I appreciate your reply. A few things: 1. Controversy sells. Content that riles people up attracts views. I have firsthand personal knowledge of a famous YouTu

I appreciate your reply. A few things: 1. Controversy sells. Content that riles people up attracts views. I have firsthand personal knowledge of a famous YouTuber, on one occasion, complaining publicly - to enormous audience response - about a Content ID claim that I know - with certainty - had already been resolved in his favor. I know that because I helped him through the process. 2. A successful appeal can never lead to the video being up, but with revenue redirected to the claimant. That is not possible. 3. The copyright strike system exists because of an act of Congress, not because of YouTube. The DMCA only shields online service providers from liability if they implement policies for terminating users who are “repeat infringers.” That’s the reason for the existence of “copyright strikes” and YouTube’s three strikes policy. I am not saying that I love Content ID or that it doesn’t have problems - even abuses. It does. But it’s also wildly misunderstood, and its faults are often overstated, even made up.