Just idle curiosity, in this case does being blocked due to copyright basically mean DMCA? Has anyone here gone through the process for filing a counter-claim with Youtube or had a lawyer do it on their behalf?
My limited experience with lawyers and Faceless Corporations is that they either have in-house representation or they buy hours in bulk, like a "use it or lose it" thing. So the cost for them making threats is basically zero beyond what they're already spending.
I've had some success in other circumstances basically paying the consultation, and ultimately one billable hour for a lawyer to send a "no, yuo" letter to get them to back off. Generally when a Faceless Corporation is dealing with a lawyer and one of us lesser mortals, the lawyer wins. When two lawyers are involved it (presumably, for the DMCA) becomes a case of "video should go back up, claimant can litigate or GTFO". And if you're in a locale where you can recover legal fees they tend to be less bullish. Anyone gone through the process with Youtube (and/or with their own council) sanity check that?
My limited experience with lawyers and Faceless Corporations is that they either have in-house representation or they buy hours in bulk, like a "use it or lose it" thing. So the cost for them making threats is basically zero beyond what they're already spending.
I've had some success in other circumstances basically paying the consultation, and ultimately one billable hour for a lawyer to send a "no, yuo" letter to get them to back off. Generally when a Faceless Corporation is dealing with a lawyer and one of us lesser mortals, the lawyer wins. When two lawyers are involved it (presumably, for the DMCA) becomes a case of "video should go back up, claimant can litigate or GTFO". And if you're in a locale where you can recover legal fees they tend to be less bullish. Anyone gone through the process with Youtube (and/or with their own council) sanity check that?
