers which are repetitive in terms of descriptors (ie a vid about beautiful actresses, calling each one "a stunning beauty" who has had "a tragic life" - along the way mispronouncing words and names, and numbers)
Why sympathy for them? They're "all in" when it comes to deception and cheating!!! Using their tech to alter the music and the performances.....It's any truly talented artists that we should have concern and sympathy for!
@@carolinej3661 Exactly, I really don't care whether Simon Cowell, his company or any of these rich folks who use their money for evil and to mistreat artists and fans alike are making money or not. I don't like these types of content being covered bc they're misleading and bc they steal revenue from the people who actually made the art in question!
When you listen to any popular music today it all sounds like it could have been created by AI whether it was or not, and the music consumers keep listening to it and they love it. Who really needs actual musical talent anymore? Sure it's still an interesting novelty but it is not going to enable someone to make a living in music. The music that sells today is all fake.
@@onemoremisfitand that is the point. When any art form is reduced to "is it $profitable$?" as the primary driver, then it's really not art at all. Sadly, most of the masses don't give a damn and/or don't notice.
"These scammers need to be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law."...Unfortunately, probably never happen. You'll notice most, if not all, of them come from countries that are not signed to the Bern Convention (as the US & all of Europe are) which means they can steal US/UK/Whoever's content they want, sit back, let the $$ roll in and owe no one a single dime. RU-vid needs to actually hire human eyes instead of algorithms to do their work! FAI!
I'm glad you made this video. I have been screaming at people in the comments section of all those fake videos , for months. Everyone just seemed to ignore me. It is sooooo obvious they are fakes. The original artists should be the ones getting paid , not these criminal con-artists. I cannot believe RU-vid has continued to let them get away with it , seeing as how they just love to suspend accounts for tiny infractions of copyright violations. I hope justice will eventually be served and this injustice will finally be rectified.
I'm wondering if Simon Cowell is aware of this as I'm sure he'll go after these fraudsters. Thanks you, Fil for bringing this to the attention of your subscribers. ROCK
AI And chapgpt is ruining youtube - not just with the examples you highlight but the countless fake biographies and 'behind the scenes/making of' faux documentaries with bot voice overs and repetitive scripts that clearly were not written by a human
Not to mention the inaccurate information and ludicrous mispronunciations all over the place. Somebody needs to make a "the truth about "the truth about" videos" video.
Nah, YT is busy with blocking ukrainian politician Ruslan Kotsaba who spoke the truth about war, YT is not gonna do anything about stolen works of art.
I have reported channels to YT in the past as spam or misleading when I realize that they are committing fraud. I started taking notice of who was the owner of the channel and won’t watch it as some are so similar to the original creator’s that it is no coincidence. Frauds will always find a new way to get around the guidelines while legitimate creators are demonetized for stating their opinions while others should be banned because of their illegal activities and continue. Thanks for bringing this to attention for viewers who are then aware of the scammers.
They use algorithms and ai to do things like blocking videos and banning channels based on stats. Indian scammers have mass reported (maybe 15 reports) low view scambait channels where YT takes down perfectly fine videos and have also made strikes against the channel. You Tube refuses to review the appeal. They don't care
LOL YT deleted my comment about how people can report low view videos out of spite, and they ban the videos/strike the channel, refusing to review an appeal on videos that are fine. It's all done by ai.
Right?? I've uploaded some videos of me playing covers of songs on guitar, and despite them being pretty mid covers AND the videos being set immediately to "private", I get hit with copyright claims. Yet these weird videos get millions of views. I truly don't understand how they do it.
RU-vid needs to clean this stuff up. Such in-your-face theft and unequal application of rules makes RU-vid look ridiculous. Advertisers surely don't want to be associated with fraudulent channels, do they? Good work, Fil. This is very frustrating and unfair to you and other honest content creators.
Might be good to let the executives of the products advertised know that you're seeing their ads on fraudulent channels and won't purchase their stuff.
I pretty much knew that this sort of thing was going happen. I mean, with the internet and ever evolving technology it keeps getting easier to commit this sort of fraud. Thanks for your extensive research and posting this video.
@@longcastle4863 When you're watching a video that you want to report - click on the 3 dots next to the word ' download ' at the bottom right below the video.
I have seen the Air Supply video. I knew it was fake but no idea the amount of fraud going on. RU-vid is so strict on so many types of other videos, something needs to be done about this fraud! Thanks for info Fil.
These people are not in the US, and as much as the US thinks it polices the world, it doesn't. At most RU-vid can just ban them, because the governments of whatever country they are in wont care.
