Indeed, Lofi Girl represented a lot of creators on the platform when the channel lamented how such matters was out of their control and that there are no avenues to file an appeal or prevent similar incidents from happening. ![]() The incident also sparked debate on YouTube’s handling of false copyright strikes, whereby there seem to be no protection or manual review on the matter. Fans even bombarded FMC Music’s social media with comments for its issuance of the copyright strike. ![]() The YouTube channel also said that it was not sure why FMC Music filed the complaint.įollowing the revelation by Lofi Girl, fans of the channel began circulating the hashtag #BringBackLofiGirl to get YouTube’s attention. Short for Fantasia Music City, the company is a Malaysian record label under Hui Hvang Enterprise with various local artists under its helm.Īs shared by TechCrunch, Lofi Girl said that the music in the stream is released under its own record label, hence the channel has the proper rights to the music. Stop worrying about copyright strikes and start discovering unique, royalty-free tracks that work perfectly with your content. All donations go towards improving the site and updating the music library. Lofi Girl also shared an email by YouTube notifying the channel of the takedown which states that the request was issued by ‘FMC Music Sdn Bhd Malaysia’. FREE LOFI Menu Free music for creators Discover background music and instrumentals that are perfect for YouTubers, Streamers, and all types of content creators. On 10 July 2022, Lofi Girl addressed the incident on its Twitter account, saying that it was taken down by false copyright strikes. ![]() However, it had already ended the stream’s two-year long run as the channel’s next stream would have to start from the beginning again rather than continuing from where it was before the takedown.įurthermore, YouTube also clarfied that it would take up to 48 hours for the stream to be reinstated and apologised for the incident. YouTube has since reversed the takedown and even terminated FMC Music’s account after confirming that the copyright strike was ‘abusive’.
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