It was also a perfect encapsulation of the. Update: Fox also took down its own livestream briefly, which supports the theory that it’s the result of a Content-ID mismatch. Thursday was a night of humiliation for Bret Baier and his news side colleagues. At the time of publication we haven’t heard back yet. TF contacted Sky News and Fox News Network for a comment. In this case, the error will probably be swiftly corrected, but for independent publishers it can take weeks for their content to be reinstated. Unless there’s a real copyright feud between Sky News and Fox News this latest example shows that YouTube’s Content-ID system is far from optimal. There is an alternative live feed available through YouTube that still works. This would make sense, as many news organizations rely on the same independently licensed material.Īt the time of writing the official Sky News Live feed on YouTube is still offline. There is no further information available on the reason for the takedown, but it seems plausible that it’s the result of a Content-ID mismatch.įox News is adding its broadcasts to YouTube’s system and this most likely included the same footage Sky News showed. “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Fox News Network, LLC.” Not because of a technical issue, but due to a copyright complaint from fellow news network Fox News, which is also owned by Rupert Murdoch.Īs a result, visitors to the Sky News Live stream page, which is hosted by YouTube, are now welcomed by the following message. Starting a few hours ago the online live feed of Sky News stopped working. We’ve highlighted this issue before, but today it’s literally hitting mainstream news. Unfortunately this process is far from flawless which results in many false and inaccurate DMCA claims.
On YouTube most takedown notices are automated through the Content-ID system, a tool which allows rightsholders to upload their work and take down unauthorized copies.
Week in and week out copyright holders scour the Internet to detect and report millions of alleged infringements.
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