RU-vid is a world-wide entity, NOT America exclusive. Because some American's have silly anti-Muslim bias, there would be ZERO governmental cooperation.
Lol. RU-vid would never, ever ban a fraudulent channel unless they were being sued for more money than they are raking in. Remember they take a nice cut of all ad revenue. This is why the likes of 5 min crafts are allowed to continue showing outright lies or dangerous videos.
This kind of thing also needs the attention of other types of content creators such as Muta from Some Ordinary Gamers. He does tech stuff along with exposing frauds. He's a fairly large channel with over three point eight million subscribers. If others like Muta gets involved will shed more light on the issue. I'm going to try to clue Muta in on this, and hopefully he'll pick it up and run with it.
Welcome to the very large group of The Rejected. It only takes one word, and not even a swear word, which seems to get through with no problem. Sometimes, when I get a rejection notice, I go through to see what in the world the problem was, and it was a common word or idea they simply do not like. Sometimes I will dance around what I mean in order to avoid any possible rejection. But then I come off sounding like an idiot.
Me too. I tried 9 versions of a response to a vid, all (I thought) totally innocuous). The 10th time, I just wrote "have a nice day." That got deleted too. 🙄🙄
One of the problems I've noticed - particularly on Facebook - is whenever people try to point out some fakery, they get absolutely dog piled by comments of "it's not harming anyone", "let people enjoy things", "there's always a Karen spoiling everything", and "you must be fun at parties". That last one seems to be a particular favourite 🙄 I even saw someone IN THIS VIDEO'S COMMENT SECTION call another commenter a "Karen" for reporting these fakers. It has a domino effect of deterring people from calling things out or discussing why it's fake (because who wants to spend the next week being verbally abused by people with multiple profile picture frames?), and even worse - of normalising misinformation and misrepresentation. This particular brand of misinformation makes people feel nice, so that means it's ok. Don't be a Debbie Downer. /s People who were rightfully cynical might start getting worn down and either start missing the cues, or stop caring about reporting the small stuff because why bother? No one else seems to be bothered - in fact they get OFFENDED when it's called out. So maybe it's really not a big deal? And that's how it gets easier and easier to dupe and scam people, and to spread misinformation. Fraudsters just continue to make bank with little to no repercussion. This is one party I don't even want to be invited to, let alone to be "fun" at 🫠
People really are bizarrely blind to these manipulations. I've even seen people fall for glaringly obvious AI generated images. If only there were such a thing as an IQ strike.
So glad you brought this to light and presented the facts in so much detail. This has been going on for years. One of the most infamous ones is showing American idol judges, weeping and crying while Dimash is singing and of course, he never entered any of those competitions. I don’t know why this RU-vidr is allowed to continue doing what he does. I hope that you bring this to RU-vid’s attention. Thanks, Fil!
Fil is so sweet. He's warning these people,... while Im typing as fast as I can to report them. Yeah. I suck as a human 😂 These people arent accidentally doing this. Like you said, it's intentionally fraudulent.
He got one important thing wrong though: it really was Vanny Vabiola singing Power of Love in the dubbed clip, not Celine Dion. Both their versions are available on YT. I compared to his clip, and it is clearly from Vanny’s version.
Your channel is really interesting and informative. I like that you've called this out but dislike that it is highlighting what to do for these computer fraudsters and possible copycats. But what to do?....personally I dread the idea of AI performances popping up all over the place and you are right...spot on, most people can't tell the difference.
Some legitimate content creators do the same thing because copyright strikes are pretty heavy-handed and lack nuance. It's not always a sign that a video is attempting anything shady, but if there's no effort to explain why, that's probably a warning sign to beware.
@@DiamondGirl-1234 ... Oops, was Saturday LIVE that yt auto-removed all comments (irrespective of what I say), not this video. Will reply to you on that video and see if that one remains. Been over 2 days, so I am typically out of "jail" by now. . Meanwhile, The Kitty has a greeting to return 🐈[short pawz, as kitty asks for moment of silence to perform appropriate hello] .... * boop *
Thanks Fil. This stuff drives me insane. I ran into this several months back. I had gone in to catch up on the singers of AGT and immediately I could tell it was fake. What really made me angry is that you and other legitimate creators are being blocked for copyright when you and the others are using them in a legitimate manner to educate the public, which is within fair use allowed by youtube. The worst part is youtube knows about this. I personally have reported these people time and time again, as I am sure others have, and youtube does nothing. I sometimes wonder if the government hasn't take over youtube, since it seems that if you are a scam artist you are able to make a profit, but if you actually take the time to make sure you follow the rules they do their best to destroy you. Reminds me of backward day in school when I was a kid. “In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false.” As always Fil fantastic review and thanks for revealing these people that are making money with their only talent being video editing. (Which honestly if you pay close attention you can tell its fake)
@colleenmelton6735 Same here, I have reported violantions of 25+ channels since I learned about these fraudulent people. It's beyond illegal and insane that YT does absolutly nothing! My sister doesnt allow her kids to watch YTKids channels anymore because the same thing is happening there. Barney the happy purple dinosaur is getting poked, his head cut off and his brains studied by those wierdos of 'parent uploads' and other insane media. Those videos are not healthy for children and giving a child a computer everyday isn't healthy either. It's safe to say that my nephew will not be getting a mobile phone or a computer until he is thirteen years or when he needs it for studying.
