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You get 3 strikes and each strike expires after six months. http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2814000 http://support.google.com/yout

• OGinparadise 14y ago
  So use separate accounts if a Google Account has any value. The problem is that you get the infraction not for "breaking the law" but for breaking whatever private agreement Google signed with big music labels.
  • roel_v 14y ago
    The article states that in this case, the account was not penalized.
    • OGinparadise 14y ago
      Found the answer: "The problem for McKelzey now is that he's picked up a strike in YouTube's two-strike system. According to the site's Terms of Service, YouTube can terminate an account if its found to be in violation of site rules more than once. "Now I'm on their radar even though I don't believe I did anything wrong," McKelzey said."