Newslaundry responded to the copyright claims on October 1 but the channel still remains locked, Sekhri said.

10-14 days after our response is sent to the party, if there is no adequate response from the other party, the videos are back up again. I get the same response that is there on their terms and conditions that if there’s a copyright strike, we have to respond. Me and my colleague have had 8 or 10 phone conversations. When asked about his communication with YouTube, Sekhri told MediaNama: Newslaundry has sent a legal response to YouTube regarding the issue and is still awaiting a resolution. In others, the TV channel decided to monetise Newslaundry’s videos and earn from the ads, Newslaundry revealed in a video report on the event. In some cases, Aaj Tak decided that the video must be taken down. YouTube allows the complainant to decide what action to take regarding copyright violations. After Aaj Tak filed multiple copyright claims against Newslaundry, the digital media channel received 5 copyright strikes from YouTube. Newslaundry is a digital media platform that provides media critique, for which it often shows excerpts of Aaj Tak’s reportage to critique and comment on it in its YouTube videos.

Why was Newslaundry’s account frozen and what happened after? YouTube’s decision raises serious questions regarding the misuse of its enforcement procedures to stifle dissent and freedom of expression. As a result, Newslaundry’s YouTube channel was locked on September 29, leaving the digital media body unable to upload new videos on the platform. “I don’t know how YouTube plans to nurture and encourage a digital news ecosystem with independent platforms if this is how they allow legacy to completely misuse their rules,” Abhinandan Sekhri, Newslaundry’s co-founder, told MediaNama, referring to the platform’s decision to block Newslaundry’s YouTube channel after TV news channel Aaj Tak reported it to YouTube for copyright infringement.Īaj Tak filed 55 copyright complaints against the channel within 2 weeks.

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