'I sometimes wonder if the government hasn't take over youtube' 🤷♂Err... what exactly has the government got to do with it? Are you suggesting the government is more interested in scamming us? Face it, youTube (Google) is only interested in the ad revenue, it doesn't care about where the small proportion they pay creators goes. Anything that gets traffic is good by them.
With Simon Cowell's money, if Simon ever chooses to go after this guy, he will chew him up and spit him out. I hope he's enjoying his run because that run might be a very short one. Thanks for pointing this out.
I think RU-vid also has a responsibility on this issue. Granted, YT is getting a piece of the pie of this illegal scam, but, YT is part of the problem.
That's what I don't understand. Why isn't the rightful copyright owner being identified by the algorithm, instead of the person fraudulently claiming ownership?
I wonder if YT can be sued over this fraudulent use of copyrighted material that they should have caught.. . Everything Fil described is just unbelievable that it's been allowed to continue.
Thanks for calling out these scammers. It's what is wrong with social media these days and likely to get worse.Legitimate creators struggle for survival these days.
@@vernonharden How exactly would you enforce US federal law on someone not in the US? None of these people are US citizens. By far the biggest scammers on RU-vid come from India, you think India cares?
Yet if your just a normal content creator and accidentally have 10 seconds of a copyrighted song playing in the background, they slap a strike on ya in a heartbeat!! 🤦♂️🤦♂️
It does make one wonder if there isn't some kind of insider at YT who is putting a green light on these fraud channels, and blocking any protests by copyright holders.
Go get em' Fil. How these dishonest creeps sleeps soundly is beyond me. I said it earlier tonight, I would not warn them to take their site down; Let them get caught and get the just punishment in which they deserve !!! RU-vid MUST do a better job of policing their site. My friend, I stand with you on this. Ugh !!
Go get 'em, Fil. This is beyond outrageous. RU-vid is such a clusterf*ck, and their failure to invest in stopping this kind of fraud just to maximize their profits should make them legal accomplices in the crime.
Wow, Fil, thanks for exposing this fraud machine. What gets me is the gaul of the people involved-they KNOW what they’re doing is illegal and they don’t care. Worst thing is that they KNOW that they’re getting away with what they’re doing. I don’t care about their use of pitch correction nor auto tune but like you said, it’s mind boggling how many copyright laws they are breaking by claiming artists’ songs as their own, using music reality shows’ images without permission, and making false claims about their accomplishments. Being a musician myself, if this fraud machine has accomplished anything, I certainly hope that, when your lawyer finds out, they will accomplish lawsuits to the max. They showed the utmost disrespect for musicians and utter disregard for the law….gosh, now I’m ranting, sorry. It’s sad that people fell for their acts. Personally, I thought that when they green screened themselves in the AGT (or other music reality show backgrounds), it looked like their timing was off with the music, especially in Bon Jovi’s “Always.” Thanks for promoting “to thy own self be true” and for all the hard work you put into this, Fil.
Great rant, but it is 'the GALL of the people involved' not gaul. Let's not defame the Gauls, a bunch of ancient Celtic tribes who went on to be come the French people.
@@simonestreeter1518 The French deserve to be defamed after the 2024 Summer Olympics. The "GAUL" of them thinking they are so much better than all of us. And make no mistake, they do think that. 🏳
Please keep us posted if you can. As a musician myself, this hits hard. I hope this is investigated asap and not a looooooong drawn out process. It's blatant and illegal. Thank you for exposing these frauds.
There's always people who put in more effort to steal than to work. I am a retired LEO and I can promise you this is a very common trait among MANY thieves.
As a musician, guitarist, it is such an afront to those of us doing the real work, practice, and dedication to developing one's art. Grrr.... thanks Fil.
