Sorry, but it's not as if a Content ID claim is the end of the road. You can appeal a Content ID claim. If your appeal is rejected, you can even appeal that —

Sorry, but it's not as if a Content ID claim is the end of the road. You can appeal a Content ID claim. If your appeal is rejected, you can even appeal that — which forces the claimant to either issue a DMCA takedown or concede. During the pendency of the dispute process all ad revenue is held in escrow for whomever 'wins' in the end. It's a great system, and I say that a full-time producer of content for YouTube.